Software
Computer labs are available on campus seven days a week (four days a week in summer) with all software necessary for your Harper College courses. If you would prefer, the following software is available for home use.
Office Suites
- Microsoft Office 2007 60-Day Free Trial
- Microsoft Office Ultimate 2007 $59.95 Student Price
- OpenOffice - Free Open Source Office Productivity Suite
Databases
Developer Platforms
Web Development
- Adobe 30-Day Free Trials
- HTML-Kit- Free HTML Editor
- Microsoft Expression Studio (through DreamSpark)
Microsoft Developer Academic Alliance
The Harper College Computer Information Systems Department is a member of the Microsoft Developer Academic Alliance. Our membership enables the department to outfit our computers with the latest Microsoft development tools, operating systems, server software, documentation, and technical references. In addition, students, faculty, and staff in the department have complete access to these tools and references for use on their own personal computers.
Current students in CAS, CIS, EIT, NET, and WEB courses may log in to access their license keys and receive information on obtaining their Microsoft Developer Academic Alliance software. Licenses currently available include:
- Expression Studio 2
- Project Professional 2007
- Visio Professional 2007
- Visual Studio 2005
- Visual Studio 2008
- Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition
- Windows Server 2003 Standard x64 Edition
- Windows Vista Business
- Windows XP Professional
- Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
- Windows 7 Professional
- Windows 7 Professional x64 Edition