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Long-Term Equipment Loans for Pell Students - Short Term loans for all students

To meet the technology needs of our students, CTS provides a large pool of technology equipment that all students can borrow at no cost for use in their academic projects and creative endeavors.

 

Short Term Equipment Loans for All Students:

  • All Purchase College students can take advantage of the CTS Equipment Loan Pool – it is free.
  • in 2021-22, 1,933 students borrowed 9,780 pieces of equipment from the CTS Loan Pool.
  • The CTS loan pool contains hundreds of DSLR and Video cameras, audio recorders, laptops, tripods, lighting kits and more.
  • The standard equipment loan period is one week, but you can request a longer timeframe.
  • Browse the equipment available in the CTS loan pool and reserve your gear using the Work Order Tracking (WOT) system.

Software:

  • Using your Purchase credentials, students can download Microsoft Office 365 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.) and other software. See the Software Downloads page.

Long Term Equipment Loans for Students who are Pell Grant Recipients:

 

Purchase College is committed to ensuring that every student has access to the technology, tools, and support they need to succeed in their major and in the workforce. The ITAC Long Term Equipment Loan (LTEL) program is intended to ensure that all students have access to technology.

 

Pell Grant recipients with near-zero EFC may be eligible for Long Term Equipment Loans (LTELs) while they remain actively enrolled at the college - through to graduation. Long Term Equipment Loans can include laptops, desktops and other equipment, as well as specialized software for their discipline where necessary.

  • If you are a Pell Grant recipient, you may be eligible for our Long-Term Equipment Loan (LTEL) program. See the Long-Term Equipment Loan Program Web Page.
  • Software included with LTEL computers includes Office 2021, Adobe Creative Cloud 2022, Microsoft Teams, and more.
  • Still have questions? contact Pell.LTEL@purchase.edu