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3 <br />Report of the <br />Community College Task Force <br />November 21, 2000 <br />The Community College Task Force has met four times since Mazch 2000. Reports from <br />eazlier task forces and information from azea community colleges have been reviewed. <br />Focus group sessions have been held to determine the interest of the citizens of Orange <br />County in establishing a satellite campus of Durham Technical Community College. <br />After several months of reseazch the Task Force recommends to the Orange County <br />Boazd of Commissioners that a satellite campus of Durham Technical Community <br />College be established in Orange County. A satellite campus would: <br />• serve the more than 6500 residents who take one or more classes at a <br />community college each year, and <br />• offer a gateway to the future for residents by providing a more <br />comprehensive, centralized location for adult training and education services <br />in the County <br />The Community College Task Force recommends that the satellite campus be located in <br />the central part of the County in order to serve all residents. The ideal site for a satellite <br />campus would be: <br />zti Close to an interstate highway <br />20 acres or more for current needs and future growth <br />• Near businesses or a business park <br />•~ In neutral territory <br />:• Located in a safe, well-lighted area <br />•s Neaz public facilities (utilities) <br />• Neaz good roads . <br />• Possibly neaz public transportation <br />ti• Accessible to fiber optic lines <br />The Community College Task Force reviewed eazlier reports to the Board of County <br />Commissioners along with statistics and other information from Durham Technical <br />Community College and other community colleges in surrounding counties. <br />Focus group sessions were held and their input was used in developing this report. The <br />focus groups included: <br />• Skills Development Center Clients <br />• The Economic Development Commission <br />• Currently Enrolled Community College Students <br />• Senior Citizens from Chapel Hill and Hillsborough <br />• Members of the Hillsborough-Orange County Chamber of Commerce <br />• Orange County High School Students <br />• Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools High School Students, and <br />• Chapel Hill-Carrboro Schools Teachers and Support Staff <br />