Calaveras County – Rumors abound about the possibility of a community college campus in Calaveras County. The decision is expected at an early June meeting of trustees for the Stockton-based San Joaquin Community College. College President Raul Rodrigues gave the Calaveras County site an “80 to 90 percent” chance of becoming reality. Under consideration for the new satellite campus site are six acres on Paloma Road, northeast of Valley Springs. Supporters have been drumming up support for the idea, which they say will draw more than 500 hundred students to the area and bring much needed job training and employment to the county. Another benefit of the plan would be financial: a private donor has offered the six acres, and portable classrooms would come at no cost from the Calaveras County Unified School District. “We’re now in serious contention for a Delta College site in this county,” said county Supervisor Steve Wilensky, who represents much of northern Calaveras County, including Paloma. Other Supervisors are also in support of the project. Delta has considered this idea before. The college was close to buying 60 acres of land from property owner Tom Coe three years ago, but opted to focus on developing a satellite campus near Tracy, where funding came through a voter-approved $250 million bond measure passed in 2004. That project has since been sidelined because of escalating costs and delays. Currently, Calaveras and many Amador county residents commute to college in either Sacramento , Delta College’s main campus in Stockton, or Columbia College in Tuolumne County. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Monday, 01 June 2009 00:27
College Campus In Calaveras?
Calaveras County – Rumors abound about the possibility of a community college campus in Calaveras County. The decision is expected at an early June meeting of trustees for the Stockton-based San Joaquin Community College. College President Raul Rodrigues gave the Calaveras County site an “80 to 90 percent” chance of becoming reality. Under consideration for the new satellite campus site are six acres on Paloma Road, northeast of Valley Springs. Supporters have been drumming up support for the idea, which they say will draw more than 500 hundred students to the area and bring much needed job training and employment to the county. Another benefit of the plan would be financial: a private donor has offered the six acres, and portable classrooms would come at no cost from the Calaveras County Unified School District. “We’re now in serious contention for a Delta College site in this county,” said county Supervisor Steve Wilensky, who represents much of northern Calaveras County, including Paloma. Other Supervisors are also in support of the project. Delta has considered this idea before. The college was close to buying 60 acres of land from property owner Tom Coe three years ago, but opted to focus on developing a satellite campus near Tracy, where funding came through a voter-approved $250 million bond measure passed in 2004. That project has since been sidelined because of escalating costs and delays. Currently, Calaveras and many Amador county residents commute to college in either Sacramento , Delta College’s main campus in Stockton, or Columbia College in Tuolumne County. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
