Buying a computer

Albion College does not require students to purchase computers due to the large number of computer labs available to students:

• 5 public computer labs

• 13 residence hall computer labs (53 computers)

• several department computer labs

Most students still find it convenient to have their own computer.  Students bringing an older computer should be sure that it meets our minimum system and software requirements.

We recommend that students interested in bringing a computer to campus bring a wireless laptop.  Click here to find out more about purchase discounts from Dell, CDW-G and Apple.

Click here for  computer specifications

Software
No need to purchase these software programs, They are available to students at no additional cost

  ♦ PC - Microsoft Office 2003: Word, Excel, Access, FrontPage, PowerPoint, Publisher
                                            OR
  ♦ MAC - Microsoft Office 2004: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Entourage
  ♦ PC and MAC - GroupWise or GroupWise WebAccess available on-line
  ♦ PC - Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition available on-line  

Click here for a description of each program listed above.