At Montserrat College of Art, we understand the changing needs for technology in art and strive to keep up with the latest products. Our computer labs are outfitted with G5 towers, iMac G5 desktops and eMacs. We also offer color and black & white laser printers, a variety of flatbed and film scanners, drawing tablets and other technology to fit the students' needs. Every student at Montserrat College of Art has a network home on our student file server, so no matter which computer lab they are working in, they always have access to their personal files.

Purchasing a Computer for School

The computer labs at Montserrat College of Art are Apple-driven. Though many students do successfully use Windows-based machines at home, we strongly recommend that any students considering purchasing a new computer for school purchase a Macintosh. Students can obtain educational discounts directly from vendors.

Please visit our Montserrat College of Art Custom Apple Store to configure your computer, or click on Recommended Systems (in column at right) to see a list of computers preconfigured for your major.

You may also visit an Apple Retail Store to purchase your computer. The Apple Retail Stores also do minor configuration changes in the store (usually within 48 hours from the time of purchase). Apple Retail Stores only offer the education pricing on Apple-branded hardware. They do not offer any discount on other hardware or software.

For software purchases such as Adobe Creative Suite, Dreamweaver or Flash, we recommend you look at Schoolworld Software. They offer a large selection of software discounted for students. You need to provide a valid photo ID and proof of enrollment to purchase software at a discounted rate. If you need assistance, you may contact our account representative Aliya Chaudhry.