Metropolitan Community College’s Master Plan Update for Campuses and Centers is complete, the implementation has begun and the progress is evident on MCC’s Fort Omaha Campus. Recent additions on the south end of campus—the Sorensen Parkway entrance, the Institute for the Culinary Arts and the renovation of the historic Mule Barn—have already led to increases in community collaboration. These changes are just the start of the transformation.

WHAT'S YOUR IDEA?

MCC has launched an interactive virtual ’town hall‘ dedicated to the planning, programming and visioning process to help guide the Campus Master Plan. EngageMCC.com allows students, faculty and community members a creative and convenient way to share their ideas on how to improve the College.

Building Programming Explained

This effort is an in-depth process of envisioning for future program delivery supported by stakeholder consensus and space needs. The entire campus and surrounding community is invited to participate in the process of providing a vision for new learning and community spaces on campus. The architectural programming phase includes calculating space used by each department and making projections for future needs based on enrollment trends. Defining an overall vision for these brand new spaces will occur before any determinations are made on departmental changes.

What You Can Expect

For updated Elkhorn Valley Campus and Fort Omaha Campus programming meetings and information please see Project Details page.

Programming will soon be underway for three separate endeavours. Helping to identify needs and develop ideas for the proposed building projects are three local architecture firms, selected by campus administration. HDR Architecture is currently meeting with students, faculty, and staff to develop ideas for the CAET (Center for Advanced & Emerging Technologies) and Construction Education Center. Holland Basham Architects will be working on programming of a Classroom and Student Services facility also at FOC, and Bahr Vermeer Haecker Architects will begin programming development at the Elkhorn Valley Campus.

New buildings as well as re-use of existing facilities will all be possibilities at this time. MCC’s Facilities Master Plan was updated in 2010 to account for growth in space and facilities as the college’s population changes. The Master Plan update emphasizes smart and sustainable growth to coincide with the college’s long-term vision.