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Santa Monica College operates a number of computer labs for students. All students enrolled at SMC may use the computers at the Associated Students Computer Access Center.  Other labs are available only to students enrolled in specific SMC classes.  However, during certain, variable, non-reserved hours, some of these normally restricted labs will be opened to the general student population.  Some labs that follow this practice are the  Programming/Applications Lab (room B231 in the Business building) and the Library Lab, as well as the English Lab in Technology 203 and the Science Lab in Science 240.  Each semester you may call/visit these labs to obtain the most up-to-date information on availability times.
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 disks (available for sale at the SMC Bookstore). Files not saved to removable disks are subject to loss. The computer labs and their staff are NOT responsible for any work lost on these computers.

Please check out our Lab hours for Spring 2002

• The Associated Students Computer Access Center, located in Rooms 201-203 and 207-209 of the Cayton Associated Students Center, provides computers, laser printers, and a variety of software programs. Computers are available to any enrolled student holding a valid Associated Students membership card, with selected computers also available to any student enrolled at SMC who is not an AS member. The Associated Students Computer Access Center hours are posted on the Center’s door. For further information, please call (310) 434-4615.

• The Programming/Applications Lab, located in Room 231 of the Business building, provides computers, printers, and a selection of business, and programming software for all enrolled SMC students to use during times not reserved for students in specific classes. The Lab serves primarily Computer Science, CIS, and Office Information Systems classes. Programming/Applications Lab hours are posted on the Lab’s door. For further information, please call (310) 434-4783.

• The Library Lab, located in the Library Village behind the SMC Pavilion gym, provides computers, printers, and word processing software for all enrolled SMC students to use during times not reserved for students in specific Library Research classes. For further information, please call 434-4254.

To meet student needs, SMC frequently remodels and expands its computer labs, and adds new ones from time to time. Up-to-date information on the computer labs is available online. Point your browser to SMC’s home page — http://www.smc.edu — click on Campus Resources, scroll down to Learning and Teaching Resources, then click on Student Computer Labs.

Students who wish to become more proficient with microcomputers should also look into SMC’s other, more specialized computer labs. The facilities listed here, and those at the Academy of Entertainment and Technology, are used to support classroom instruction and are usually only available to students enrolled in specific classes:

 
Other Computer Labs @ SMC

LAB Description
The Modern Language Lab
(434-4625) 

 

Located in Room 219 of the Technology building, serves the needs of students enrolled in Chinese, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Persian, Russian, Spanish, and other non-English language classes
The Writing Labs 
(434-4738) 
Located in Rooms 203 and 204 of the Technology building, serves primarily English, Journalism, and ESL classes
The Keyboarding Lab (434-4631)  Located in Room 253 of the Business building, serves Office Information Systems classes
The Business Center Lab (434-4783)  Located in Room 259 of the Business building, serves Accounting, CIS, and Office Information Systems classes
The Accounting Lab (434-4783) Located in Room 255 of the Business building, serves Accounting, Programming, CIS, and Office Information Systems classes
The NT Networking Lab (434-4783) Located in Room 250 of the Business building, serves Computer Science and Computer Technology classes
 The Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Lab Located in Room 101 of the Business building, serves the needs of students in selected Earth Science classes
The Digital Photography Lab (434-4695) Located in Room 131 of the Business building, serves the needs, including lab requirements, of students in selected Digital Photography classes
The Science Computer Center (434-3548) Located in Room 240 of the Science building, serves the needs of students in Life Science, Physical Science, and Nutrition classes
The High Tech Training Center (434-4267) Located in Room 164 of the Physical Education bungalows, provides computer access to students with disabilities
The Nursing Lab (434-3457) Located in Room 205 at the Madison Campus, serves the needs of students in the Nursing and Respiratory Therapy programs
The CalWORKs Lab (434-3492) Located in Room 103 at the Madison Campus, serves the needs of students in the CalWORKs Program
The Emeritus Lab Located in Room 101 at the Madison Campus, serves the needs of students enrolled in the Emeritus College program for seniors
 The Music Media Lab (434-4852) Located in Room 169 of the Music building, has computers with MIDI interfaces and sequencers, and serves students in Music 2 through Music 8 classes
Earth Science Labs Located in Rooms 128 and 134 of the Technology Building, serves the needs of students enrolled in Earth Sciences classes.
Reading Lab Located in room 312 of the Technology Building, serves the needs of students enrolled in specific Reading/Writing classes.
Math Studies Lab Located in Room MC 34 in the Math Village, serves the needs of  students enrolled in Math courses doing Math-related study only.
Math Classroom Lab Located in Room MC32 in the Math Village, serves the class time computer needs of Math students enrolled in specific courses.
Art Lab Located in Room 119 in the Art Building, serves the needs of students enrolled in specific Art courses.
Pico Partnership Lab Located in room 28 of the Counseling Village, serves the needs of students utilizing Pico Partnership services.
To find out which computer lab serves the specific class you are enrolled in, please consult your instructor.


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