One-to-One Student Computing Programs at Top 100 Liberal Arts Colleges

Inquiry Overview

A leading technology vendor asked Eduventures to assess interest, usage, and adoption of one-to-one student computer programs among top 100 liberal arts colleges.

Key Questions

• Has the college ever considered a one-to-one initiative mandating or requiring students to own a computer?


• Does the college offer students a discount computer purchase program?


• Who was involved in the decision-making process about whether to implement a one-to-one program?


• Is the college likely to change its stance and implement a one-to-one program within the next two years?


• What was the greatest barrier/concern to the college regarding implementing a one-to-one computing program?

Methodology

For this custom inquiry, Eduventures interviewed 12 chief information officers/technology administrators at top 100 liberal arts colleges to capture the information that was analyzed for this report.