Student Computers

CCEC maintains computer laboratories to give students access to certain, discipline-specific software applications, which may not be accessible anywhere else on campus. CCEC's two main computer laboratories are the Software Development Lab (in Building 15) and the Engineering & Construction Computer Labs (in Building 50).

Even with extended evening and weekend access to these laboratories, some of our students opt to purchase their own computers and obtain their own software licenses.  The goal of this page is to provide a little guidance to our students who wish to purchase their own computing hardware.

Science and engineering professionals often require more powerful computer systems than might be used for everyday functions.  Portability is a key feature for our students, so we concentrate here on notebook/laptop configurations.  What we present below are some relatively current, minimum specifications students may use to guide purchasing decisions: