Display Technology

Bakersfield College welcome center graduates to digital signage

Bakersfield uses LED signage to welcome students at the registration desk. Courtesy of MountainCrest Communications.

February 20, 2023

California-based Bakersfield College has unveiled LED digital signage in its Welcome Center, according to a press release.

Founded in 1913, the community college and designated Hispanic-serving institution installed a Maxhub LM165A07 Raptor series 165-inch LED display in the Welcome Center with the help of Pacific West Sound, a designer and installer.

"The Welcome Center is the hub for all new and returning students," Steve Grider, business development manager at Pacific West Sound and overseer of the company's installations, said in the release. "It houses all the various services for the campus, such as financial assistance, counseling, registration and so forth. The display resides in the main entrance area to the facility. The main purpose of the display is for digital signage created by the editorial staff at Bakersfield College. It can also be used as a local presentation display for special addresses from the school deans.

"The media will soon be delivered via a Brightsign player. We're still waiting for the college to get their network up and running throughout the Welcome Center building so, in the meantime, the playback material is coming from a USB drive attached to the display. With its multiple input capability, the LM165A07 Raptor provides multiple means of feeding content — and that is yet another benefit of the system."

The display includes Android 9 OS and MAXConfig software.