At Clark State Community College (CSCC), in Ohio, faculty in the Commercial Art and English departments have investigated and debated the best uses for a Mac Lab. Computer needs for the Commercial Art Program were determined through visits to local businesses that produce art on a commercial level; to local secondary school commercial art programs; and to Sinclair Community College, which has one of the most progressive two-year commercial arts programs in the state. Based on these visits and lengthy discussions, changes in the Commercial Art program to replace traditional paper-based methods of design and layout with computer-based methods were recommended. Similarly, English faculty contacted instructors at two- and four-year institutions in the state to determine how computers were used in the English curricula, and reviewed the literature on the value of word processing skills as a tool for composition students. English faculty determined that the use of computers in CSCC English classes should begin with a few classes taught each quarter in the Mac Lab, with almost all full-time faculty interested in teaching a section of English I in the lab on a pilot basis. To meet the needs of the two departments, the Mac Lab needs a total of 30 work stations with CD-ROM drives (28 for student use, 1 in the lab for instructor use, and 1 for the commercial art faculty to use for grading and exploration of software); 6 printers (including 2 large format and 2 color printers); and 2 color flatbed scanners. All computers will be loaded with the software for both Commercial Art and English applications. The labs would be used for classes 60% of the time, and open for general student use 40% of the time. A sketch of the proposed lab and a budget are included. (KP)