What Are The Types Of Campus Cards?

   The campus card is an identification card printed with the name, photograph and number of each student, faculty and staff member. It replaces all the previous cards, including student ID card, employee card, library card, medical card, access control card, etc. The campus card is the key for students, faculty and staff members to access various locations and services across campus, including building access, meal charges, printing and much more.



   What are the types of campus cards? Nowadays most schools use the following types: Campus Barcode Cards, Campus IC Card, Campus CPU Card, and Campus ID Cards.

  (1) Campus Barcode Cards
   Some smaller schools, such as elementary schools, still use ordinary barcode cards as student cards. Printing barcodes on student cards or portrait cards with photos is very convenient to use. You only need to scan with a barcode scanner. The operation is simple and fast, which helps the school manage student information.

  (2) Campus IC Card
   IC card, which is divided into contact IC card and induction IC card, is the most widely used type on campus. It is mainly used in elementary schools and middle schools. They use it mainly for the registration of student information, and consumption in the canteen. Moreover, the production cost of this card is not high, and it satisfies the use of students very well. So 70% to 80% of this card is currently used in elementary and middle schools.

  (3) Campus CPU Card
   Campus CPU card is one of the campus cards with higher security level at present. The proportion of this campus card used in elementary and middle schools is relatively low, and it is mainly used in university campuses. One is that the CPU card has a high safety factor, and the other is that it satisfies more conditions of use. The third is that the university is still a relatively mobile campus environment, unlike the primary and secondary schools, which are relatively closed, so the card must be safe and well protected. Judging from the use of our own customer resources, the use of CPU cards in universities exceeds that of IC cards. Of course, there are also some universities that use IC cards. Can only say that the CPU card is higher.

   (4) Campus ID Cards
  Campus ID cards are different from Campus IC cards and Campus CPU cards. Campus ID cards are low-frequency cards, and campus IC cards and campus CPU cards are high-frequency cards. Campus ID cards are more commonly used in kindergartens, mainly to realize the function of picking up and dropping children in kindergartens. Its functional requirements are simple, so the campus ID card can meet its requirements well. The use of ID cards in kindergartens is higher than that of primary and secondary schools and colleges. Colleges and universities almost do not use ID cards, and some primary and secondary schools still use some ID cards.

   From the use of the campus, we can clearly know what chip the campus card uses. For the ones that are being used, it is decided according to the existing equipment, and for the ones that you want to use, you can choose according to the campus usage.

   At Smart One, we offer tons of different customization options, allowing you to get plastic campus cards that look professional, meet your needs, and reflect your school brand. If you have any questions about plastic campus cards printing, feel free to contact us, [email protected] we will respond you soon!