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This page describes all miscellaneous CED student services and fees. Any Miscellaneous Student Fees (MSF) that are charged by CED are subject to campus policies and review procedures. In general, all CED student-users of the Fabrication Shop, Digital Fabrication Lab, and Computer Labs must pay an MSF-approved use fee. Additionally, there are 2D and 3D printing and plotting services that are also fee-based (and are subject to sales tax).

CED TECHNOLOGY USE FEES 

CED's instructional technologies include the Fabrication Shop and Digital Fabrication Lab (including a Shop Yard and Paint Booth), and the Computer Labs (includes all aspects of computing from networking to printing/plotting to rendering farms). The focus of these facilities and staff is to support instructional activities, maintain equipment, plan for future educational requirements and improvements, and to oversee adherence to Federal and State laws as well as campus policies.

The Shop, Digital Lab, and Computing facilities are fee-based activities supported 25% by state funds, 45% by student use fees, and 30% by other funds. As a policy, fees are not automatically increased each year. However costs are reviewed annually and, on occasion, fees are adjusted (up or down) in response to the Campus and College budget. 

Undergrad Fee Waiver Scholarship

  • 2022-23 Application Process

STUDENT TECHNOLOGY CENTER (#477)

Students interaction with technologies generally starts at the Student Technology Center located at 477 Bauer Wuster Hall (south tower). This is the area where students pay fees, sign up for access to the building or facilities within Bauer Wurster, and request refunds. In many instances, this is also the place that can help direct students to the proper places that exist at CED or on campus to support students. The Center is open Monday through Friday from 9am to 5pm with a break for lunch; it is closed on campus holidays, and occasionally will close for administrative activities such as staff meetings, retreats, and campus events.

2022-23 School Year Fees

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COMPUTER LAB + DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING ACCESS

  • MSF Fee- $98 per semester for: CED-Undergraduates, ARCH-MS, CED-PhD, and other UCB students. Thanks to gifts by our generous donors, the MSF Fee for all CED undergraduates will be suspended for Fall 2022.
  • MSF Fee- No charges for: MArch, MCP, MLA and CED-GAP students (Fall-Spring Computer Lab access
  • MSF Fee- No charges for: MUD and MRED students (Fall-Spring-Summer Computer Lab access)
  • $148 per semester for: any research use: CEDR or IURD users, current non-CED UCB staff, GSR, PostDocs, or Visiting Scholars

Computing fees include 24/7 access to CED's Computer Labs (excluding times reserved for scheduled instruction). For those students with desks in the Studios, a computer account also allows access to the computers/printers/plotters in the studios on a 24/7 basis. Additionally, computer accounts include the use of a server-based Rendering Farm, access to Cloud Printing in the studio areas, use of office equipment and desktop scanners in the labs as well as access to the large-scale scanner (located in 477). Please note: all research users must fill out the CED Research User Form and an IOC to transfer payments. Printing costs are extra and described below. Access starts at 9am the first day of the new semester and closes at 5om on the last day of the semester; in general there is no interim (between semester) access to the Computer Labs.

CED Computer Lab fees are reviewed annually and are based on computing-related costs, such as: computer and peripheral hardware (scanners, paper cutters, etc.), warranties and ongoing maintenance costs, hardware purchases and depreciation, and software as well as the server costs used to operate the computer systems. Computer fees include the cost of staffing to maintain the printers, computers, and equipment.

PRINT-ONLY ACCOUNTS

MSF Fee – $40 per year for: Limited to PhD and ARCH-MS students

Print-only accounts are only available to PhD and ARCH-MS students and provide access to Cloud Printing in the Ph.D. facilities and #477. PhD and ATRCH-MS students may choose to purchase Computer Lab use or the print-only account. In general, Ph.D. and ARCH-MS building and room access is given each Fall and expires each August before the next Fall semester.

FABRICATION SHOP ACCESS

MSF Fee – $150 per semester for: CED-Undergraduates, ARCH-MS, CED-PhD, and other UCB students

MSF Fee – No charges for: MArch, MCP, MLA MUD or CED-GAP students (Fall-Spring Shop access)

$200 per semester for any research use for: CEDR or IURD users, current non-CED UCB staff, GSR, PostDocs, or Visiting Scholars

Please note that fees do not include the costs of base materials used for your build. There are no refunds for lost or damaged base materials used in the Shop as failure and mistakes are part of the activity. Please see the Fabrication Shop area for details on hours of operations. In general, there is no interim (between semester) access to the Shop. All research users must fill out the CED Research Form and an IOC to transfer the fund payments.

CED Shop fees are reviewed annually and are based on all Shop-related costs, such as: supplies required to support fabrication related to wood (sandpaper, glue, nails, etc.) and metal (gas, protection, etc.), tool replacement and sharpening, equipment maintenance, hazardous materials disposal, and all staffing.

