1. HCC’s Blueprint for Our Community’s Future
Revised August 15, 2012 1

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3. HCC’s Blueprint for Our Community’s Future
Revised August 15, 2012 3

4. Trends and Today’s Realities
• 80% of all new jobs require at least
2 years of postsecondary education
and training to create a living wage
• Economics and increases in 4-year
tuition/fees have made a college education
unaffordable for many
• HCC remains accessible to all
with affordable tuition
• HCC is #1 developer in Houston
of workforce-ready candidates
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5. Postsecondary Education is
the Key to Our Future
“The most important
institution of higher
education in Houston is
HCC. I have a deep admiration
for the community college
because the college is
important to connecting
people to jobs in the 21st
century.”
Dr. Stephen Klineberg
Co-Director, Kinder Institute for
Urban Research at Rice University
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6. Highlights of Previous HCC Bond Election
• In 2003, voters provided the college
with approximately $151 million
• HCC built almost 1 million sq ft of
facilities by using growth dollars
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7. College at Capacity:
Growth Outpaces Facilities
Over the past 5 years
HCC has served
40% more students,
and the college is currently
at 92% capacity.
Note these numbers are
unduplicated
headcount for Fall
semesters.
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8. Assessment of HCC’s Stewardship of Resources
• HCC lowered taxes in 2007, 2008, and 2009
• Increased efficiencies and effective use of tax dollars
• Saved over $79M in utility costs during
the past 5 years (Report from Reliant Energy, July 2012)
• Increased non-tax revenues to off-set taxation
through a variety of innovative, entrepreneurial efforts
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9. Our Current Long-Range Outlook
• State funding has decreased by $64 million over the last
biennium, and further decreases are expected
• HCC’s 53 square feet per student in a classroom is only
66% of the national average of 80 square feet per
student*
• Unable to meet students’ needed scheduling demands
• Need to upgrade classrooms and labs with latest
technology to create the learning space of the future
• Need to ensure campuses are as conducive to student
learning as possible
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10. Facilities 2012 Bond Program
• HCC Board of Trustees voted in August to
put a $425 million bond referendum on
the ballot in November
• The funds will be allocated for new facilities,
improvements and acquisitions needed to
prepare the workforce of the future
• This will ensure that HCC can meet student
needs especially in high-demand areas such
as health sciences, as well as science, technology,
engineering and math (STEM) education.
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11. Amount Allocated
HCC Coleman College Blueprint $120 million
HCC Coleman College
Needs:
• Our college is at 200%-plus capacity; the college
was constructed to teach around 1,500 students
and this fall our enrollment will exceed 3,800
• The Gulf Coast Workforce Development Area lists
15 of HCC Coleman College programs on its list of
fastest-growing occupations
• Personal Care Aides and Home Health Aides are
the top two occupations in the United States with
the fastest projected growth during the next ten
years - both at 70 percent growth through 2020
(many LVNs can work in this field)
• The need for Diagnostic Medical Sonographers is
expected to grow 44 percent; dental hygienists,
38 percent
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12. Amount Allocated
HCC Coleman College Blueprint $120 million
HCC Coleman College
• HCC Coleman offers 22 allied health
programs and registered nursing but
could offer additional programs if
space allowed
• Enrollment in traditional programs
like nursing, dental hygiene and
surgical technology could increase as
well as emerging fields like biosafety,
polysomnography and renal dialysis
• The demand for affordable,
accredited nursing programs continues
to be one of the greatest needs of
metropolitan Houston
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13. Amount Allocated
HCC Coleman College Blueprint $120 million
HCC Coleman College
Blueprint:
New Texas Medical Center building to
meet educational and healthcare
industry demand and offer healthcare
services to the community.
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14. Other HCC College Blueprints
HCC Central College HCC Northeast Campus
Needs Needs
• HCC’s original structure is • Significant community needs for
outdated training and education
• Campus at capacity • Pinemont Facility is currently
• Parking Garage leased and needs to be replaced
Blueprint Blueprint
• New classrooms and labs • Revenue savings to replace
equipped with 21st century existing facility with new facility
technology • Location to be determined based
• Meet educational demand, safety, on community input
and security
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15. Other HCC College Blueprints
HCC Northwest College HCC Southeast College
Needs Needs
• Significant growth in West Houston • More than half of Southeast
has created increased demand college students elect to take
• Energy corridor is requiring more classes online due to full classes
demand for STEM related fields on campuses
• Recent Alief annexation has • Students would prefer to take
created increased demand in area classes on campus instead of
online
Blueprint
• Developed new learning space Blueprint
based on community needs • Expand Southeast Campus
• Campus improvements to enhance to enhance academic and
technology and classrooms workforce programs such as
advanced manufacturing to meet
community needs
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16. Other HCC College Blueprints
Brays Oaks
HCC Southwest College
Needs
• New campus and building
Stafford Campus
Blueprint
Needs • Develop workforce/trades skill
• No workforce building in the center
area
• Significant need for training
in HVAC and other Missouri City Campus
manufacturing trades
Needs
• Community has expressed needs
Blueprint
in areas of entrepreneurship and
• Develop workforce training
small business training
center to meet community
needs Blueprint
• Develop entrepreneurship and
small business training center
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18. We are proud of the role that HCC plays in
providing access to quality higher education and
in significantly impacting our region’s economy.
#1 in Texas for 2-year degrees and technical certificates
(Community College Week, July 9, 2012)
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