What to expect when you print
When a student prints from a Calvin computer to a public or academic lab printer, the file will automatically print and the cost deducted from the Print Quota.
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Ways to check your Print Accounting Balance
Visit PaperCut or log in to any lab computer on campus. Your print balance will be displayed on screen.
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Print Quota and Charges
You are allotted a $30 printing quota per semester, the equivalent of 600 black and white pages or any combination of charges listed below. This quota was set in 2005 and is reevaluated every semester to ensure it is sufficient for the average student. Any printing over the quota will be included in your Miscellaneous Charges Statement at the end of the semester, and these funds will be used for technology improvements across campus.
It is your responsibility as a student to regularly check your print quota throughout the semester and report any disputed charges immediately with the HelpDesk. Print charge disputes and refund requests must be submitted in a timely manner no more than one week after the completion of the semester during which the print charge(s) were incurred.
Spring semester print quota: $30
Summer semester print quota: $20
Fall semester print quota: $30
Interim semester print quota: $15
Charges |
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| Black and White |
$0.05 a page |
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| Color |
$0.35 a page |
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| Duplex 2-sided (where available) |
$0.08 for a 2-sided page |
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| Plotter (where available) |
$3.15 per square foot
(Engineering students $0.10/ square foot) |
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Location of printers
Student Print Accounting includes most public computing facilities including, but not limited to:
- Hekman Library Digital Resource Center
- Information Technology Center (ITC)
- Hekman Library fourth floor
- Residence Hall and Knollcrest East computer labs
- Most departmental labs
- CFAC east lobby
- SFC lower lobby
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Student Employees
If you are working for campus departments, you will not be charged when printing to a departmental printer for work-related printing. If you have a need to print to a public/lab printer for a work-related project, please have your supervisor contact the HelpDesk so that these print jobs do not result in charges.
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Refund Policy
We have already included a 10% (or 50 black and white sheets) allowance in your print quota in case a printer jams, misprints, extra pages, etc. Please take this into account when requesting a refund. We ask that you not request refunds for misprints or accidents only involving a few pages.
It is your responsibility as a student to regularly check your print quota throughout the semester and report any disputed charges immediately with the HelpDesk.
Print charge disputes and refund requests must be submitted in a timely manner no more than one week after the completion of the semester during which the print charge(s) were incurred.
If you have a valid reason for requesting a print quota refund, please using the following web form. All fields marked with * are required.
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