Printing and Copying

Reducing the amount of paper is part of the College's ongoing efforts to have a more environmentally friendly and greener campus. Also, as a not-for-profit, taxpayer supported institution, the College is committed to reducing costs wherever possible.

The College has been monitoring campus printing in the student labs for over a year to determine the average and maximum print usage of students. 45% of students printed less than 50 pages in the open labs. Over 92% of students printed less than 500 pages per semester. The remaining 8% of students accounted for 45% of our print volume. By limiting excessive printing of those few students we can cut down on the overall print costs for everyone.

Students will see their allocation balance when they swipe their HarperCard at the release stations. 

No. At the beginning of each semester the page count will be reset to 500 for all registered credit students. The page quota is paid from the college budget and is intended to save money and help the environment.

If you have allocation remaining from the previous semester, you will be able to use it up until totals are reset for the next semester. Semester resets are based on the Academic Calendar and are done on the Sunday night one week before the semester begins. If the interim period between semesters is less than one week the reset occurs on the Sunday night before the semester begins.

• Read the document on screen instead of printing it.
• 'Print Preview' the print job on the screen before sending it to print.
• Select only the pages you really want to be printed while you are at the workstation. The release station does not allow you to select pages once the job is queued for print.
• Review the total pages in your print job before sending it to print. You are not charged until the print job is released at the release station. If there are more pages than you expected, do not print it.
• Save larger documents onto a jump or flash drive.

Yes, a print job is charged at the time it is released to print. We will reimburse your account for printer malfunctions. You must report the problem with the staff at the desk. Be prepared to give them your login ID, ID number, date and time, printer name and name of print job (name of the file being printed). After verifying the issue, you will have the charged amount restored to your print account. Contact the personnel at the desk to report the problem right away, so that we can service the printer immediately.

You may talk to the personnel at the desk or email printgreen@harpercollege.edu.

You will receive the allocation the next day.

If you were already registered for classes the day before you got your HarperCard, you can use it immediately. If you registered for classes the same day you got your HarperCard, you will be able to print the next day.

The Box Office in J building keeps a Lost and Found for ID cards. Check with them to see if it was found.

You can print up to 30 pages (15 duplexed sheets). If you need to print more than that, you will need to submit multiple print jobs.

There is a limit on the number of pages you can print at a time in order to minimize problems caused by oversized print jobs and to maximize the availability of the printer to all users.

The cost is $0.10 per side. If printing duplex a sheet would cost $0.20 to cover both sides of it. If printing simplex, the cost would be $0.10 because only one side of the sheet is printed.

A color printer is located in Y203 and F206. The cost per page is $0.50. Duplex printing is not turned on by default on the color printer.

Only letter size (8.5" x 11") paper can be used.