Facilities
The Visual Communications program is located in Building 4 on the Salem campus of Chemeketa Community College. We have several rooms dedicated to the program for lectures, labs, and open student workspaces. WiFi is accessible in all of our classrooms. The majority of your classes during your tenure with us will be held in the following rooms.
VC Common Room
Building 4; Room 284
This is where you will find some staff offices for full and part time faculty. We have pay-as-you-print networked laser printers that students have access to. The color laser printer is of extremely high quality and is the type you would find at a high-end print shop. There is an area to proof, trim, and mount your projects for critiques.
Primary Mac Lab/Classroom
Building 4; Room 296
This is the larger of the two Mac labs. It has 20 new model iMacs, and scanner access to every computer. We run a high-speed network exclusively for our student, providing connectivity to our dedicate 2-terabyte Apple XServe. A copy of Adobe CS4 Design Premium is on every station, as well as Microsoft Office 2008 and other design and productivity software.
The L-Lab
Building 4; Room 286
This lab has 18 new model iMacs, including three 24" high end, dual-monitor video editing stations. It also has several scanners, and two large-format Epson photo printers (Epson 4880) for digital photography classes. This lab is often open for student use.
Photo Studio
Building 4; Room 278
This room has our digital photography and digital video studio setups. Lighting, backdrops, and props, are available to the students in those courses.
VC Lecture Hall
Building 4; Room 279
This is the large lecture hall and seats over 40 students. Examples of excellent student work can be found in the cabinets and walls of this room. This is where we hold class critiques of design work, and our annual Portfolio Show.
