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MEASURE E Measure E, the $230 million bond measure passed by

WILL ADD NEEDED local voters in 2016, will enable the college to build
out the Canyon Country Campus, and fund needed
CLASSROOMS, LABS upgrades to modernize the Valencia Campus. These
improvements continue the work started by two earli-
AND PARKING er bonds, Measure C from 2001 and Measure M from
2006. The two previous bonds added 750,000 square
feet of classroom, lab and student support spaces to
both campuses.

Canyon Country Campus
Science Center Canyon Country Campus Upgrades
With plans approved for a new 55,000-square-foot
Science Center, construction will begin soon on the
$32 million project that will add 8 science labs to
the campus.
A new parking lot at the Canyon Country Campus
created 200 new spaces that will accommodate
the enrollment growth expected from the Science
Center opening.
Two classrooms were converted to a chemistry wet
lab, opening up more seats for students in classes
with the highest waitlists.

Valencia Campus Improvements

A new three-level parking structure will accommodate
1,659 cars at the corner of Valencia Boulevard and
Rockwell Canyon Road. Recently finalized plans will
allow for construction to begin in 2018.
After 40-plus years of use, geology, anthropology and
physical sciences labs in Boykin Hall were modernized,
creating updated learning spaces for students.
Water-saving artificial turf (right) replaced grass on
the soccer field, giving student-athletes a new venue
for practices and games.

New three-level parking structure
at Valencia Campus

AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS

Daniel Otto,
James Meske
Culinary Arts Professor Outstanding Soloist
Best Chef in Santa Clarita
Next Generation
Elite Magazine Jazz Festival

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