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Bridgerland Technical College cites industry ties, new health sciences building and apprenticeships
Summary
Bridgerland told the subcommittee it met its five‑year performance goals, has a new Frederick Quinney Lawson Health Sciences Building, doubled nursing capacity and is expanding industry partnerships for automation and robotics training.
Bridgerland Technical College presented to the Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee that it has met its five‑year performance metrics early, expanded health‑science capacity, and is deepening industry partnerships to meet manufacturing and automation workforce needs.
President Chad Campbell, president of Bridgerland Technical College, said the college serves Box Elder, Cache and Rich school districts and is the largest technical college not located on the Wasatch Front. Campbell told the committee the college has refocused on growth in full‑time‑equivalent students following a new growth funding approach from the Commissioner’s Office and has seen a projected funding increase tied to that growth.
College leaders highlighted that the recently completed Frederick Quinney Lawson Health Sciences Building, which opened with a ribbon cutting last June, allowed the college to double nursing enrollments and expand other health programs. Campbell said clinical and applied training facilities are central to meeting local demand for healthcare workers.
Lisa Moon, executive vice president, described student success strategies that contributed to meeting timely‑completion and high‑yield goals: raised minimum enrollment thresholds, stronger student supports, a new credit‑based progress standard and targeted outreach to high‑wage programs. The college reported a 52% increase in graduates over five years and a collegiate job placement rate of about 89% in programs tracked by the institution.
Paul Nelson, chair of Bridgerland’s board of trustees and an executive with Northrop Grumman, described industry partnerships for automated manufacturing, robotics and data analytics and said the college helps close local skill gaps that large employers report.
Campbell said Bridgerland plans to use SB 102 project funding and its proportional share of system funding for smaller, cost‑effective renovations rather than large new construction, and that it recently repurposed space to host InTech Collegiate Academy—a partnership that combines charter high‑school academics and Bridgerland technical training without duplicative new capital.
The college supported the system’s consensus budget request and outlined capital and equipment needs tied to program modernizations. No formal action was taken by the subcommittee at the hearing.
