Educational specifications for the construction of campus facilities for occupational education in Pima County, Arizona are established. The study design us ed by the consulting firm and the governing board was--(1) establishment of a philosophical base for Pima Junior College, (2) recommending educational specifications by reviewing present…

Brookdale Community College in Lincroft, New Jersey, is an open space facility. Follow-up studies of graduates and noncontinuing students indicate satisfaction with the structure. (Author/MLF)

A four-day academic week serves the needs of more students, conserves energy, and cuts costs by making more efficient use of faculty, staff, and campus facilities. (DC)

Studies were conducted to analyze classroom utilization at Oklahoma City Community College for spring and fall, 1984, and spring, 1985. During all three semesters, there were 68 general purpose classroom areas, although some of the lab areas had classes scheduled in them. Study findings revealed: (1) heaviest classroom usage was between 5:30 p.m.…

Data describing campus facility use for instructional and related purposes for one week of activity in Fall 1978 were collected and evaluated at Kalamazoo Valley Community College. Four measures of space utilization were used: (1) percent of available time used; (2) percent of available space used; (3) percent of scheduled space utilized; and (4)…

As part of its continuing assessment of its impact on the community, Montgomery College conducted a study to determine the usage of various campus facilities by college and community groups over a four-month period between January 1, 1983 and April 30, 1983. Facilities officers on each of the college's three campuses were asked to complete usage…

In order to analyze the productivity of 11 De Anza College extended campus "school sites" (elementary, junior and senior high schools), course offerings, enrollments, class size, and course cancellation data for each site were reviewed. Seventh week enrollments and seven quarters of offerings by the humanities, behavioral science,…

Space utilization analysis is required as building programs are slowing in community colleges. State planning procedures fail to provide adequate information, since they tell little about the actual use of space. The formula derived by Bareither and Schillinger can evolve a space factor, using square feet per student station, hours per week the…

This is the seventh annual State Board of Education report on Financial Requirements of Public Baccalaureate Institutions and Public Community Colleges in Michigan, and is the first time that capital outlay requirements have been considered in a separate report. The report contains information on capital outlay requirements for 1974-75 and a…

This document provides guidelines for planning the physical facilities that house learning resources centers. Data for the report was collected over a 12-year period, with input from personnel at learning resources centers throughout California. Discussion is broken up into the following sections: (1) development of the guidelines, which includes…

A guidebook of required procedures for capital construction programs for community colleges in New York State. Existing community colleges are listed giving actual and estimated enrollments for 1963-1974. Required procedures specified include--(1) initiation of capital construction and budget requests, (2) space utilization and space projections,…

The space adequacy survey-college is a procedure by which a junior college administrator may determine how many and what kinds of teaching spaces are needed for a specific enrollment in a given educational program. Included in this report is a presentation of the major characteristics of the space adequacy survey-college and a description of the…

The planning process needs to integrate facility planning into the decision-making process. Two case studies are discussed: an assessment of resource-allocation policies for university chemistry research laboratories, and a model for evaluating the utilization of a community college. (MLW)

As part of a review of its Information Center, Facilities Rental and Reservation Center, and Computerized Area List and Labels System (CALLS), William Rainey Harper College (WRHC), in Illinois, conducted a survey of staff and students to determine their perceptions of the quality of these services. Surveys were distributed to a sample of 300…

The use of space for formal instruction in fall 1977 at the Center and South campuses of Macomb County Community College was examined for five time spans: prime time day (weekdays, 8 a.m.-1 p.m.), prime time night (Monday-Thursday, 6 p.m.-10 p.m.), prime time week (prime time day and night), afternoon (Monday-Thursday, 1 p.m.-6 p.m.), and schedule…