33 Instructional Equipment
Briefly describe instructional equipment, laboratory equipment, etc. used by this program.
- Four classrooms which accommodate 18 students per class. Two classrooms are used as hands-on lab space with supporting personal computers (pc’s) with upgraded hardware. The other two classrooms are lecture classrooms with eighteen workstations each. There is are dedicated pc’s for each student to use.
- Two server rooms to accommodate each of the CITE and Cybersecurity programs. Multiple Dell servers to support VMware virtualization of server operating systems. Network Attached Storage devices for staff and student work/labs/Virtual Machines. Network switching gear to provide connectivity between classrooms, labs, and server room equipment.
- One classroom dedicated as a Security Operations Center (SOC). The facility has seven pc’s, one Dell server, and one Network Attached Storage device for storage of virtual machines.
- We use 20 pc’s for our pc hardware lab and we were able to replace the old pc’s (approximately ten years old) with new pc’s from the Idaho 2.0 grant.
Is existing equipment adequate to meet the current and future instructional demands of the program? Please explain.
- The current equipment is adequate to meet the demands of the program today.
- In the future we can not say. With Artificial Intelligence here now and Quantum computing on the horizon, I can see a need for much faster Central Processing Units (CPU’s), faster computer memory, and better infrastructure cabling to support faster computing speeds, which our equipment and cabling infrastructure will not handle today.
Describe equipment funding strategies such as State, Perkins, student fees, etc.
- We apply for Federal Perkins funding, we have obtained one-time grants from the State of Idaho, obtained small equipment donations when we can use them, and utilize student fees as funding resources.
- We take advantage of any funding opportunities that arise.
- Equipment replacement funding through North Idaho College.