Recommended Hardware for Students

Personal Laptop

Students are expected to bring a personal laptop that meets or exceeds our minimum recommended specifications. This ensures compatibility with course software and a smooth experience in and out of the classroom.

Please take time to review our Laptop Requirements & Buying Guide.

There, we provide minimum and recommended specifications for aptops based on our programs. We also offer some helpful tips when making a new computer purchase.

External Hard Drive

We strongly recommend having an external hard drive (at least 1–2 TB) for backing up important work, especially for students in media-heavy majors such as Film & Television, Animation, Game Design, and Graphic Design.

Backing up your files regularly is the best protection against data loss due to hardware failure or accidental deletion.

Software

Adobe Creative Cloud