Future Students
Technological Requirements
All students must have a personal laptop to be able to meet the requirements of their program. It is therefore important to choose your laptop carefully.
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All students must have a personal laptop to be able to meet the requirements of their program. It is therefore important to choose your laptop carefully.
Please note that a laptop with a Windows operating system is strongly recommended to ensure compatibility with the software programs used by Collège Boréal. It is not necessary to purchase the Microsoft Office suite as the Collège will provide it free of charge. Carefully read the recommendations below to comply with your program’s standards and guidelines. You can also exceed these recommendations in the pursuit of individual performance goals.
For programs that require highly specialized software, please contact your program coordinator.
Recommendations
For programs that use very specialized software, please contact your program coordinator. Collège Boréal also offers computer-related services. Consult the “Student Services” section for more information.
Processor
- Base quality: Intel Core i5
Clock frequency
- Base quality: 2.3 GHz or higher
Random access memory
- Basic quality: 8 GB or more
Screen size
- Basic quality: At your discretion
Hard disk
- Basic quality: 256 GB or more
Networking
- Basic quality: 5 GHz wireless technology
Operating system
- Basic quality: Windows 10 or newer
Anti-virus and anti-spyware software
- Basic quality: At your discretion, but it must be up to date.
Minimum Internet speed
- Basic quality: 1.5 Mbps
Webcam
- Basic quality: At your discretion
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