Officials with the Prescott, Arizona-based Yavapai College, in anticipating future growth, are working on a campus master plan designed to document all the school’s coming facility and infrastructure needs.
Founded in 1965, the community college, whose main address is 1100 E Sheldon Street, has been conducting a series of public input meetings exploring facility growth priorities.
Meanwhile, a survey sponsored by the school, which has an enrollment of nearly 7,500 students, has indicated that overwhelmingly those students would like to see more private study workspaces on campus, as well as collaboration and event spaces.
According to school officials, the campus master plan, as developed by the Phoenix-based Smith Group architectural firm, is expected to provide a roadmap for all capital investments at the school over the course of the next 8 years.
That plan, according to a release sent out by the school, will also help to determine “where and when to invest resources” centered on the building, upgrading, and enhancement of Yavapai’s infrastructure.
Late last year, Yavapai President Lisa Rhine remarked that the plan will be “a living document that is bold, visionary, and adaptable to change,” without compromising the school’s mission and values.
The plan will not be limited to the Prescott campus, but rather all six of the campuses that the school maintains throughout Yavapai County.
By Garry Boulard
