As local school districts continue to face tight budgets, Yavapai College is working to strengthen community partnership in Yavapai County. Recently, the college donated a significant amount of surplus computer equipment to local school districts. Typically, the college sends surplus equipment to auction; however, as the college works to strengthen its commitment to student success across the county, it is also working to re-establish its donation program.
Yavapai College donated 49 desktop computers, 90 displays, and 40 keyboard-mouse combinations to Humboldt Unified School District, Cottonwood-Oak Creek School District, and Yarnell School District. Yavapai College officials say Yarnell School District intends to use the donated equipment to set up a computer lab for elementary students to learn digital literacy. The donation does consist of most of the college’s surplus, but college officials say there is a renewed priority to place retired equipment in the hands of educators and students.