ELKHORN VALLEY CAMPUS Recommendations

C Sustainable Future District

1. Observations:

– EVC spans the boundary between urban, suburban, and rural in MCC’s four-county area, creating a unique intersection of communities.

– Of the 45.3-acre site, roughly 42 acres are undeveloped. There are 11.6 acres of surface parking.

– EVC is within close driving distance to several school districts (OPS, Gretna, Fremont, Elkhorn, DC West, and Papillion La Vista).

– Trends suggest sustainability issues and climate change will factor into life and learning for the foreseeable future.

– EVC has been the site for many visual arts programs; other MCC locations lack robust cultural and arts programming.

– Online learning continues to grow and is a viable option for flexible and timely delivery of new and emerging education and training for students and the workforce.

2. Recommendations:

– EVC programming should incorporate new approaches and technologies that support community and environmental sustainability.

– Build a sustainable future district that includes credit and non-credit programs related to land, water, and animals such as:

• Environmental sustainability (e.g., freight farming, eco-agriculture)

• Energy innovation (e.g., solar panel technicians and biofuel technicians)

• Biotechnology education and applications

• Recycling and sustainable manufacturing

• Horticulture program hub

• Veterinary science

– Move select visual arts programs to either FOC or SOC to strengthen college-wide cultural programming and provide access to arts for more students.

– Create a central location for multi-district dual enrollment opportunities such as:

• Career and transfer high school dual enrollment academy that includes arts and sciences courses not easily available at each high school.

• Equipment-enabled dual enrollment courses that high schools cannot offer on their own, such as a prototype lab and STEM labs (expand science labs).

– Create a first-generation administrative hub for online college.

– Explore partnerships to build student housing.

3. References:

– Program and enrollment data (Appendix E, H, Q, Z, AA)

– District concept (See Area-Wide Recommendations)

– EVC Planning Input Session (Appendix J)

– High school enrollment data and trends

– EVC site plan