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Services

Media Production Assistance

We can help you with:

  • Presentations
  • Visual aids like posters
  • Audio and video recordings
  • Basic use of media software
  • Media literacy including basic design and copyright

Equipment Lending

If you are an enrolled North Seattle College student, you can borrow the equipment listed below, for free!

  • Cameras, lenses, camcorders, tripods, laser pointers, a mobile projector, webcams, drawing tablets, and more!
  • See full list here: SMC Equipment Catalog

Print and Scan

NEW: Large-format poster printing on our brand new inkjet plotter! Poster sizes up to 44" x 66" on HP Coated paper. Costs are $2.00 per square foot. Both students and staff are welcome to print large posters. Staff looking to use a department budget should contact us via email first. Walk-ins are accepted, but reservations are highly encouraged. Reserve a timeslot to print here: Large-format Plotter

For just 10¢ per color sheet or 5¢ per B&W sheet, you can print in these sizes:

  • 8.5” x 11” regular or cardstock
  • 9” x 12” regular
  • 11” x 17” regular or cardstock
  • 12” x 18” regular or cardstock
  • 8.5” x 11” sticker paper

Pssst - As a student you get $2 printing credit for free every quarter!

We also have two scanners. One is specialized for scanning film negatives and the other can scan up to 11” x 17”.

Poster Supplies

If you want to make a physical poster, we have plenty of supplies to help, including:

  • Various colors of 8.5” x 11” paper and 22" x 28" construction paper
  • 16” x 21.5” guillotine-style paper cutter and 51" rotary poster cutter
  • Glue sticks, scissors, X-Acto knives
  • Regular and double-sided tape
  • Single and three-hole punch
  • Regular, heavy duty, and saddle stitch staplers
  • Colored pencils and markers

 

3D Printing

NEW: Provided by Student Leadership, the SMC now owns a Bambu Lab P1S 3D printer with a multi-material system capable of automatically switching between up to four materials/colors during a print job. The SMC stocks PLA filament and the printer is FREE for students to use. Please bring your student ID or be prepared to share your ctcLink ID with us so we can verify your student status.

Warning: Please check in with us if bringing your own filament. We only allow the following materials: PLA, PETG, PVA, and TPU. Other filaments may release chemical irritants, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), or carcinogenic compounds that are not safe to breathe.

Laminate

We can laminate sizes up to 11” x 17”.

  • Please note: If laminating more than 5 sheets, you must bring your own lamination pouches.

Software

In the SMC you can use the entire Adobe creative cloud suite for free. This includes:

  • Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere Pro, and more!

Studios

We have two studios here at the SMC:

  • Studio A: Projector and wall to wall whiteboard.
  • Studio B: Includes professional lighting, backdrops, cameras, and mics.

Computers

We have 5 Windows computers and 2 iMacs for use by students.