BOND WOULD HELP ADD COLLEGE SPACE CAMPUSES IN VALLEY COULD GET $364 MILLION.Byline: Erik Nelson Staff Writer Pierce, Mission and Valley colleges could get 28 total new classroom buildings if voters pass a $1.2 billion school modernization modernization Transformation of a society from a rural and agrarian condition to a secular, urban, and industrial one. It is closely linked with industrialization. As societies modernize, the individual becomes increasingly important, gradually replacing the family, and construction bond measure approved unanimously by the Los Angeles Community College District The Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) is the community college district serving Los Angeles, California and some of its neighboring cities. In addition to typical college aged students, the LACCD also serves adults of all ages. on Wednesday. If voters approve the measure on the April 10 primary ballot, about 35 percent of its proceeds would benefit the three Valley campuses, with the rest allocated to the district's six other colleges. Although the Board of Trustees board of trustees Politics The posse of thugs who oversee an institution's administration. See Board of directors. must give final approval, district officials expect Valley College to receive about $170 million, Pierce about $167 million and Mission about $127 million. The district badly needs the bond to replace and renovate aging campus buildings and make seismic improvements, Chancellor Mark Drummond said. ``We have the largest community college district in the world, and we serve one of the fastest-growing and most vibrant cities, and yet we have a district that has had no major investment for the past 45 years,'' Drummond said. The measure appears to be the first major bond issue to be put before voters since the passage of Proposition 39, which reduced the voter threshold from two-thirds of the electorate Electorate may refer to:
After losing three previous bond measures, ``Prop. 39 gives us a better shot at it,'' Drummond said. Its chances are also good because one out of every three families in the area has a connection to a community college, he added. The measure also calls for a citizens oversight committee at each campus and annual audit of each school's expenditures. Faculty and administrative salaries would not be covered by the bond. On Wednesday, the seven-member board also unanimously approved the Pierce College In 2006 the Library won a national Excellence award. Academics Pierce College offers associate's degrees, mainly in the arts and sciences. There are also certificate programs in early childhood education, social services, dental hygienist, and others. master plan, which combines three conceptual plans that call for an agricultural education Agricultural education is instruction about crop production, livestock management, soil and water conservation, and various other aspects of agriculture. Agricultural education includes instruction in food education, such as nutrition. center, an equestrian equestrian a rider of horses. boarding facility, a cafeteria cafeteria: see restaurant. , and apartments for students and seniors on the 425-acre campus. ``It's a wonderful day for Pierce College,'' Pierce President Rocky Young said of the plan, which he noted would leave untouched 190 acres of the college's existing 200 acres of agricultural land. The only negative testimony before the board came from Woodland Hills Homeowners Organization President Gordon Murley, who spoke out against the master plan's proposal for a high-tech corporate research partner with the college. |
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