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Vision, Mission and Purpose
Vision
The Green River Community College Facilities Master Plan
is a collaborative process that develops long-range
capital solutions in response to evolving college needs.
Mission
Driven by the college’s
strategic plan
and using input from design consultants, facility
conditions surveys, life-cycle analysis,
and departmental planning efforts, evolving needs are
integrated into a long-range plan for facility
replacement and growth.
GRCC chose a planning team, led by Schreiber Starling &
Lane Architects (Seattle, Washington), to provide master
planning services. As part of those services, this
document has been prepared to depict future construction
projects, campus character and environ upgrades, campus
infrastructure needs, and other environmental topics, as
well as planning theory and other data pertaining
specifically to the GRCC campus.
Known planning constraints include: the existing
buildings; limited site access, area, and topography;
existing utility capacities; storm water retention
basins; and parking space and development limitations.
All proposed new facilities must be designed to maximize
site utilization.
Purpose and Use
This document will buttress the College’s bi-annual
funding request in the state capital budget process. The
capital budget provides funding for all Community and
Technical Colleges to maintain and preserve over 15
million square feet of state- owned facilities, upgrade
spaces to meet the changing needs of students, local
communities and business, and construct new facilities
to accommodate growth and accreditation requirements.
As part of the Capital Budget Process, colleges are
required to submit capital requests that support their
most critical needs. These requests are divided into
categories such as repairs, minor improvements,
replacements, renovations, and major new construction
(growth). The State Board prioritizes these requests for
Community and Technical Colleges (SBCTC). The SBCTC then
compiles the requests and forwards them to the Office of
Financial Management (OFM) for consideration by the
executive branch.
There is significant competition for state funding among
applying colleges. It is therefore imperative that this
master plan accurately reflects the needs of the college
and receives the full support of students, faculty,
staff, and the communities we serve, as well as local
and state political leaders.
Design and construction funding through the SBCTC system
are appropriated on a biennial basis in odd-numbered
years by the state legislature. The typical schedule is
as follows:
First Biennium: Pre-Design Funding
Second Biennium: Design Funding
Third Biennium: Construction Funding.
The process from the decision to request funding to
building occupation takes about 6 years.
The purpose of this document is to define development
guidelines for planning the growth of Green River
Community College. The main objectives of this master
plan are to:
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Structure the long-term growth
of the college and develop logical methods and
guidelines for such growth.
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Provide a decision-making tool
for facility-related issues.
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Provide background information
for the development of funding proposals.
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Define the breadth of the
College within its service district.
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Determine where to create a new
campus entrance.
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