Funding Issues: State Capital Outlay Funds support the Community Colleges’ ability to construct, remodel, renovate and maintain its educational facilities. It is estimated that these funds will be reduced in the next five years at an average of 50% per year as compared to what was appropriated to the Community Colleges in the current year. An Advisory Council on Educational Facilities has been appointed in order to provide solutions to the shortfall in Capital Outlay appropriations.

Preventative Maintenance Program:

The College is in the process of implementing a preventative maintenance/work order system.  The first phase is complete, the FMStudio system is generating work orders for preventative maintenance covering the majority of equipment and facilities.  Facilities Management along with the Physical Plant staff from the campuses are reviewing the balance of the P.M. that still needs to be scheduled and implementation will take place within the next few months.  Facilities Management and Information Technology are developing a system to synchronize user information from the College user directory with FMStudio.  When this is complete, FMStudio will be have all the users defined and the "on-demand" portion of the work order system will be available.  

Project Highlights:

Central Campus - New Institute of Public Safety Building 21: Opened it's doors in January 2006. It's a state of the art facility for the police academy program. It's complete with upgraded media/electronics in every classroom and an indoor firing range. The building received a prestigious architectural design award in September 2006.

Central Campus - New Science Building 7: The College has completed a renovation of existing faculty office with a 10,000 square foot addition for the Biology and Chemistry programs. The Chemistry and Biology Laboratories are fully certified  by the state in the green seal certification for chemical and toxic disposal to have no impact on the environment.

South Campus - The existing Library, building 72 at South Campus, is being remodeled into classrooms to replace the existing modular buildings.  The remodel will also include a new Learning Resource Center and provide faculty office space for the English Department.  As part of the remodeling of building 72, all infrastructure components will be upgraded.

Downtown Center - Remodeling in Building 31 is to accommodate the Human Resources and Procurement Departments.  Phase One: Renovation of entire 6th floor for College's Human Resource Department.  Phase Two: Renovation of 5th floor areas for College's Procurement Department.