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Student Printing 

In an effort to be good stewards of Calvin’s technology resources, we provide a way for you to track your on-campus printing and have implemented a print quota of $30 per semester (the equivalent of 600 black-and-white pages). Any printing over this quota will be included in your Miscellaneous Charges Statement at the end of the semester.

What to expect when you print

When a student prints 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
   
Black and White $0.05 a page  
Color $0.35 a page  
Duplex 2-sided (where available) $0.08 for a 2-sided page  
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

Because we have included a 10% (or 50 black and white sheets) allowance in your print quota in case a printer jams or misprints, we are unable to refund your print quota any further for mechanical or operational error caused by the printer.

We are also unable to refund your print quota if you believe someone else has printed something from your account. You can prevent this from happening by remembering to log off any public computer when you are done and to keep your password updated and safe.

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