How do I print?
Answer
Black-and-white printing is available at each campus library and at other campus locations for $.05 per page. Use your Stormcard (student ID) to access 100 free prints for the current semester. Community patrons must purchase a $1 Total Convenience Card and load funds on it to pay for prints. See TCC Policy 5103 for more information about printing on campus.
- Send your print job from a desktop computer in the library by clicking "print" and entering your release key (student number or Total Convenience card number.) Your documents will remain safely in the queue until the end of the day. You can continue to work, sending additional jobs to the printer, and release all of your print jobs at once.
- When you're ready to print, take your student ID or Total Convenience Card to the print release station.
- Enter the release key (the same numbers you entered at the desktop computer)
- "Select all" or choose the specific items you want to print.
- Click on Print.
- Swipe your card to release the documents to the printer.
Current TCC Students, Faculty, and Staff:
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A current StormCard (TCC ID) is required. If you do not have your TCC ID or are not enrolled in the current semester, follow the instructions for Community Patrons. Students must be enrolled in the current semester (Summer, Spring, Fall) to use their StormCard.
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StormCards are loaded each semester with 100 pages, and that amount does not "roll over" to the next semester.
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After 100 pages, students must pay 5 cents a page to print. Funds can be added three ways:
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At StormPort machines in the library, a minimum of $1 can be applied using cash.
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In the Business Office, a minimum of $25 can be applied using a credit card.
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On the StormCard Manager website (www.tcc.edu/stormcard), a minimum of $25 can be applied using a credit card.
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Students can check the balance of their card. . .
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At self-service stations available in the library.
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By registering on the StormCard Manager website www.tcc.edu/StormCard.
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Don't hesitate to ask a library staff member to assist you with loading money on to your StormCard or checking your current balance.
To Print:
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Click Print on the computer to access the Print Assistant Dialog Box.
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Enter your Student ID number as the Release Key.
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At the Print Release Station, enter your Release Key in the Start Session Dialog Box.
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Review your print requests on the Release Station. Select each job you want to print, or click Select All to print all of them.
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Swipe your TCC ID through the reader.
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If you do not have enough funds on your card, more money can be deposited using the StormCard Manager site, a StormPort (cash-to-card machine), or the Business Office.
Guidelines for Patron Use:
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A Total Convenience Card is required and can be purchased for $1.00 at the StormPort machine in the library. At least $1.00 must be added to the card to pay for prints, which are $.05 per page.
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Community Patrons can check their balance by inserting their Convenience Card into the StormPort machine or at the balance check station kiosk.
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Please don't hesitate to ask a library staff member to assist you with loading money on to your Convenience Card or checking your current balance.
To Print:
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Click Print on the computer to access the Print Assistant Dialog Box.
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Enter the six-digit code on the back of your Total Convenience Card as the Release Key.
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At the Print Release Station next to the printer, enter your Release Key in the Start Session Dialog Box.
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Review your print requests on the Release Station. Select each job you want to print, or click Select All to print all of them.
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Swipe your Total Convenience Card through the reader.
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If you do not have enough funds on your card, more money can be deposited using a StormPort (cash-to-card machine) Printing FAQs.
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Patrons cannot load their own paper into the printers.
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Patrons cannot take blank pages out of the printers.
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Workforce Development and other non-credit students do not get free prints.
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The semester’s free prints are accessible the day after the tuition due date. Free prints are available until the day tuition is due for the following semester. Prints are available 24 hours after enrollment.
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Only current faculty and staff have unlimited printing – if an employee has trouble printing, they may need to verify their status with HR by going to their division or department.