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Enrollment at KCC has grown from
2,500 students in 1996 to more than
5,500 students. A new college building
with expanded science and technology
labs would enable the community
college enrollment to almost double
in certain allied health and technical
training programs.
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A new building for KCC would mean
that more students could begin their
college careers at the community
college and be prepared to transfer
to four-year programs at OIT or elsewhere.
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New joint programming with OIT in
complementary health programs could
help OIT and KCC serve more students
and graduate more trained workers.
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This proposed bond measure would
raise $12.4 million and would cost
property owners an estimated 35 cents
per thousand dollars of assessed property
value. This means that an owner of a
home assessed at $200,000 would pay
approximately $70 per year for the bond.
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The bond measure would be paid for
by current property owners as well as
by people who move into the district
in the future.
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The bond would be paid off in ten years,
so over the life of the bond the total
estimated cost to an owner of property
assessed at $200,000 would be $700.
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The Board is proposing the bond
measure to make sure the college
continues to provide education and
job training for district residents and
meets the future employment needs
for local businesses.
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New college facilities would enable
the college to offer or expand the
following programs and classes:
- Nursing Assistant 2
- Dental Assisting
- Phlebotomy
- AA Nursing program
- Agriculture Science
- Veterinary Technology
- Animal Science
- Anatomy and Physiology classes
- Physics and Astronomy classes
- Business Office Systems
- Computer Technology Training
- Computer Graphics
- Computer Writing Lab
- Small Engine Repair
- Mechanical Farm Implement Repair
- Building Trades and Upholstery
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The measure would provide $12.4 million
in funding for new facilities adjacent to
the existing college buildings, and would
retire existing debt the college acquired
to establish its present campus.
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The bond measure would provide the
college with funding to build additional
job training classrooms and labs, upgrade
technology and provide opportunities to
additional students in the future.
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Right now, KCC is housed in buildings
without suitable space for science and
technology training for the number of
students who want to enroll. In the
current college space, there is only
one science lab for 24 students.
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The bond measure would provide for
four new science labs, three computer
labs, a construction and occupational
health lab as well as general purpose
classroom and space for student activities.
The college also would use a portion of
the bond proceeds to retire existing debt,
thereby freeing up additional resources
for operations and instruction.
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The state legislature allocated $7.7
million to KCC for this project, if the
remainder of the funds can be raised
locally. If a measure is not approved
this year, these funds could be lost.
Also, the college itself has saved $1.2
million to allocate to construction. And,
every year that construction is delayed,
the cost for the project is increased.
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Also this year there are several local
partnerships in the works. A branch
of the county library could be located on
college property next to the new building.
The county would pay for the building,
allowing students to use the library. Local
citizens would have access to the library
as well as the college buildings and parking.
Under this arrangement, costs to taxpayers
are reduced by sharing spaces.
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KCC is also exploring new programs with
the K-12 school districts to add offerings
for high school age students.
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With new space dedicated to vocational
programs such as veterinary technology,
building trades, and engine repair, the
college could provide more trained
employees for local business and industry.
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