SANTIAGO CANYON COLLEGE

SCIENCE CENTER

2010

•One of newest and fastest growing community colleges in California

•Accredited in 2000 – Reaffirmed in 2009

•Serves approximately 10,000 students at SCC and 8,000 students at the Orange Education Center

•Committed to providing quality education in a state-of-the-art learning environment

SCC ON THE MOVE

• In 2002, voters approved Measure E

•$337 million general obligation bond

•Science Center is a $31 million project, funded by Measure E ($21 million) and state construction funds

($10 million)

COMMUNITY COMMITMENT

•The Science Center houses classrooms and laboratories that will create new opportunities for the study of:

•Astronomy

•Biology

•Chemistry

•Geology

•Physics

NEW OPPORTUNITIES

•60,000 square foot facility

•Offer Comprehensive Science and Engineering Curriculum

Adding:

•Microbiology

•Organic Chemistry

•Engineering

COMPREHENSIVE

•12 laboratories

•6 lecture classrooms

•Auditorium, seating over 180

•Faculty offices

SPECIAL FEATURES

•Major role in creating scientific literacy for the citizens of RSCCD

•Exists for one purpose – to help students learn

ENHANCED ACCESS TO SCIENCE

•Commitment to environmental responsibility

•Constructed with recycled and low-emitting materials, energy efficient systems, water efficient plumbing, and solar

shading devices

ENVIRONMENTALLY RESPONSIBLE

•The Board of Trustees - RSCCD

•The Chancellor

•SCC Faculty & Staff

•And You, The Community

•WE THANK YOU!

MANY PLAYED A ROLE IN MAKING THIS FACILITY A REALITY…