About the proposed projects
If passed, the bond would fund projects that would:
- Prepare.
Expands student opportunities funding the construction of a Natural Resources Center of Excellence for horticulture, arboriculture, farming and wildland fire, as well as an expansion of welding. - Connect.
Strengthens workforce. and STEM opportunities helping connect students with local employers in high-demand fields, expand workforce partnerships at our Wilsonville campus and create lifelong STEM learning opportunities for younger students with a first-of-its-kind in Oregon immersive space simulation center. - Repair.
Large-scale repairs, including increasing accessibility for people with disabilities, addressing safety hazards, adding security upgrades to building systems for energy efficiency.
Specific project descriptions
Natural Resources Center of Excellence
Constructing a Natural Resources Center of Excellence for horticulture, arboriculture, farming, and wildland fire would prepare students to enter the workplace or university for a bachelor’s degree. The project would include a partnership space as well as an expansion of the welding center. This would include space for multidisciplinary programs with state-of-the-art teaching and safety equipment.
Increasing access to STEM opportunities
Partnering with K-12 districts to create a first-of-its-kind Oregon immersive space simulator center to provide hands-on learning experiences to students in middle school through high school to learn about science, technology, engineering and math.
Updating and fixing aging infrastructure
Updating, maintaining and repairing aging facilities, including deferred major maintenance projects, campus services facilities improvements and technology upgrades to our aging computer labs and networks. Energy efficiency upgrades, along with replacing outdated and inefficient central heating and cooling plant. These projects would also increase accessibility for people with disabilities, remove access barriers as well as increase safety and security.
Building community partnerships
Expansion of workforce partnership space on the Wilsonville campus that would enhance current career and technical education programs and strengthen connections between education and industry. By fostering partnerships with local businesses, we could align our programs with the needs of the workforce, preparing students for success in high-demand fields.
Increasing safety and security for students and staff
Safety and security improvements to our three campuses through increased cameras and interior door access controls.
Modernizing learning spaces
Renovating and modernizing learning spaces in older buildings to meet today’s hybrid and distant learning needs would allow the college to serve students and future employers from across Clackamas County both urban and rural.
Updating athletic fields and walking trail
Improving CCC’s athletic fields including track and field renovations with grandstands for sporting events and outdoor graduation, a synthetic soccer field with lighting, and completing the Douglas Loop walking trail on the Oregon City campus.
BOND CONTACT
Lori Hall
Public Information Officer
Clackamas Community College
19600 Molalla Ave., Oregon City, OR 97045