PRINTING CENTER

What We Offer

The Printing Center provides offset printing, which usually calls for large quantities, high quality, and has the option for specific PMS inks and a greater selection in paper and weights. We print fliers, brochures, newsletters, carbonless forms, programs, as well as instructional materials.

All bindery work is performed at the print shop, which includes cutting, padding folding, saddle stitching, numbering, and plastic spiral binding. Work from the Copy Center, which entails bindery work is sent to the print shop for completion. Depending on the bindery work required, additional days are required to perform the work and mailed back to the office/department.

• Location, Hours of Operation and Telephone Number
• Turnaround Time
• Pick Up and Delivery
• Photographs
• Program Brochures
• Quotes
• Official Nondiscrimination Clause
• Logo
• Cost Estimates
• Tips for Best Offset Print Output
• Location, Hours of Operation and Telephone Number

The Printing Center is located in the northwest corner of the Maintenance building. Hours of operation are Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and staff can be reached at extension 3065. The Production Services Supervisor can be reached at extension 6518 or e-mail to: rortiz@elcamino.edu.

Turnaround Time

Turnaround time for offset printing should be discussed with the supervisor. Depending on the quantity of the job, most one-page handouts/flyers requiring no bindery work and printed with black ink can be completed in 2-3 days (from the time we receive your request). Please add a day for mailing work back to your office.

Pick Up and Delivery

Allwork order requests should be delivered to the Copy Center for dissemination unless stock is provided, then it should be delivered to the Printing Center. If it is requested that the requestor be notified when the order is completed, or if we are unable to meet deadline by mailing your order, we will leave a message on your voice mail. Please check voice mail messages.

Large print orders will be delivered to your office/department by our student help.

Photographs

For photos to be used in your publication, please contact the photographer at extension 6519.

Program Brochures

All brochures must be camera-ready as the Copy Center staff does not provide typesetting of brochures.

Quotes

To insure that your project is produced in a timely manner, contact the Production Services Supervisor, extension 6518, at least one month in advance before project is submitted for printing. Have the following information available in order for the supervisor to determine feasibility and cost.

• Due date
• Quantity
• Camera-ready copy (not on floppy disk if done in-house at Printing Center)
• Color ink(s). Originals must be color separated.
• Photographs. Must be screened and sized for offset printing.
• Special paper stock. May have to order stock if not available or customer may buy their own paper for their printing project. Bindery services. We provide: folding, perforation, collating, stitching, cutting, plastic binding and numbering.

Cost Estimates

Contact the Production Services Supervisor to receive an estimate on the cost of your project. Estimates may be obtained in person, by phone (x6518) or e-mail (rortiz@elcamino.edu).

Some projects may have to be jobbed out because of quantity and deadline issues. The supervisor will obtain quote from outside vendor and either the department/office will process a purchase order for the job or if there are funds, the Printing Center will pick up the cost and later charge the cost to the department’s/office’s blanket purchase order with Public Information as the vendor.

Pre-press services include photographs screened (halftones) for offset printing.

• A PMT (Photo Mechanical Transfer) usually runs $15.00
• Metal plate costs $15.00 for line copy plus charges for stripping and plating.
• Metal plate with line copy and halftone(s): $ __________ (too many variables to come up with a set charge)

Tips for Best Offset Print Output

1. Submit black and white originals (no color copies) on smooth finish white paper.
2. Allow 3/8” clearance on lead edge (top edge of 8 ½” x 11” paper or the 11” side of an 11” x 17” paper).
3. Image area on 8 ½” x 11” paper will be 8” x 10”; image area on 11” x 17” paper will be 10 ½” x 16 ½”.
4. All glossy photographs must be screened to size before submitting for offset printing. Once screened, halftones cannot be reduced or enlarged.
5. All drawings, lines and signatures must be in BLACK INK.
6. Graphic screens must be in black .
7. Largest size paper for reproduction is 11” x 17”.

Official Nondiscrimination Clause

The El Camino Community College District is committed to providing equal employment and educational opportunities for all individuals, regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, gender, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, handicap, age and Vietnam-era status. (2002)

This statement must be included in every publication produced by El Camino College.

Official El Camino College Logo

The official logo should also be used in its entirety and may be proportioned to make it larger or smaller, but should otherwise be unchanged. The official El Camino College logo appears below: