Other Guidelines for Specific Media

Electronic Signage

• External (on Mission Bell Dr., front of Knox Center)
  • Used for events and services relevant to audiences external to campus ONLY
  • Specs: 320pxX320px, 72 dpi, PNG or BMP
• Internal (monitor in cafeteria)
  • Use for events and services relevant to audiences internal to campus
  • Specs: 2560pxX1440px, 72 dpi, PNG
• Email graphics to tgleason@contracosta.edu.

Social Media

• Contra Costa College has the following official accounts:
  • Facebook: /contracostacollege or /lifeatccc
  • Instagram: @lifeatccc
  • Twitter:  @lifeatccc
• Each social media site has different sizing requirements that change regularly. Please visit Hubspot for current specs.
• Submit your request via the Website Update Request form, along with appropriately sized images or graphics. Events cannot be posted without an image or graphic.
• You can also tag the college’s accounts in your own posts.

**It is not recommended that individual departments and service areas open their own social media accounts. Please contact lwomack@contracosta.edu for more information.

Insite Homepage Banner

• Use for events and services relevant to audiences internal to campus. Note: there are a limited number of banner spaces available. Banners can be published for one or all three audiences – faculty, staff, students.
• Specs: 570pxX180px, 72 dpi, under 30k, PNG or JPG.
• Email graphics to tgleason@contracosta.edu with specifications on which audiences should see your banner.

Website

• The college’s main events page can be found at www.contracosta.edu/events.
• Use for events relevant to audiences internal and external to campus.
• Submit your request via the Website Update Request form, along with an image or graphic that can be cropped to 500pxX500px. Events cannot be posted without an image or graphic.

Banners, Signage + Bulletin Boards

• Please review campus advertising policies.
• Banners and signage are overseen by the Marketing Department.
• Bulletin boards are managed by the Student Life Office. Contact Charles Ramirez at cramirez@contracosta.edu for more information.

Print Shops

• Recommended sizes* for affordable and effective promotional materials:
  • Standard letter/flyer: 8.5”x11”
  • Poster: 11”x17”
  • Quarter sheet: 4.25”x5.5”
  • Half sheet: 8.5”x5.5”
• Printing costs are the responsibility of the program/department.
• Recommended vendors:
  • Unique Printing
    • Contact Gurbz: uniqueprinting007@yahoo.com, 510.222.7776.
    • Bills directly to your department and daily delivery is provided.
  • PS Print
    • 2861 Mandela Parkway, Oakland, CA 94608
    • Upload files to www.psprint.com.
    • Shipping is available or pick up finished product in West Oakland.

*Unique and PS Print will only produce copies of files as sized, e.g. you cannot order an 11″x17″ poster from 8.5″x11″ file.