EASTERN WYOMING COLLEGE
Campus Facilities Master Plan Update 2018
Final Report
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 43 FINAL MASTER PLAN Reproduced Sections, 2 Mission and Values, 2 44 FINAL TORRINGTON CAMPUS MASTER PLAN Planning Principles, 2 Highlights of Plan, 44 Planning Process, 3 Implementation, 45 Master Plan Recommendations, 48 5 CONTEXT Near Future Phase, 48 History of Wyoming Community Colleges, 6 Distant Future Phase, 52 History of Eastern Wyoming College Campus, 8 Outreach Centers, 9 53 FINAL DOUGLAS CAMPUS MASTER PLAN Regional Context, 9 Highlights of Plan, 53 Implementation, 53 11 GUIDING PRINCIPLES Master Plan Recommendations, 56 Mission and Vision Statements, 12 Near Future Phase, 56 Project Goals, 12 Distant Future Phase, 56 Facilities Master Planning Process, 13 Planning Principles, 13 58 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Concept Plan, 14 59 APPENDIX 17 OBSERVATIONS & ANALYSIS 2013 Facility Assessments, 60 Campus Culture, 18 2013 Space Needs, 62 Academic Programs, 19 Torrington Municipal Airport Airspace Drawing, 68 Facility Assessments, 20 Current Physical Space Inventory, 20 70 SURVEY RESPONSES Space Need Projections, 21 Existing Douglas Campus Map, 22 Existing Torrington Campus Map, 23 Land Use Analysis, 24 Circulation and Parking Analysis, 28 Topographical and Drainage Analysis, 32 Utilities Systems Analysis, 36
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
THE 2018 FACILITIES MASTER PLAN EMBODIES A BOLD VISION THAT WILL PROVIDE A FLEXIBLE FRAMEWORK TO GUIDE THE DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSFORMATION OF THE CAMPUS OVER THE NEXT TWENTY YEARS. THE PLAN IS BUILT ON A FOUNDATION OF FINANCIALLY SOUND AND PRAGMATIC PLANNING PRINCIPLES THAT UNDERSCORE THE HIGH QUALITY AND CARING EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT THAT SYMBOLIZES EASTERN WYOMING COLLEGE. 2018 EASTERN WYOMING COLLEGE FACILITIES MASTER PLAN UPDATE FINAL REPORT
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REPRODUCED SECTIONS understanding of diversity and endeavor to foster an environment for its The 2018 Planning Team has reproduced many of the master plan sections that growth, support, and future as it reveals who we are today and whom we will are still relevant, including section cover sheets, from the 2013 report. These become tomorrow. sections are indicated by a red asterisk (*).
MISSION AND VALUES *PLANNING PRINCIPLES Eastern Wyoming College understands the importance of providing an The master planning process established a fertile environment that fostered environment that thoughtfully prepares both the people and the institution for the creation of a set of principles to guide the physical development of the changing and dynamic times. campus. These Planning Principles became the foundation of the Facilities Master Plan, and provided a framework for conceptual planning that would Vision: Eastern Wyoming College will be an innovative learning environment test and optimize the highest potential for the campus. The key principles were for academic excellence and community enrichment that champions student identified as: success. 1. Organize the campus to strengthen the academic mission. Mission: Student success is our first priority; as a learning community we provide opportunities that enable students to achieve their goals and enrich 2. Optimize the efficiency and utilization of the existing buildings, and identify our unique region through work, partnerships, and student achievement. the potential for new facilities and infrastructure to accommodate future programmatic needs. Diversity Statement: Eastern Wyoming College envelops a culture respective of our diverse communities, learners, and society. Through active dialogue we 3. Enhance the sense of place of the College by reinforcing the portals and engage in enriching the lives of our students, faculty, staff, and community by defining the edges that identify the campus. providing the safe and free exchange of ideas, knowledge, and perspective. Central to our mission is the dynamic understanding of diversity to include 4. Improve the pedestrian and vehicular circulation so that access is safer, but not limited to: age, culture, ethnicity, gender, class, creed, orientation, intuitive, and functional. and perspective. Diversity at EWC forms the foundation of our values, skills, and learning- culminating into the norms for how we build relationships, 5. Define landscaped open spaces and connections to create vibrant settings communicate, and resolve conflict. As an institution, we affirm the holistic for socialization, study, and celebration of the College’s culture and heritage. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY | 2 2018 EASTERN WYOMING COLLEGE FACILITIES MASTER PLAN UPDATE FINAL REPORT
PLANNING PROCESS The campus Master Plan is the result of taking the final Master Plan from 2013 and revisiting the collaborative process with a number of entities that helped guide its formation including: students, staff, faculty, the Facilities Planning Committee, the Design Team, and the Board of Trustees. This planning team took what had been accomplished in 2013 and looked at how building progress on the campus has either followed or strayed from the plan and why. The planning team met together and listened and learned about the culture, heritage, and developments that influenced the growth of the campus since the last Master Plan had been developed. This process spanned over eight months and included on-campus meetings, planning workshops, open forums, surveys, and formal presentations. Through observation, research, and the expertise of the design team, two master plans have been developed for both the Douglas Branch Campus, as well as the Torrington Campus: a plan for the Near Future, as well as the Distant Future.
