Computing Services

The Academic Computing Center (ACC) is the computing resource of Goldey-Beacom College. The Office of Information Technology (OIT) staff maintains and develops the computing facilities to meet the needs of the students at the College and provides services and support for the entire College community. Current GBC students are welcome to use the facilities any time during the posted hours.

The College provides these computing facilities for use by its students for the completion of their coursework at GBC. The laboratory is a work-place and guidelines have been established to safeguard the equipment and environment to allow students to do their best and most efficient work. It is the students' responsibility to review and abide by the guidelines posted. Students should be aware that others rely on the college computers to do their work and all users are expected to show consideration. Users should be advised that any work saved on the hard drive of the lab computers is deleted automatically at logoff or reboot.

The College maintains state-of-the-art computers in the Academic Computing Center. PC software is updated each Summer to the most recent version available at that time.  

The College does not require students to purchase a computer; however, many parents and students request information on computer configuration recommendations. When purchasing a new laptop, consider the following minimum recommended configuration:

• Operating System: Windows 7 or Windows 8 (with touch-enabled display)
• Memory: 4 GB RAM
• Processor: 3^rd generation (2012) Intel Core (i3/i5/i7)
• Hard drive: 160 GB
• Networking: Integrated 802.11 a/b/g/n wireless
• Anti-virus/anti-spyware software
• Microsoft Office 2013 or Office 365

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