To succeed at RMCAD and in your professional career beyond, you'll need access to industry-leading software and course materials. RMCAD outlines program-specific course materials below to ensure you have the technological tools you'll be working with in your field.
TECHNOLOGY PACKAGE INFORMATION
On-ground students are required to maintain a laptop that meets these degree specific minimum requirements. Online students may choose either a desktop or laptop, but a laptop is recommended.
Current Package Contents:
Adobe Creative Cloud (latest release) Student Contract
Guides to acquire Office 365 at their discretion as well as Autodesk.
Students are required to acquire the following applications/hardware on their own:
Online 2D students are additionally required to acquire the following materials:
Windows
Mac OS
Current Package Contents:
Adobe Creative Cloud (latest release) Student Contract
Guides to acquire office 365 at their discretion as well as Autodesk.
Students are required to acquire the following or equivalent hardware on their own:
Windows
Mac OS
Current Package Contents:
Adobe Creative Cloud (latest release) Student Contract
Guides to acquire office 365 at their discretion.
Students are required to acquire the following or equivalent hardware on their own:
Entry-level DSLR or MILC Camera with appropriate memory cards & batteries.
Windows
Mac OS
Current Package Contents:
Adobe Creative Cloud (latest release) Student Contract
Guides to acquire office 365 at their discretion.
RMCAD will provide the Optitex software.
Windows
We do not recommend Mac for the Fashion Design Program.
*One time Fashion Design Equipment Fee – $1,650
Current Package Contents:
Adobe Creative Cloud (latest release) Student Contract
Guides to acquire office 365 at their discretion.
Students are required to acquire the following or equivalent hardware on their own:
Windows
Mac OS
Current Package Contents:
Adobe Creative Cloud (latest release) Student Contract
Guides to acquire office 365 at their discretion
Students are required to acquire the following applications and hardware on their own:
Windows
Mac OS
Current Package Contents:
Adobe Creative Cloud (latest release) Student Contract
Guides to acquire Office 365 at their discretion.
Students are required to acquire the following applications and hardware on their own:
Windows
Mac OS
Current Package Contents:
Adobe Creative Cloud (latest release) Student Contract
Guides to acquire Office 365 and Autodesk using your @rmcad.edu email.
Students are required to acquire the following applications on their own:
Windows
We do not recommend Mac for our Interior Design Program.
Mac Computer (recommended)
Windows PC
Music Studio Equipment
Music Studio Equipment Upgrade Options (Not Required)
RMCAD Provided Software
The following software licenses are provided by RMCAD upon enrollment
* All required + optional music hardware (not computer) is available at an educational discount through RMCAD’s Sweetwater sales representative. Contact Department Chair for purchase.
** Please consult the Department Chair regarding alternative options, or technical specs on any equipment you currently own.
***One time Music Production Equipment Fee – $2,400
Current Package Contents:
Adobe Creative Cloud (latest release) Student Contract
Guides to acquire office 365 at their discretion.
Students are required to acquire the following applications on their own:
Windows
Mac OS
Current Package Contents:
Adobe Creative Cloud (latest release) Student Contract
Guides to acquire office 365 at their discretion.
Students are required to acquire the following applications and hardware on their own:
Windows
Mac OS
*Please contact the program chair with any questions regarding a specific camera model.
Current Package Contents:
Adobe Creative Cloud (latest release) Student Contract
Guides to acquire office 365 at their discretion
Students are required to acquire the following applications and hardware on their own:
Windows
Mac OS
*Please contact the program chair with any questions regarding a specific camera model.
Current Package Contents:
Smartphone running Android or iOS (for EMDT 5110 and 5140)
Video recorder, within a smartphone works (for EMDT 5110)
Cardboard VR viewer or similar (for EMDT 5140)
Headset with microphone (all courses)
Windows
Mac OS
Learning Management System (LMS) – Your Online Classroom
Whether you’re an on-campus or online student, you’ll spend time working in our Learning Management System (LMS). The LMS is a powerful online environment that serves as the primary means by which students participate in online courses to view course material, communicate with instructors, interact with peers, submit projects, receive feedback, and track their work progress.
Package Contents
OS X 10.13 or above ;
Windows 7 or above.
Mozilla Firefox v24.0;
Google Chrome v30.0;
Apple Safari v6.0
Minimum: 5 Mbps download/1 Mbps upload;
Recommended: 10Mbps download/ 2 Mbps upload
Windows
Computer with a 1ghz or faster processor
1gb of memory
16gb of disk space free
dx9 graphics device with wddm 1.0 or higher driver
Mac
Computer with Intel processor 1.6ghz or faster
1gb of memory
5gb of disk space free
dvd drive for installation
