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State-of-the-Art Learning Environments

The Spring 2010 semester saw the opening of three extensive new science lab additions at each of our campuses. Ranging in size  from 6,700 to 14,000 square feet, the new labs feature the latest equipment and fixtures for teaching chemistry, physics, physical  science and biology. With our significant increase in student enrollment - including those students planning to complete their Associate's degrees and then transfer to a four-year university to complete their Bachelor's degree - the completion of these new science labs is especially welcome news.

According to Amensisa Abdi, science faculty at Clinton Community College, the new science addition at CCC was designed with a student's most positive learning experience in mind. "We incorporated the most modern available technologies on the market and also built around a design that promotes a collaborative and active learning environment," he explains. "I hope students will find learning in this new facility among the most memorable experiences of their student lives."

Bhaswati Gangopadhyay, science faculty at Scott Community College, is also proud of the new facility on the SCC campus. "We're especially pleased with the increased lab space and feel it will help students learn better as well as support teaching efforts," she notes. She also notes that there's an advantage to pre-engineering and other transfer students who can now take more science-related classes before they head to a four-year program.

"The new labs are very nice and students will have the best possible classrooms in which to learn," says Richard Boyer, science faculty member from Muscatine Community College. "Although the modern look is great, the enhanced safety features are probably the best aspect of the new space. We can do a lot more in the labs now as far as experiments."

The science additions at each of the campuses were funded through the 2007 EICCD Bond referendum. We appreciate our communities' support in helping us provide quality learning environments for our students.

Construction Updates

Scott Community College's new Culinary Arts and Hospitality Management Center. The 10,000-square-foot building is scheduled to be open by July 1, in time for students entering in the fall semester. Costing $2.3 million, it is located on the college's main campus in Bettendorf and includes baking and cooking demonstration labs, two classrooms, a mockup of a hotel suite, office space, storage space and a 50-seat setting for serving of meals. Both the Culinary Arts and Hospitality Management programs are apprentice-based two-year degree programs providing direct experience with area restaurants and hotels. Nearly 100 students are currently enrolled in
the programs.

SCC Applied Technology Building Addition and Renovation - The project features a 12,500 square foot addition as well as significant renovation to existing space. The project should be completed by the end of the current Spring semester and feature new labs for both Auto Technology and HVAC.

The Villas at Devils Glen - Independently developed and managed by the Oxbow Development Corporation, the Villas at Devil's Glen is a student-focused community consisting of a combination of fourbedroom/ four bath suites and two bedroom/two bath suites. The complex will be located approximately one mile from the Belmont Road SCC campus and is expected to open early Fall 2010. For more information on leasing, contact: The Villas at Devils Glen (563) 499-5511
or online at www.TheVillasLife.com.