DIGITAL FABRICATION LAB (DFL) ACCESS

MSF Fee – $250 per semester for: CED-Undergraduates, ARCH-MS, CED-PhD, and other UCB students

MSF Fee – No charges for: MArch, MCP, MLA or MUD students (Fall-Spring DFL access)

$300 per semester for any research use for: CEDR or IURD users, current non-CED UCB staff, GSR, PostDocs, or Visiting Scholars)

$300 per semester for any research use: CEDR or IURD users, current non-CED UCB staff, GSR, PostDocs, or Visiting Scholars

There are no refunds for lost or damaged base materials used in the Lab. Please see the Digital Fabrication Lab area for details on hours of operations. In general there is no interim (between semester) access to these facilities. Please note all research users must fill out the CED Research Form and an IOC to transfer the fund payments. We do not provide access to non-CED students or staff.

CED DFL fees are reviewed annually and are based on all lab-related costs, including: all supplies and infrastructure costs required to support and repair equipment, tool maintenance, and all staffing. Fees do not include the base materials used by students or the cost of 3D printing.

PRINTING

2D PRINTING | PAPER-BASED PRINTING (WITHOUT SALES TAX)

  • B&W Letter-Sized Paper: Page $0.07, Duplex $0.10
  • B&W Tabloid-Sized Paper: Page $0.13, Duplex $0.20
  • Color Letter-Sized Paper: Page $0.34, Duplex $0.51
  • Color Tabloid-Sized Paper: Page $0.67, Duplex $1.01
  • Epson Color Photo (214): small sizes (5x8, 4x5, 2.9x4) $0.96
  • Epson Color Photo (214): up to Letter-Sized (8.5x11) $1.91
  • Epson Color Photo (214): above Letter-sized up to Tabloid (11x17) $2.08
  • Epson Color Photo (214): above Tabloid to (17x22) $3.99
  • HP or Canon Plotting: $1.40/square foot
  • Plotting HP Photo Realistic: $3.60/square foot
  • Prices listed above do not include sales tax (currently 9.25%), however the prices shown in the PaperCut printing management system does include sales tax. Tax will be adjusted in PaperCut as it changes over time.

Printing on a B&W (black and white) printer is cheaper than printing B&W on a color printer. Printing B&W on a color printer results in being charged "color printer" prices, so be careful and choose the printer that best fits your document.

The actual price for duplex (printing on both sides of a sheet of paper) may vary as the print calculation for duplex is done by applying a percentage discount from the base cost for the second page, and these calculations introduce a rounding effect of plus-or-minus. Also, print jobs may have single pages in a series of duplex printing, which will change the expected printing costs as well.

CED 2D printing charges are reviewed annually and are based on printing-related costs, such as: consumables (paper, ink, print heads, drums, fusers,etc.), hardware warranties and ongoing maintenance costs, hardware purchases and depreciation, and related software or server costs used to operate the printing systems. (Print fees do not include the cost of staffing to maintain the printers, that is part of the computer fees.)

3D PRINTING | Plastic-based Printing (without sales tax)

  • 3D Plastic Printers ($2 minimum)
  • Regular PLA: $0.10/gram

CED 3D printing charges are reviewed annually and are based on printing-related costs, such as: consumables (print media, nozzles, tape, print beds, print solutions, etc.) and printer repair or maintenance.(Print fees do not include the cost of staffing to maintain the printers, that is part of the DFL fees.)

2D AND 3D SCANNING

  • Tabloid-Scale Scanning (Computer Labs and Studio Satellite Areas) is included with Computer Lab access.
  • Large-Scale Scanning (477 Bauer Wurster Hall) is included with Computer Lab access
  • 3D Scanning is included with Digital Fabrication Lab access

PAYMENT OF FEES

  • Miscellaneous Student Fees
  • Printing (Papercut) Costs
  • Inactive Accounts or Positive Balances (Papercut)
  • Waivers
  • Reimbursements

REFUNDS

  • Summer Refunds
  • Fall-Spring Computing Lab Refunds
  • Fall-Spring Fabrication Lab Refunds
  • Printing Refunds

NEGLIGENCE & POLICY VIOLATIONS

In cases of negligence, users will be asked to pay for material and service repairs. Below are common examples of negligent use, and sample costs based on past events, but actual replacement and repair costs will be charged.

  • SHOP: Triggering the SawStop activation that saves the user from significant harm. Replacement of blade and mechanism is around $200.
  • BLADE CUTTER: Incorrect settings that cause a tool to cut or drill into the bed of the machine. Replacement cost of bed and service is around $1000.
  • LASER CUTTER: A fire in the Laser cutter machines which damages the equipment. Replacement cost of parts and service is around $800.
  • PRINTERS: Using labels or sticky-back paper in the laser printers where they get stuck in the mechanisms. Replacement costs and service is around $250.

In the event of policy violations, as stated in this website and posted in the Shop and Labs, and based on level of policy violation, access to Computer Labs, DFL and Shop access may be singularly or simultaneously revoked. How to loose access are clearly stated on the web, on posters in the facilities, and are described during the initial Bauer Wurster Intro presented each Fall.

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