ERIC Number: ED512403
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2010-Sep
Pages: 14
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Review of a Proposal for a New Community College Center in Vallejo. Report 10-15
Wilson, Stacy; Fuller, Ryan
California Postsecondary Education Commission
This report provides a staff review of a proposal by the Solano Community College District to convert its existing facility in Vallejo to a state-approved off-campus educational center of Solano Community College. Educational centers can be a cost-effective means for meeting educational needs of a region through agreements with local high schools, businesses, and nearby university campuses. Centers support learning productivity because students spend more time engaged near their homes and less time commuting to a main campus. Because the Commission concurred with the decision of the California Community Colleges Board of Governors and the CPEC (California Postsecondary Education Commission) staff recommendation based on ten facilities review criteria, the Vallejo Center will become eligible to compete for state capital outlay funding and to receive base apportionment funding.
Descriptors: Expenditures, Educational Needs, Educational Facilities Planning, Community Colleges, Cost Effectiveness, State Aid, Educational Finance, Financial Support, Partnerships in Education, Campuses
California Postsecondary Education Commission. 770 L Street Suite 1160, Sacramento, CA 95814. Tel: 916-322-9268; Fax: 916-327-4417; e-mail: Publication_Request@cpec.ca.gov; Web site: http://www.cpec.ca.gov
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Two Year Colleges
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: California Postsecondary Education Commission
Identifiers - Location: California
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