Internal memo reveals commitment to new construction rather than new educational programs and improved faculty salaries
An internal Yavapai Community College memo dated October 27, 2016 provided to the Blog shows the College’s Administration continues to be wedded to construction. It continues its building spree despite a continued decline in enrollment, which over a ten year period has fallen by 6,000 students in its credit courses. The College spends from $6 to $8 million a year on construction by using tax and tuition revenue it sees as no longer necessary for programs and salaries.
The memo states that “there are plans to build additional facilities such as a 300 seat lecture hall at Prescott, a multi-purpose field and event center at Prescott, a new classroom building in PV, . . . and a 3rd Residence Hall at a place to be determined.” The ten-year capital building plan puts the new residence hall on the Prescott Campus.
Gosh, wouldn’t it be terrific if the College invested this money in educational programs and increasing faculty salaries!
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