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UCC outlines medical college building; Roseburg board weighs a high-school annex and funding options
Summary
Umpqua Community College leaders presented a $19 million medical pathways capital project and proposed a 4,000–6,000 square-foot high school annex for Roseburg students. The board discussed cost, ownership, timing and financing and asked staff for funding and financing options ahead of a potential decision on Feb. 12.
Umpqua Community College officials told the Douglas County SD 4 board they plan a new two-story, roughly 24,000-square-foot medical careers building and invited the district to locate a dedicated high-school annex inside the facility for Roseburg students.
"It's sort of a once in a, probably 20 year opportunity," UCC President Rachel Hokkrant said, describing the annex as space "on our campus for your students." Jared, Roseburg superintendent, described the idea as an "annex" off a main hallway and gave a rough cost estimate for build-out of high-school-dedicated space: "We talked about $400 a square feet. So to give you an idea, 5,000 square feet, about $2,000,000 investment, 6,000 square feet, about $2,400,000 investment," he said.
Rachel Hokkrant (UCC president) said the college has raised about $16,500,000 toward a roughly $19,000,000 project and has…
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