The Wyoming Community College Commission's internal strategic plan for the five-year period spanning 2016 through 2020 is taking a new streamlined approach to conveying future goals. Specific agency sections' mission statements, responsibilities, and accomplishments will be relayed in the agency's annual report. For the time span of 2016 through…

Lured by the recognition that comes with a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating from the U.S. Green Building Council, many schools and universities have become aware of that certification process. But for years, the involvement was limited to a few trendsetters; according to the Green Building Council's database, only about…

This article talks about how the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) embraced a precedent-setting green policy that would forever change its approach to education. The "greenprint" for how environmental design and construction could be done mandates that all new buildings funded with at least half of the funds from its $2.2…

The cooperative arrangement of a public agency, Columbia College, and a private builder to construct student housing is described, including legal and college/district requirements. One critical need for planning involves the college's use of student housing during the summer. (MLW)

Provides background on Shelby State Community College's (SSCC's) involvement in a Tennessee desegregation case, "Saunders v Ellington," and points to the errors that resulted in and the problems that resulted from the ruling which enjoined SSCC from building a suburban campus until the inner-city campus was completed. (AYC)

Discusses a number of community college-based training concepts for the construction trades. These programs integrate classroom, lab, and work experience, and some offer credits toward applied sciences or other degrees. Describes the Florida Construction Institute at Florida Community College, Jacksonville, and other construction education…

The Arcadia Commons (AC), in Kalamazoo, Michigan, is a business-education park developed through the combined efforts of Kalamazoo Valley Community College (KVCC), area business and financial institutions, and the Kalamazoo Public Museum, who together formed Downtown Kalamazoo Incorporated (DKI). KVCC's involvement resulted from the need to find…

Designed for Washington State's decision makers and the trustees and administrators of the community college system, this report extracts information from the community college system's 1985-87 capital budget request and 1985-91 capital master plan to provide a brief description of the budget and plan. Introductory material discusses the…

This annual report of the Maryland State Board for Community Colleges covers the period July 1, 1972 through June 30, 1973. The chapters of the report are: 1. Academic Affairs--New Programs, Transfer Policy, and Community Services; 2. Enrollment--Student Characteristics; 3. Finances; 4. Capital Construction; 5. The Master Plan; and 6. Legislative…

This report summarizes a $1,219.6 million ten-year higher education capital improvement program in Colorado for 354 projects, including academic facilities, building safety and protection systems, research and clinical space, student housing, auxiliary services, and athletics. Summary text and graphs describe the purpose of the capital…

In accordance with legislative mandate, this annual report summarizes the activities of the Maryland State Board for Community Colleges and those of the state's 17 community colleges. After listing the members of the Board and the institutions, the report discusses the 2.6% rise in enrollments, changing student characteristics, and the findings of…

Data on the Illinois public community colleges, covering fiscal year (FY) 1988 and part of FY 1989, are presented in this report on the system's students, faculty and staff, instructional programs, operating finances, and capital construction. After introductory material provides a profile of the colleges, a map of college districts, and a list of…

This annual report from the Maryland State Board for Community Colleges outlines information on enrollment, instructional programs, finance, capital construction, the state master plan, legislation, and the Vocational Education Acts Grant for fiscal year 1978. The report reveals that the 1977 opening fall credit enrollment for Maryland community…

Data on the Illinois public community colleges, covering fiscal year (FY) 1994 and part of FY 1995, are presented in this report on the system's students, faculty, staff, instructional programs, operating finances, and capital construction. After introductory materials provide a profile of the colleges, a map of college districts, and a list of…

Data on the Illinois public community colleges, covering fiscal year (FY) 1995 and part of FY 1996, are presented in this report on the system's students, faculty, staff, instructional programs, operating finances, and capital construction. Introductory materials provide a profile of the colleges, a map of college districts, and a list of…