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P.rogress Report
to the
North Shore Regional College
Coordinating Committee

by

Davis-Macconnell-Ralston, Inc.

November 15, 1967
Palo Alto, Ca lifornia

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Our tasks - To assist in:
Development of College philosophy, goals, and objectives
• Review of demog~aphic data and form1,1lation of enrollment projections
• Selection of general site
• Development of instructional program based upon College
philosophy, demographic data, and employment needs ·
Translation of instructional program into space requirements
• Determination of costs of buildings
Projection of operating expenses
in order to show:
What the College is,•
Whom it is for,
Where it should be located,
What it will teach,
How it may help the community, and
What it will cost.

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The College Philosophy, Goals, and Objectives
Assumptions
Open door admissions
Quality instruction
Comprehensive and multi-purpose in nature
Planned for the people of the community (44, 45, 46, 48)
The College is to Provide

General education for all
University transfer programs
Career training
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Continuing education
Counseling services
Community service
These assumptions and instructional provisions must not
be taken lightly

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They will have a profound effect upon the

entire nature of the College and its cost.

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• Review of Demographic Data and Enrollment Projections

If the College stands ready to- serve all members of the
Community
how many members of the community will
be served today?
and how many should the College be ready
to serve tomorrow?
and just what is "tomorrow"?

The population in the College community and the numbe.r of
the community members attending institutions of higher education
are both increasing rapidly.
We see, in the four districts, a population of 184,000 by
1986.
We see a potential enrollment in the North Shore Regional
College if the College is to serve the community need, of 2,000
students by the early 70's, and 3,500 by the mid to late 70's.
And we see an ultimate enrollment in the North Shore Regional
College of 5,000.

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• Selection of General Site

Of major concern - one site or two?

Based upon our enrollment projections, one site of
adequate size will best serve the community's interests.

Given the desirability of a centrally-located campus,
and based upon the need for a truly adequate site - 100 acres
or larger - the Capilano area seems the best choice.

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• Development of the Instructional Program Based upon
the College's Philosophy, Demographic Data, and Employment
Needs.

How
A Dual Approach
1) The Need to project cost, and therefore required

square footage, prior to appointment of a Principal
and instructional staff.
2) The need for flexibility and innovation in the

instructional program and the implications for
non standard spaces.
Future curricular trends - the EFP and others
Class sizes and teaching methods (McKeachie and Ruml)
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Transfer,_ general education, and career-oriented programs
. • . These last the most costly but also vita11y necessary
to meet the community need.

Service vs. manufacture and other trends
Business and paramedical at the b~ginning.

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. Translation of Instructional Program into Space Requirements

Square footage standards and the development of class areas
as based upon program needs.

113,400 net and 294,000 gross square feet for the College at
its 2,000 enrollment.

At 3,500 enrollment, 455,000 gross square feet

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. Determination of Costs of Buildings

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Structural, mechanical, service, and circulation at
at 40% of gross,
30% for furniture and equipment,
Construction costs at a yearly increase of 5%,

The cost of the campus buildings for 2,000 students, if
begun now, is projected to be some $8 million dollars, or $10
million dollars if constructed in 1971.

The cost for buildings for 3,500 students, if built in 1975,
is estimated at $16 to $17 million dollars .

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