Vail Valley community college campus will double in size
January 28th 2010 11:01 pm
VAIL VALLEY, Colorado - When Colorado Mountain College moved its operations from Vail and Eagle to Edwards a few years ago, the college opened just about as much office and classroom space as it closed.
Granted, the space in Edwards was brand-new and wired for all the technology students needed at the time. But the building opened just as the college’s student population boomed. Enrollment has grown more than 25 percent since the Edwards center opened in 2004, and grew 9 percent from the fall term of 2008 to the fall of 2009.
The Colorado Mountain College Board of Trustees recently approved construction of a second building at the Edwards campus that will more than double the current space. The $12 million project - for which the college will pay cash - will be roughly the size of the City Market store in Eagle.
The new building will include a student center, a library, a language lab and more classrooms. It will also include space and equipment bays for the
Granted, the space in Edwards was brand-new and wired for all the technology students needed at the time. But the building opened just as the college’s student population boomed. Enrollment has grown more than 25 percent since the Edwards center opened in 2004, and grew 9 percent from the fall term of 2008 to the fall of 2009.
The Colorado Mountain College Board of Trustees recently approved construction of a second building at the Edwards campus that will more than double the current space. The $12 million project - for which the college will pay cash - will be roughly the size of the City Market store in Eagle.
The new building will include a student center, a library, a language lab and more classrooms. It will also include space and equipment bays for the
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