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Digital Fabrication Studio: 3D Printers

3D Printing at CCA

Last updated on Mar 16, 2026

Location

Digital Fabrication Studio Double Ground (145 Hooper St) Rm. D114B

Hours

**** SPRING BREAK HOURS ****
SHOP CLOSED: Saturday March 21st- Friday March 27th.
Studio access limited to appointments only, 9am-5pm Monday through Friday. Students/Staff/Faculty wishing to use the studio during this time must email the studio managers (kkelly@cca.edu & giovanni@cca.edu) in advance to schedule an appointment.
SHOP REOPENS: Saturday March 27th, 12pm-8pm (return to regular hours listed below)

SPRING SEMESTER 2026 ACCESS HOURS:
Monday - Friday: 8 am – 10 pm
Friday: 8 am – 8 pm
Saturday: 12 pm – 8 pm
Sunday: 12 pm – 8 pm

Access

Current Students, Faculty, and Staff may checkout a 3D Printer from the Digital Fabrication Studio after completing a 3D Printing orientation.

Printers are available for checkout and are allowed to travel "offsite" for up to 2 weeks at a time.

Each student is entitled to 1 roll of PLA material with their first machine checkout while supplies last. Additional rolls of material will have to be supplied by the student.

Shop Contact

digitalfabrication@cca.edu

Studio Managers

About the Digital Fabrication Studio: 3D Printers

CCA has a fleet of over 50 3D printers available for student, staff, and faculty use. Users may attend an orientation to receive training on this tool. Once certified, users may checkout the machine in 2 week increments.

Specializing in These Materials

  • Plastic

Tools and Equipment

Resources

Orientation Dates

Users must attend an orientation to be allowed access to any of the equipment in the Digital Fabrication Studio including the 3D Printers. A full list of currently scheduled orientations will be listed on the calendar posted to this page. Orientations will not be scheduled during the final 4 weeks of the semester to accommodate student use of the equipment. There are 2 types of orientations:

Open Orientations: Any user (student, staff, and faculty) may attend an "open" orientation, which are scheduled frequently throughout the semester. Sign ups for Digital Fabrication orientations are NOT required. To attend, please be on time and sign in on the attendance sheet; users who are more than 5 minutes late will not be allowed to attend.

Class Orientations: A class orientation is a private or closed orientation organized by a faculty member for their students in a specific class. The Digital Fabrication Studio requires a minimum of 1 weeks notice to attempt to schedule your classes orientation. Faculty may request to schedule a "class" orientation by submitting this Rapid Prototyping Studio Orientation Request Form