Public Computing Services (PCS), a division of ICIT, supports over 275 computers in eight labs at Hunter’s 68th Street and Brookdale campuses. Windows and Macintosh labs are available for classes, workshops and orientations. Open hours for walk-in use by students are available in designated labs.
Public Computing
Public Computing Labs
Public Access Computers (PAC) are kiosk computers installed in public areas throughout the Hunter campuses. At this time, they only permit web browsing for the use of Hunter and CUNY student applications (Student webmail, CUNYfirst, Degreeworks, eSIMS, CUNY Portal etc).
To log onto the PAC system, you must enter your Hunter NetID and password.
PAC Locations
| Building | Floor | Location |
| North Building | Commons Level | |
| North Building | 2nd Floor | Outside the OASIS |
| East Building | 7th Floor | |
| East Building | 11th Floor | |
| West Building | 3rd – 7th Floors | |
| West Building | 10th Floor | |
| Silberman School of Social Work | 1st Floor | Beside the Elevator |
| Silberman School of Social Work | 2nd Floor | Beside the Elevator |
| Silberman School of Social Work | 3rd Floor | Beside the Elevator |
| Silberman School of Social Work | Library | Computer Room |
| Brookdale Campus | 2nd Floor | Outside of the Library |
Fall and Spring Regular Hours
| Room | Day | Time |
| Rooms 1001A/D North | Monday-Thursday | 9am-9pm |
| Friday | 9am-5pm | |
| Saturday | Closed | |
| Sunday | Closed | |
| Room TH405 | Monday-Thursday | 9am-9pm (Subject to Change) |
| Friday | 9am-5pm | |
| Saturday | Closed | |
| Sunday | Closed |
PCS labs follow the Hunter College Academic Calendar for closures and other changes.
A wide variety of software is available in PCS labs, including Microsoft Word, Adobe Acrobat, web browsers, as well as discipline-specific software such as SPSS and ArcGIS.
| Software Category/Title | Windows | Mac | Locations |
| Web Browsers | |||
| Google Chrome | Yes | Yes | 1001A/D North TH405 Brookdale E015 |
| Mozilla Firefox | Yes | Yes | 1001A/D North TH405 Brookdale E015 |
| Microsoft Edge | Yes | No | 1001D North TH405 Brookdale E015 |
| Safari | No | Yes | 1001D North |
| Productivity Suites | |||
| Microsoft Office 2021 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) |
Yes | Yes | 1001A/D North TH405 Brookdale E015 |
| Adobe Creative Cloud 2022 (Acrobat Pro, Photoshop, Premiere, Illustrator) |
Yes | Yes | 1001A/D North TH405 Brookdale E015 |
| Statistics/Research | |||
| IBM SPSS 28 |
Yes | Yes | 1001A/D North TH405 Brookdale E015 |
| Mathematica 12 | Yes | Yes | 1001A/D North TH405 Brookdale E015 |
| R/R Studio | Yes | Yes | 1001A/D North TH405 Brookdale E015 |
| SAS 9 | Yes | No | 1001D North TH405 Brookdale E015 |
| STATA 17 | Yes | Yes | 1001A/D North TH405 Brookdale E015 |
| Geography Software | |||
| ArcGIS Desktop / ArcGIS Pro | Yes | No | 1001D North TH405 |
| Google Earth Pro | Yes | Yes | 1001A/D North TH405 Brookdale E015 |
| Programming | |||
| Python 3.8 |
Yes | Yes | 1001A/D North TH405 Brookdale E015 |
| Dev C++ | Yes | 1001D North |
PCS Labs Hardware and Class Schedules
| Room | Computers | Quantity | Schedule |
| 1001D North | Dell Optiplex 7490 | 35 | 1001D North Class Schedule |
| 1001A North | Apple iMac 21” | 16 | 1001A North Class Schedule |
| TH405 | Dell Optiplex 990 | 50 | TH 405 Class Schedule |
| Brookdale E015 | Dell Optiplex 7490 | 17 | N/A |
Labs are available for student walk-in use when classes are not in session.
ICIT PCS computer labs for student walk-in use are located in 1001A/D North and Thomas Hunter 405. Brookdale E015 is available 24/7 with OneCard swipe access.
A Hunter NetID is required to login to PCS computers. Faculty, students, and staff can find their NetID or change their password by using the NetID Central tool.
PCS labs can be reserved for an entire semester by an academic department Course Scheduler through the Office of the Registrar, Scheduling Division. One-off classes and workshops can be reserved during the semester by submitting the PCS Lab Request Form.
All instructional PCS labs are equipped with a dedicated instructor computer connected to a projection system or large screen TVs with audio reinforcement.
PCS Lab Locations
| Building | Hardware |
| 1001D North | 35 Windows Computers |
| 1001A North | 16 Apple Macintosh iMac computers |
| TH405 | 50 Windows computers |
| Brookdale E015 | 17 Windows computers |