About the proposed projects
If passed, the bond would fund projects that would:
- Prepare.
Expands student opportunities funding the construction of a Natural Resources Center of Excellence for horticulture, arboriculture, farming and wildland fire, as well as an expansion of welding. - Connect.
Strengthens workforce. and STEM opportunities helping connect students with local employers in high-demand fields, expand workforce partnerships at our Wilsonville campus and create lifelong STEM learning opportunities for younger students with a first-of-its-kind in Oregon immersive space simulation center. - Repair.
Large-scale repairs, including increasing accessibility for people with disabilities, addressing safety hazards, adding security upgrades to building systems for energy efficiency.
Specific project descriptions
Natural Resources Center of Excellence
Constructing a Natural Resources Center of Excellence for horticulture, arboriculture, farming and wildland fire would prepare students to enter the workplace or university for a bachelor’s degree. The project would include a partnership space as well as an expansion of the welding center. This would include space for multidisciplinary programs with state-of-the-art teaching and safety equipment.
Increasing access to STEM opportunities
Partnering with K-12 districts to create a first-of-its-kind in Oregon immersive space simulator center to provide hands-on learning experiences to students in middle school through high school to learn about science, technology, engineering and math.
Updating and fixing aging infrastructure
Updating, maintaining and repairing aging facilities, including deferred major maintenance projects, campus services facilities work and technology upgrades to our aging computer labs and networks. Energy efficiency upgrades, along with replacing outdated and inefficient central heating and cooling plant. These projects would also increase accessibility for people with disabilities and add safety and security.
Building community partnerships
Expansion of workforce training space on the Wilsonville campus would enhance current career and technical education programs.
Increasing safety and security for students and staff
If passed, CCC would make safety and security upgrades to our three campuses through increased cameras and interior door access controls.
Modernizing learning spaces
Renovating and modernizing learning spaces in older buildings to meet hybrid and distant learning needs would allow the college to serve students and future employers from across Clackamas County.
Updating athletic fields and walking trail
IIf passed, the college would update CCC's athletic fields, including track and field renovations with grandstands, a synthetic soccer field with lighting, and completing the Douglass Loop walking trail on the Oregon City campus.
Projects by campus
Harmony (Milwaukie) campus
- Updating, maintaining and repairing aging buildings
- Safety and security upgrades
Wilsonville campus
- Expanding community and workforce training spaces to better interface with local employers
- Safety and security upgrades
Oregon City campus
- Natural Resources Center of Excellence
- Upgrade access to STEM opportunities
- Updating, maintaining, and repairing aging buildings
- Modernizing learning spaces
- Safety and security upgrades
- Accessibility upgrades
- Upgrade athletic fields and walking trail