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Chromebook Guide: Home

This guide contains information about borrowing and using SBCC Chromebooks.

Chromebook Lending Agreement

To borrow a Chromebook from SBCC, students must submit the Chromebook Lending Agreement:

Chromebook Lending Agreement

Research Help

Live Chat (available during Luria Library open hours):

Phone: 805-730-4444

Email: library@sbcc.edu

Zoom: make an appointment

In Person: stop by the Library on the West Campus during open hours

What is a Chromebook, Anyway?

A Chromebook is a personal computer running the Google Chrome operating system (Chrome OS). The devices are designed to be used while connected to the Internet and support applications that reside on the Web, rather than traditional PC applications like Microsoft Office that reside on the machine itself. Using web applications rather than traditional PC applications is known as cloud computing (basically, online storage and software).

Chromebook and Wifi Hotspot Borrowing and Returns

For information about how to pick up or return library materials like Chromebooks, calculators, and books, please see the links below:

To check out library materials, you will need a photo ID.

Questions? Contact circulation@sbcc.edu or call 805-730-4044

Map of the Library's Location on Campus

SBCC campus map indicating the location of the Luria Library on the West Campus, just west of the bridge between the East and West Campuses

Semester-Length Chromebook Loans

The Luria Library has Chromebooks available for long-term check out:

  1. Chromebooks are due back on the last Friday of the semester at 4pm.
  2. Chromebooks must be returned without damage to staff at the Checkout Desk where they were borrowed.
  3. Chromebooks are free to borrow. Replacement cost for a lost or damaged Chromebook is $350. 
  4. Chromebooks that are not returned are considered lost, and a hold will be placed on your account.
  5. Chromebooks do not save student work. Please save all of your work to Google Drive.
  6. Personal information will be removed from the Chromebook upon logging out.

Short-Term Chromebook Loans

Dell ChromebookThe Luria Library and LRC have Chromebooks available for current students to check out:

  1. Students must show a photo ID to borrow a Chromebook.
  2. Only SBCC students in good standing with the library (no overdue materials) may borrow a Chromebook.
  3. Students may only borrow one Chromebook at a time.
  4. Chromebooks are available for 4 hour checkout periods.
  5. Chromebooks may be renewed in person at the Checkout Desk, as long as they are not reserved for a class.  
  6. Chromebooks must be returned without damage to staff at the Checkout Desk where they were borrowed.
  7. The overdue fine for Chromebooks is $1.00 per hour up to $24.00. After 3 days late or if lost/damaged, a $350 replacement cost will be charged to the borrower.
  8. Chromebooks do not save student work. Please save all of your work to Google Drive.
  9. Personal information will be removed from the Chromebook upon logging out.

Using Chromebooks to Learn Online

Internet Access

If you live in Santa Barbara, Cox may provide a limited amount of free internet service to qualified customers.

If you live in Ventura, Comcast a limited amount of free internet service to qualified customers.