Santa Monica College operates a number of on-campus computer labs for the benefit of its students.
Students are expected to abide by SMC’s Responsible Computer Use Policy, and to use the campus computers for College-related work only. All files MUST be saved onto removable media such as disks, which students may bring with them to campus or purchase at the SMC Bookstore. Any files not saved to removable media are subject to loss, and a lab’s staff members are NOT responsible for any work lost on a lab’s computers.
SMC remodels, upgrades, and expands its computer labs frequently to meet student needs, and adds new labs from time to time. For up-to-date information about campus computer labs and their hours, visit the Student Computer Labs webpage. You may also visit the Technology Resources section of the SMC website (www.smc.edu) to find out more about SMC’s computer system and how to access it from a remote location.
• The Cayton Associated Students Computer Lab—Cayton Center 209 (434-4615)—provides computers, laser printers, and a variety of software programs for use by any students enrolled at SMC with a valid Associated Students membership.
• The new SMC Library (434-4254) provides 116 computers in the Computer Commons (near the Reference Desk, 1st Floor North) for student use at any time, plus another 32 computers—available ONLY at times when the lab is not in use for classes—in the smaller Library Computer Lab (2nd Floor North).
The following computer labs, primarily for students enrolled in specific classes, make their equipment and software available to all enrolled SMC students, but ONLY at times when the labs are not in use for instruction or tutoring purposes (check with the lab for available hours):
• The CSIS Lab—Business 231 (434-4783);
• The English Labs—Drescher Hall 203 and 204 (434-4738); and
• The Science Lab—Science 240 (434-3548).
The more specialized computer labs listed below, and the labs at the Academy of Entertainment & Technology, are primarily used to support classroom instruction, and generally available only to students enrolled in specific programs or classes.
• The Modern Language Lab—Drescher Hall 219 (434-4625)—for Chinese, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Persian, Russian, and Spanish classes;
• The Earth Sciences Labs—Drescher Hall 128 and 136—for Earth Science classes;
• The Reading Lab—Drescher Hall 312—for selected Reading/Writing classes;
• The Writing Lab—Drescher Hall 308—primarily for English 81 classes;
• The CSIS Computer Classrooms—Business 250, 253, 255, and 259—for CSIS classes;
• The Digital Photography Lab—Business 131—for selected Digital Photography classes;
• The Art Lab—Art 119—for selected Art and Design classes;
• The Bibliographic Instruction Classroom—Library 192—for students attending Library orientation sessions or enrolled in Library classes;
• The Counseling Complex Lab—Counseling Complex 124—for students using the African American Collegian Center, the Latino Center, Pico Partnership Program, and the Transfer/Counseling Center;
• The Math Lab—Math Complex 84—for Math tutoring;
• The Math Computer Lab—Math Complex 83—for Math classes;
• The High Tech Training Center—PE bungalows 164 (434-4267)—computer access for students with disabilities;
• The Nursing Lab—SM Airport (Bundy) Campus, Rm. 116 (434-3457)—for Nursing and Respiratory Therapy programs;
• The Continuing Ed Lab—SM Airport (Bundy) Campus, Rm. 127 (434-3492)—for SMC’s Continuing Ed and Adult Ed programs;
• The Emeritus Lab—1227 Second St., Room 208 (434-4306)—for Emeritus College programs for seniors; and
• The Music Media Lab—Music 169 (434-4852)—computers with MIDI interfaces and sequencers for students in Music 2 through Music 8 classes. There are also computers in the SMC Library for students in Music 1 (Fundamentals of Music) classes.
To find out which computer lab serves your class, please consult your instructor.