Ventura County Community College - Capital Improvement Program

In a major move to revitalize education for community college students, the Ventura County Community College District in 2002 embarked on a multi-layered mission to improve programs and upgrade facilities. Armed with $438 million in bond and state funds, the district hired Heery to manage planning, project development and implementation for a comprehensive capital improvement program. The program includes 60 projects on three existing college campuses in Ventura, Moorpark and Oxnard and a public safety training center in Camarillo. Slated for completion in 2011, improvements include constructing new facilities, upgrading infrastructure systems and renovating parking lots. Among the newly constructed facilities are student service centers, health science centers, an arts complex, a science and arts center and an auditorium and television complex.

One project of note is the Ventura College Library & Learning Resource Center, which not only houses a new library, but also hundreds of high-speed computers connected to the Internet. The 100,000 SF, three-story building includes classrooms, reading and writing labs and faculty offices.