COLLEGE BUYS MORE ROOMS VANDENBERG AFB BUILDINGS ADDED.Byline: Eugene Tong tong 1 tr.v. tonged, tong·ing, tongs To seize, hold, or manipulate with tongs. [Back-formation from tongs. Staff Writer SANTA CLARITA Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, - College of the Canyons College of the Canyons is one of the fastest-growing community colleges in the state. According to the National Junior College Research Association, College of the Canyons consistently ranks in the top 50 community colleges in the nation. has received some of the 34 portable buildings purchased from Vandenberg Air Force Base Vandenberg Air Force Base, U.S. military installation, 3,456 acres (1,399 hectares), SW Calif., near Lompoc; chief Pacific coast launch site for military satellites. earlier this year for use as additional classrooms at both its Valencia campus and future Canyon Country center. About 15 of the 12-foot-by-60-foot structures have arrived from the Lompoc military base since Monday, facilities dean Jim Schrage said. Nineteen more are expected next week. All buildings will be stored at Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. County Fire Department's Del Valle training facility in Castaic until they are needed. ``We have no place to put them, so they've been kind enough to let us keep them up there,'' Schrage said. The structures, totaling some 30,000 square feet, were a deal, costing just $17,000. The expense for removal and transportation to the Santa Clarita Valley The Santa Clarita Valley is the valley of the Santa Clara River in Southern California. It stretches through Los Angeles County and Ventura County. Its main population center is the city of Santa Clarita. The valley was part of the 48,612-acre (19,672. topped $140,000. ``These opportunities don't come by very often,'' Schrage said. ``We got an opportunity to purchase very inexpensive square-footage, so we grabbed it.'' Officials expect some of the portable buildings may be placed at the college's Valencia campus, but most are intended as temporary classrooms for the proposed Canyon Country Educational Center. The college has been seeking potential sites for the satellite campus - due to open in 2006 - over the past year. It would replace its existing ACCESS center in the Canyon Country Library. The state Community College Board of Governors last month tentatively ten·ta·tive adj. 1. Not fully worked out, concluded, or agreed on; provisional: tentative plans. 2. Uncertain; hesitant. approved to the project, while two possible sites were under review. Once a property is selected and purchased, the structures will be installed there, Schrage said. Besides serving the city's east side, the new campus will create much- needed space as the main Valencia campus nears capacity by the end of the decade. About 32 percent of the college's students live in the eastern Santa Clarita Valley. Recent studies found that more than 18 percent reside in Canyon Country and nearly 14 percent live in Saugus. Enrollment at the college passed the 14,000 mark, more than double that of a decade ago. The new center would accommodate 4,648 students, exceeding the threshold requirements for new centers. Eugene Tong, (661) 257-5253 eugene.tong(at)dailynews.com |
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