Sinclair Community College President Steve Johnson said school will lease the land from the foundation as part of its long-term goal for Warren County. Sinclair has a Vision 2035 to serve more students with more academic programs at the campus, which opened in 2007.
“It’s our goal to make it easier for everyone to get an education no matter where they are in the region,” Johnson said.
Currently, Courseview enrolls between 1,000 and 1,400 students in a term. The college anticipates serving 2,500 students and employing an additional 24 people when renovations are complete in fall 2013 on the former Stress Engineering Building, which was purchased by the foundation in August. The building was bought along with 33 acres of land for $4.5 million, according to Sinclair.
The college plans to add a community meeting room, five laboratories and seven classrooms and complete minor renovations to its existing building on the campus on Courseview Drive.
“Students in this community, their families and employers will benefit for the foreseeable future and beyond as a result of the investments we have made and the training and education we will continue to provide,” Sinclair Community College Board of Trustees Chair Barney Wright said in a news release.
No Montgomery County levy dollars are being used to expand Courseview, according to Sinclair.
About the Author