SCC president wants more students in its upgraded facility
SCC president wants more students in its upgraded facility
By Ian Thompson
ROCKVILLE - Solano Community College is getting the modernized facilities it needs to teach its students, but the community college has to make greater efforts to bring more students in, its president said Friday.
Superintendent/President Paulette Perfumo told faculty members the biggest challenge facing SCC is to increase the number of students.
"We need to grow," she said of a flat enrollment, which needs to increase to generate revenue that will allow the community college to keep pace with rising employee health and welfare costs.
Perfumo set a friendly, upbeat tone Friday morning as she welcomed the community college's faculty back to their classes.
"There's lots of talent and lots of energy here," Perfumo said in a packed college theater.
The community college is getting more state funding this year from Sacramento. Not as much as the community colleges would like, "but every dollar helps," she said.
But getting part of that increased state funding is based on getting more students.
Perfumo said a lot of ideas are already being generated to get more Solano County residents to sign up for courses and meet enrollment goals but more help is needed.
"You need to work with your deans to achieve these goals," Perfumo said.
Perfumo spent much of her address bringing the faculty up to date on construction at the Rockville campus and planning for the Vacaville and Vallejo campuses.
All the construction and renovation money was made possible by Measure G, which allowed SCC issue construction bonds.
"We are really getting excited about Measure G and the progress we are making," Perfumo said. "Pardon our dust, but I think you will like the future."
"We are making progress on all of the projects," community college board President Denis Honeychurch told the faculty in a short videotaped message.
State-of-the-art classrooms have already gone into the trade and technical building and by the time students arrive, the business and science buildings will be modernized.
The expansion of the Vacaville campus is under way so the campus can keep up with that city's expected growth, Perfumo said.
Design of the Vallejo campus is in its final stages and Perfumo proudly showed the facility artists' renderings of what the completed campus will look like.
As the facilities expand during the next three years, Perfumo said the next step will be doing strategic planning to ensure the community college makes full use of its new buildings.
Reach Ian Thompson at 427-6976 or ithompson@dailyrepublic.net.
By Ian Thompson
ROCKVILLE - Solano Community College is getting the modernized facilities it needs to teach its students, but the community college has to make greater efforts to bring more students in, its president said Friday.
Superintendent/President Paulette Perfumo told faculty members the biggest challenge facing SCC is to increase the number of students.
"We need to grow," she said of a flat enrollment, which needs to increase to generate revenue that will allow the community college to keep pace with rising employee health and welfare costs.
Perfumo set a friendly, upbeat tone Friday morning as she welcomed the community college's faculty back to their classes.
"There's lots of talent and lots of energy here," Perfumo said in a packed college theater.
The community college is getting more state funding this year from Sacramento. Not as much as the community colleges would like, "but every dollar helps," she said.
But getting part of that increased state funding is based on getting more students.
Perfumo said a lot of ideas are already being generated to get more Solano County residents to sign up for courses and meet enrollment goals but more help is needed.
"You need to work with your deans to achieve these goals," Perfumo said.
Perfumo spent much of her address bringing the faculty up to date on construction at the Rockville campus and planning for the Vacaville and Vallejo campuses.
All the construction and renovation money was made possible by Measure G, which allowed SCC issue construction bonds.
"We are really getting excited about Measure G and the progress we are making," Perfumo said. "Pardon our dust, but I think you will like the future."
"We are making progress on all of the projects," community college board President Denis Honeychurch told the faculty in a short videotaped message.
State-of-the-art classrooms have already gone into the trade and technical building and by the time students arrive, the business and science buildings will be modernized.
The expansion of the Vacaville campus is under way so the campus can keep up with that city's expected growth, Perfumo said.
Design of the Vallejo campus is in its final stages and Perfumo proudly showed the facility artists' renderings of what the completed campus will look like.
As the facilities expand during the next three years, Perfumo said the next step will be doing strategic planning to ensure the community college makes full use of its new buildings.
Reach Ian Thompson at 427-6976 or ithompson@dailyrepublic.net.
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