Library adds fee for copying and printing

Mt. Hood Community College implemented a printing charge, campus-wide, on July 6
The new fees range from 7 to 20 cents per sheet for black and white printing, and 15 to 60 cents per sheet for color, according to a library FAQ sheet available on the MyMHCC website, according to Sue Aschim, manager of auxiliary services,.
Faculty must log in to use their printing services; those charges are paid out of the department’s funding. Aschim said it’s up to the department managers to manage staff printing costs.
The changes were implemented for two reasons according to Aschim: “Number one, to be accountable, and number two, to reduce printing.”
To print, students must download all files to a flash drive and have a debit, credit or ExpressPay card ready to purchase prints.
ExpressPay cards are available at kiosks and can be prepaid with cash at the kiosks. Cards are free and do not come with a pre-loaded amount.
Aschim said any student who still had remaining funds on the previous copy card could trade in their old card for the new one with the closest dollar value.
“If they have 10 cents left on their card, they’ll get a dollar. We round up,” said Aschim.