– Vicki Saville , Associate Vice President for Facilities & Construction at Central Piedmont Community College in Charlotte , North Carolina

construction project with the aim of improving learning environments and providing a greater number of modern classrooms and labs .

The college obtained a $ 210 million bond from Mecklenburg County , a general obligation bond back in 2013 , plus $ 70 million in other construction monies . This public funding has provided the college with 10 separate construction and refurbishment projects , and with an eye towards the future , the college is already working to gain additional funding to continue this process with another 8-10 projects in the pipeline .

Updating facilities and the overall college experience to suit the needs and demands of the modern world is one driving force , but for CPCC there is are also a state and county targets to consider . The state goal is for each community college to provide students with 100 sq . ft . per FTE ( Full-Time Equivalent ). Back in 2012 , CPCC sat at 56 sq . ft . – some way off . Mecklenburg County ’ s goal stands at 90 sq . ft . per FTE .

“ In order for us to fulfil the need of our 70,000 students , CPCC really needed to ramp things up , make more labs , more classrooms and provide those square footages ,” says Vicki Saville , Associate Vice President

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