Important Definitions
October 12th, 2007FYI / Source: Chancellors Office Facilities Planning Manual
“Community college locations, for purposes of inventorying sites for State capital outlay, are classified into colleges, campuses, educational centers, district offices, outreach operations, future sites and investment parcels.
All categories, except outreach operations and investment parcels, are eligible, once approved by the Board of Governors and the California Postsecondary Education Commission (CPEC) to apply for State capital outlay funds.”
A ‘college’ means a degree-granting institution intended to provide instruction through the second year of college, including but not limited to one or more of the following categories (1) standard collegiate courses for transfer to higher education (2) vocational and technical fields leading to employment (3) general or liberal arts courses for which institution the district intends to obtain accreditation.
A ‘campus’ is like a college but may not offer a full complement of programs or services and is combined with other campuses or a college into a single institution for accreditation purposes.
A ‘educational center’ means a postsecondary operation established and administered by an existing college or district at a location away from the campus of the parent institution. An educational center is an operation planned to continue for three or more years and expected to enroll over 500 FTES by the third year of operation. The center typically has an on-site administrator and may offer programs leading to certificates and/or degrees conferred by the parent institution.
An ‘outreach operation’ is an off-campus enterprise administered by an existing college or district and offering courses in leased or owned facilities which have not been formally approved by the Board of Governors. It is often located in other government facilities, usually enrolls less than 500 FTES (1,000 headcount) and may not be considered as having the potential to grow, over a period of time, into a college, campus or educational center. Outreach operations are combined with a college for accreditation and reporting purposes.
An ‘investment parcel’ is a piece of land acquired for future development or disposal at a profit depending upon district growth patterns, but the ultimate status of the parcel cannot now be determined. Given its undetermined status, it is not eligible to receive State capital outlay funds for development.
A ‘future site’ is a parcel of land acquired for future development and subsequently approved by the Board of Governors as eligible to receive State capital outlay funds to develop into a college or educational center.
A ‘Request for Approval’ is an agenda item reviewed by the Board of Governor’s and CPEC and, if approved, authorizes a specific site as eligible to receive State capital outlay funds.
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Thanks for the great research on the definitions of educational organizations, but according to the definitions the “outreach operation” using leased facilities should be in the Pass area and a real “education center” should be planned in the Temecula area. It looks like the administration got it backwards. Maybe they need some outside help.