Phillips Academy Computer Center (PACC)

The Phillips Academy Computer Center (PACC), located in the lower level of the Oliver Wendell Holmes Library, is the academy's primary computing facility.  Open over 70 hours per week, the PACC is available to students for their individual use, while teachers use the computer classrooms for instruction in nearly all academic subjects.  An evolving hub of electronic technology, the PACC houses over 80 Windows and Macintosh computers and contains a variety of equipment, such as high-resolution scanners and high-speed laser printers.

The PACC Lobby Resource Center, located just outside the PACC, contains nine Windows computers and a laser printer.  This lab is available as early as 7 a.m. for students to print before class.

Microsoft Office, which includes Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, is the academy standard and is loaded on all computers.  Other popular applications, such as Adobe Photoshop and InDesign are installed on a number of specialized machines.  The PACC is staffed at all times with technical professionals who provide assistance to users; tip sheets and manuals are available as references for all software programs.