Deploying iTunes in lab environments campuswide

We are creating an iTunes U page for our institution (small college), but my question involves the deployment of iTunes across our campus. What is the best, most streamlined method for deploying and using iTunes over a campus network that has migrating user profiles?
We have several lab environments in which students would access iTunes, and we want to minimize the issues involving storage limits with migrating profiles, when any particular user will login to access iTunes from any particular workstation. Specifically, what would be the profile ramifications from accessing the user agreement to syncing their devices? Furthermore, we are mostly a Windows-based campus, so we're looking for any additional caveats that might occur.
Any thoughts, suggestions or references would be greatly appreciated.

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