The University of Cincinnati spends $600,000 each year to provide to students and others "free" printing in computer labs and libraries. On February 3, 2003, UC joined the majority of universities in instituting a system to manage printing as it has for photocopying for many years. Black and white prints cost $.07 per page and color prints cost $.50 per page, less than Kinko's and most other printing facilities.
At the Academic Health Center, computers in the following locations operate on the new system:
The College of Medicine generously subsidizes printing for its medical and graduate students. Each student printing account is given a $100 value (i.e., > 1400 B&W pages free) on July 1 of each year. On February 3, 2003, the initial prorated allocation is $42.
COM students may purchase additional printing by:
Students in the College of Pharmacy receive 200 subsidized prints per quarter. Students in the College of Allied Health Sciences receive 200 subsidized prints per quarter. And students in the College of Nursing receive 100 subsidized prints per quarter at printers using the University's print management system. COP, CAHS, and CON students may purchase additional printing via the same options as COM students.
Faculty and staff can pay for printing at computers in the above locations in several ways:
When the Bearcat Campus Card account is depleted, a person may:
University Hospital residents have two choices for printing in the above locations:
A department or program may also buy a generic Bearcat Campus Card for use by authorized residents in the department or program.
Visitors and guests may buy a generic Bearcat Campus Card at the Health Sciences Library, and at a number of Value Transfer Stations on West Campus.
When the Bearcat Campus Card account is depleted, a visitor may:
Please call or email Birsen Kaya (558-0345; birsen.kaya@uc.edu) to discuss suggestions or problems.