All Campuses
1 Facilities has worked with Finance to receive rebates from utility companies for purchase of energy efficient equipment. Facilities has created a partnership with the Grant’s Office to improve communications regarding upcoming facilities related grant opportunities. (All, W.
Ward, AVC for Facilities) Desert Vista Campus
Some of the bonds approved for Regional Transportation Authority have had major impacts on PCC campuses. The I-10 widening project directly impacted Downtown, Community and West Campuses during construction and also greatly benefited each of the campuses once completed. The roads and intersections near Desert Vista Campus have impacted traffic flow and also benefited the campus. (DV, J. Bia)
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East Campus
An East Campus group has been formed to explore governmental funding for the creation of a state-of-the-art Educational Resource Center for students, faculty and staff. The Center would use an integrated approach to space utilization, forming an organic library and learning system with the goal of increasing student retention rates. (EC, C. Fugett, President)
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2 East Campus administration meets regularly with the leadership of Santa Rita High School to monitor the high school's facilities expansion in order to assess the potential for dual enrollment, JTED and regular college course offerings. (EC, East Campus VP of Instruction and VP of Student Development)
Northwest Campus
Submitted Title III grant in fall 2010 to improve and upgrade the instructional spaces in the second floor of the B building. (NW, NW Cabinet, J. Kooi, K. Lutrick, D. Morris-Murphy) 1
2 Worked with the Towns of Marana and Oro Valley to develop a new facilities partnership when Pima County bond is passed. The PCC Board of Governors wrote a letter of support for Town of Marana Bond Project. The Marana project is on hold due to economic constraints. (NW, S. Lee)
5.4.4 Explore areas of regional population growth and the impact on College facilities.
Presidents
All Campuses
1 PCC campuses and Pima County One Stop Center identified the educational needs of the various populations served by the One Stop. The result has been Contextualized training by industries (green, health, IT, basic skills) and offered on campus or off-campus for youth, dislocated workers and long term unemployed adults. Federal grants has enhanced this relationship. (All, J.
Bia)
Desert Vista Campus
DV has established a working relationship with the Pascua Yaqui Tribe. DV and the Tribe have a grant proposal pending that will provide contextualized learning for the growing tribal youth population entering various occupational training. The project will also assist the large number of dislocated workers. (DV, J. Bia)
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2 DV has established a working relationship with the San Xavier District and the Tohono O'odham Nation. The growing youth population and high unemployment has resulted in paid summer internship on campus for tribal students. (DV, J. Bia)
3 DV has submitted a proposed project to the Tohono O'odham Nation to provide on-site Nursing Assistant training at the Archie Hendrick's Long Term Care Facility on the reservation, and to provide train-the-trainer for facility staff. (DV, J. Bia)
4 Sahuarita has seen steady growth on the far south east side of Tucson. DV is projected to
continue to benefit from the growth through steady enrollment and dual enrollment opportunities.
(DV, J. Bia) East Campus
A review of regional population growth in the East Campus service area revealed more stable growth in the southeast quadrant. To that end, the campus has endeavored to capitalize on this growth by offering classes at the UA Tech Park. This activity has also served to strengthen the campus' relationship with UA South. (EC, EC VP of Instruction, EC Academic Dean)
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2 East Campus has formed a Title III Preparatory Team of faculty, staff and administrators. This Preparatory Team has included a review of facilities issues, including a study of regional population growth and trends. This comprehensive analysis will be used to inform the
preparation for filing for a Title III opportunity. (EC, EC VP of Instruction, EC Academic Dean,
3 East Campus President served on the Vail Vision Project, which assessed the strengths and weaknesses and opportunities for the Vail community, including the K-12 and higher education available to Vail community residents. (EC, East Campus President)
4 Prior to closing the Northeast Education Center, other sites were considered. Included in this assessment were the current and potential population statistics for those areas. Given that the review revealed a population growth that was stalled, these alternative sites were not
recommended. (EC, EC President, EC VP of Instruction)
5 The East Campus President serves on the Vail Community Action Board and the subcommittee, Youth Out of School Time. These memberships allow the Campus President to participate in regional studies and reviews which could impact facilities planning at the College. (EC, EC President)
6 There is proposed housing expansion in Corona de Tucson (upwards of 4200 new homes.) This is in the "drawing board" stage and, if it goes forward, will not occur for several years. However, given current demands and anticipated future population expansion in the Vail area, the seating capacity of basic skills assessment at the East Campus was almost doubled to a total of 54 seats from 29. This improved access to incoming students. (EC, EC President, EC VP of Student Development, Facilities staff)
7 There is recognition that, during the period covered by this Plan, the regional population stalled in the northeast quadrant of Pima County. This was a critical factor in analyzing the continued operation of the Northeast Education Center. With population stalled, the decision was made to close the Center and move classes and enrollments to the East Campus. With this move, a major cost savings was realized by the College and no student's educational or training plans were interrupted. (EC, EC President, EVC for Administration, AVC for Facilities, EC VP of Instruction, EC Academic Dean, EC APM for Instructional Services)
8 Through appointment by the Governor to the Groundwater Users Advisory Council (GUAC) for the Tucson Active Management Area (AMA), the East Campus Executive Assistant to the President was positioned to advise the Campus President on conservation efforts that could impact facilities planning or population expansion. (EC, EC Executive Assistant to the President) Northwest Campus
Cabinet members attend local community meetings and serve as board members on various committees and boards, including Marana Chamber of Commerce, YMCA board, Marana Health Center, Pima Council on Aging. (NW, NW Cabinet)
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2 The towns of Marana, Oro Valley, and Catalina in northwest Pima County have experienced tremendous growth in recent years, and have been recognized as some of the fastest growing areas in the state and Southwest. Marana and the area to the northwest along I-10 has been, and continues to be, one of the fastest growing areas in the nation and in Pima County. Data provided by the Marana Strategic Plan indicate a 36% population growth between 2009 and 2011. The population of the Town of Oro Valley increased over 75% between 2000 and 2010.
Therefore, an active effort has been made on the Northwest Campus to reach out to the
community partners and businesses in order to determine the possible impact of that growth on the facilities at NW Campus. Subsequently, the following connections have been forged.
Members of the President’s Cabinet serve as board members on various committees and boards, including Marana Chamber of Commerce, YMCA board, Marana Health Center, Pima Council on Aging, Tucson Metro Water, NW Medical Center, FL Smidth-Krebs, Town of Oro Valley, Basis Charter School. Strong relationships have been developed with local public and private schools. These formal interactions and connections to the community, coupled with historical and current data provided by regional and state data, show that the NW Campus will continue to grow in student enrollments.
Therefore, the planning and building process for the NW Campus facility is timely and supported by sound data from the community. (NW, NW President's Cabinet)
West Campus
The West Campus President participated in meetings of the Pima County Bond Advisory Committee from 2008-2010. The committee is charged with recommending bond project
priorities. Those priorities include creating a partnership between the College and the County for construction of a specialized Health Care Campus for the College, a critical project in light of the fact that the West Campus is at capacity for its health care programs. (WC, L. Albert)
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