HomeMy WebLinkAbout2003 12 03 SCC Building Toward the Future
10th
largest
Of Florida's
28 Community
Colleges
39th
largest
Producer
OfAA
Degrees
Out Of More
Than 1200
Community
Colleges
In The
USA
35,000
Students
Are Expected
To Attend SCC
This Year
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BUILDING
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TODAY'S LARGEST
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WILL WE BE READY?
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A NEW CAMPUS IN
HEATH ROW
. 6-acre site with convenient 1-4 access and
high-profile 1-4 visibility
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"Rev up" a renowned automotive
program with a multi-million dol-
lar fund, largely donated from
Central Florida's auto dealers.
serve
the region's employees
and their businesses
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the 1-4 high tech corridor
. Slated to accommodate community
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DEVELOPMENT
A NEW CAMPUS
IN ALTAMONTE
SPRINGS
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. 9-acre, prime location site for
high-traffic, convenient access
CONTINUED
GROWTH IN
OVIEDO
. Will replace limited-space Hunt Club Center
. Scheduled to open in spring of 2006
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: eastern Seminole County
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DEVELOPMENT
. 37% of County households (Seminole's most
densely-populated neighborhoods) are in this area
. Potential 7-story facility with classrooms and labs
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DEVELOPMENT
OVER THE PAST 3 YEARS
/$25.1 MlLUON/
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AllOCATED
by the state to fund
construction of 2 new
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IS NEEDED
to finish constructing
these 2 new facilities...
to OPERATING/
DOLLARS
ARE BUDGETED
AT THIS TIME
to operate these 2 new
facilities. . .
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IS NEEDED
to construct a new
Automotive Technology
Center on the Sanford /
Lake Mary campus...
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IS NEEDED
K 12 Orlando Sentinel
OPINION
" SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 21,2003
Orlando
Sentinel
Sanford: 541 N. Palmetto Ave" Suit< 105, 32771
407.322-3513
Altamonte Springs, 715 Douglas Ave" Suit< 101,32714
407-772-B030
EDITORIAl
JOHN BABINCHAK II
County Editor
ADVERTISING
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Advertising Manager
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ORCUIATION
South Seminole: 407-420-5353
Sanford: 1-800-359-5353
College needs help
of state legislators
Our position: see has made the case that it
deserves more funds to build two campuses.
es began to dominate along the Lake
Mal)'-Heathrow corridor on Interstate 4,
SCC responded with specially designed
information-technology programs to
serve that expanding market.
In fact, the Pizzuti Coso and Newport
Partners donated land for the proposed
SCC campus in Heathrow. SCC got the
6.1 acres so that the college could pro-
vide convenient computer training and
other educational opportunities for em-
ployees in the many office complexes
nearby.
SCC didn't stop at computer courses.
The community college also offers
courses in such areas as the building
trades, automotive technology and
health care.
Just as importantly, the courses also
offer a shot at a four-year university for
students who otherwise might not have
been able to attend.
The Altamonte Springs campus
would be on land SCC owns near Mait-
land Boulevard and State Road 434. It
would take the load off the Hunt Club
mini-campus while providing easier ac-
cess to higher education on the county's
west side.
SCC would like to see both campuses
ready to accept students by the spring of
2006. The college needs more funding to
reach its goals, however. Officials esti-
mate, for one thing, another $35.9 mil-
lion is required from the Public Educa-
tion Capital Outlay fund.
Admittedly, these are tough times for
the state budget with many hands dig-
ging into the pie. It is up to the Seminole
legislative delegation to make sure that
SCC can get its hand in there, too.
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Seminole Community College is
one of the county's major assets.
That's why the Seminole legisla-
tive delegation needs to pay spe-
cial attention to SCe's needs.
With two new campuses on the draw-
ing boards, those needs are pressing.
The school, bursting with increased en-
rollment, needs those campuses to meet
the ever-expanding demand for educa-
tional opportunities beyond high school.
Already SCe's main campus in San-
ford-Lake Mal)', a second campus in
Oviedo, and a smaller facility at Hunt
Club, a shopping center on the west side
of the county, are straining to meet the
needs of about 35,000 students. The
county's young population promises
even more rapid enrollment growth.
This year SCC broke into the top 100
community colleges in the nation for
producing graduates with AA degrees.
The college jumped to 39th.
The new campuses would be in
Heathrow and Altamonte Springs.
Building and curriculum plans are still
in the development process, but there is
little doubt the two new campuses are
needed.
Students at both campuses would be
able to take courses leading to an associ-
ate of science or associate of arts degree.
Some courses would be in programs de-
signed to prepare students for immedi-
ate entry into the job market; others
would ready them to enter a four-year
college to obtain a bachelor's degree.
SCC has a proven record in creating
programs to provide the skills necessal)'
to maintain a thriving local economy.
When high-tech, white-collar business-
for improvements to
SCC's current campuses...
-GROWTH
;PUND -BRlCKS&MORTAR
-COMMUNITY MATCH
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AN ENGINE FOR
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DEVELOPMENT...
Workforce Is...
· All A.S. Degrees
· Nursing/Healthcare
Careers
· Public Safety
· IT/High Tech Careers
· Teachers & More
. The Seminole Technology Business Incubation Center (STBIC)
is the only small business assistance program in Seminole
County.
. In the past 10 months alone, over 322 individual clients have
been assisted by the STBIC.
ENROLLMENT MIX
. Since 1997, SCC's Small Business Development Center and
the STBIC have served 2,040 business clients, generated 593
new jobs, and have assisted in raising more than $18.3 mil-
lion in capital investments.
Workforce Workforce
64.0% 36.0%
. In partnership with 2 neighboring community colleges, SCC
has generated over 11,000 IT jobs in the past 2 years.
. The National Science Foundation (NSF) has renewed a $2 mil-
lion grant to SCC and DBCC for the Information Technology
Education Center
AA Transfer
36.0%
AA Transfer
64.0%
Seminole
System
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I-see Seminole Community College
E. Ann McGee, President
100 Weldon Boulevard I Sanford, FL 32773-6199 I 407-328-2010 I vvvvw.scc-fl.edu
2004 LEGISLATIVE AGENDA
1. Fund Enrollment Growth
o SCe's full-time enrollment (FTE) has grown by 59% over 5 years.
o Seminole County will grow by 40% by 2020.
o Today, 21% of the county's population is under the age of 15. Tomorrow, they will
be our students - increasing our enrollment by as many as 26,500, to a total of
61,500.
o State support per student has dropped by 33% - from $3,300 to $2,200 over the
last five years.
o We are now 10th in size but dead last in state support - 10/28.
o Raising SCC's per FTE funding to the state average of $2,906 would take
$7,287,435.
2. Fund Facilities (PECO) Request
o $7,337,000 to complete Altamonte Springs campus
o $3,514,000 to complete 1-4 Technology Workforce Development Center
o $1,214,000 for new Automotive Center on Sanford/Lake Mary Campus
o $5,252,000 for improvements on existing campuses
3. Fund Community Match
o $2,000,000 for new Automotive Center on Sanford/Lake Mary Campus
o $1,364,690 (estimate) for scholarship and other matching gifts
District Board of Trustees
Sidney Miller, Chairman I Verdell Pugh, Vice Chairman I Dr. Charles W. English I Richard H. Lee I Dede Schaffner I E. Ann McGee, President
Oviedo I Sanford/Lake Mary I Hunt Club
An Equal Access/Equal Opportunity Community College