HomeMy WebLinkAbout2001-02-28 - AGENDA REPORTS - COC GROWTH DEVELOPMENT (2)SANTA CLARITA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT
COLLEGE OF THE CANYONS
AGENDA CATEGORY GENERAL
ITEM/TITLE Update on College of the Canyons' Growth,
Student & Facility Development, and Implications
for the Future
BACKGROUND/ANALYSIS:
The purpose of this item is to:
• Inform
Solicit input
Identify projects/efforts where mutual cooperation is possible
Reaffirm commitment to work together
Board of Trustees Meeting 02/28/01
F7ACTION/CONSENT
F7ACTION
INFORMATION
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❑ DISCUSSION
College of the Canyons, like the local community, is growing in exponential proportions. In the past five years:
✓ The College's student population has grown 73%
✓ The number of full-time faculty has grown 129%
✓ The number of sections of classes the College offers has grown 113%
✓ The numbers of businesses that the College has served has grown from 5 to 179 with the number of employees in these companies
being served growing from 112 to 1072
As a result of this exponential growth, the College is very close to surpassing our physical capacity to accommodate additional students
despite the addition of portables and partnerships with other entities.
Based on demographic data for our region, the projections from the Department of Finance of student enrollment growth at COC, and
the ever-increasing demand for the programs and services that the College provides, we know the demand for access will continue to
increase. In fact, we have been told by the Chancellor's office that our student population will reach 20,000 by the year 2008.
Therefore, the College is embarking upon a number of partnerships to avail us of shared -use space. At the same time, the College has
updated its Educational Master Plan (the document that projects new curriculum to be developed over the next five year period). That
plan is being finalized at this time and will drive the development of a revised Facility Master Plan for the year 2010. College of the
Canyons' staff will present an overview of our growth, a list of projects that we anticipate will be included in the Facility Master Plan,
and introduce general concepts that the Educational Master Plan will accomplish.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
N/A
RECOMMENDATIONS:
N/A
Recommended by:
Approval for submission to Board of Trustees:
Dianne G. Van Hook, Ed.D.
Superintendent -President
Agenda Item : 2?.3