The final plans that are detailed and documented within this report propose a revised and updated solution for new buildings, building additions, building renovations, circulation, and landscaped open space transformations for the campus. The report includes renderings that depict the important connection, relationships, and future growth plan proposed for campus improvements in context with the existing conditions. Included in this report, and essential to its implementation, are a series of phasing diagrams with associated descriptions that depict how the Master Plan will be achieved over a twenty-year time frame.
This updated Final Plan continues to support the mission of the College by preserving its history and character, ensuring a flexible framework for future growth, improving pedestrian circulation and safety, organizing the function of parking and vehicular circulation, providing memorable landscaped open spaces, and enhancing the sense of place that makes Eastern Wyoming College special.
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CONTEXT
RECENT IMPROVEMENTS TO EASTERN WYOMING COLLEGE’S CAMPUS HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL AT INTEGRATING THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT WITH THE CAMPUS LANDSCAPE. THE COLLEGE HAS REINFORCED THE IMPORTANCE OF CREATING WELCOMING ENVIRONMENTS INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF BUILDINGS. 2018 EASTERN WYOMING COLLEGE FACILITIES MASTER PLAN UPDATE FINAL REPORT
CONTEXT
HISTORY OF WYOMING COMMUNITY COLLEGES *Wyoming’s first community colleges were established shortly after World War *The Wyoming Community College Commission (WCCC) was established in II. Following passage of state legislation permitting the founding of community 1951 as an advisory council of 14 members. After restructuring by the colleges in 1945, Casper College opened that same year. Three more colleges Wyoming Legislature, most recently in 1985, the WCCC now consists of seven opened by 1948. In the following decade, three additional colleges opened lay members and required representatives from statutory appointment their doors, with the newest, Laramie County Community College, opening in districts, which are different from college district and service areas. The seven 1968. In the early years, the colleges focused on preparing students for transfer commissioners are appointed by the Governor and approved by the Legislature to a four year college or university. Services expanded over time, and today for four-year terms, with a two-term limit. At least three but no more than each institution is a comprehensive community college, offering academic four commissioners must reside in counties in which a community college is transfer, career and technical education, adult basic education, workforce located, and no more than four can be from the same political party. The WCCC training, and non-credit education programs. has a staff of 14 employees to carry out its coordination and policy guidance work. *Each college has a home county district and, since the passage of the 1991 Secondary Education Omnibus Act, a service area encompassing from one to six counties. All seven community colleges have a main campus, and all but Casper College also maintain two or more outreach centers. Outreach centers generally include classroom space, have faculty and staff, and provide both credit and noncredit instruction to more remote communities.
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Under current statutes, the WCCC has authority to make decisions affecting served 30,014 part- and full-time credit students (WCCC 2017). About 9,800 several aspects of community college operations: undergraduates attended the University of Wyoming in Laramie and a small number of students enrolled in two private institutions. • Instruction. Approve and terminate instructional programs and provide oversight for program reviews carried out by the individual colleges. *Each of Wyoming’s community colleges provides comprehensive services, including academic degree and transfer, career and technical education, and • Finances. Prepare and approve an annual system-wide budget for submission adult basic education programs (including General Educational Development to the Governor and Legislature, administer the funding formula, disburse state [GED] and English as a Second Language), as well as short-term workforce aid, provide state reimbursement for fringe benefits, and administer student training and continuing education. While every college offers elements of loan and grant programs. all these program areas, the institutions also deliver unique programs and services to their individual communities and the state. Geography, economy, • Coordination. Develop and maintain a statewide strategic plan specifying population, and educational attainment in local regions affect how the colleges the state’s interests. Devise and implement the common course-numbering operate and where they choose to target their particular services. Refer to the system. map below of Wyoming’s community colleges and outreach centers.
• Data and Accountability. Establish and maintain a system-wide management information system, a statewide community college building database, and an assessment of community college building needs. Develop and maintain reporting guidelines for projecting enrollment growth and developing plans for long-range district building needs. Prepare reports for state agencies, the Governor, and the Legislature.
• Expansion. Set priorities and recommend capital construction projects to the Governor and Legislature.
*Community college boards are elected governing bodies charged by state statute under W.S. 21-18-304. Duties granted to the local community college boards by statute include establishing and enforcing rules and regulations for the government of each college, prescribing graduation requirements, initiating elections for bonds and mill levies, appointing the colleges’ chief administrative officer, and managing college budgets and expenditures, among other tasks. Community college local boards have authority for all decisions regarding community college operations that are not specifically granted to the WCCC by statute (W.S. 21-18-202 (g)).
The seven community colleges in Wyoming collectively enroll the majority of undergraduates in the state, accounting for more than two-thirds of all undergraduate credit enrollments. In 2016-17, Wyoming’s community colleges CONTEXT | 7 2018 EASTERN WYOMING COLLEGE FACILITIES MASTER PLAN UPDATE FINAL REPORT
HISTORY OF THE EASTERN WYOMING COLLEGE CAMPUS
*Eastern Wyoming College will celebrate its 70th anniversary in 2018. The College was established in September of 1948 in Torrington, Wyoming, Goshen County, as the Southeast University Center, an extension of the University of Wyoming and part of the Torrington Public School District Number 3. It was housed in a vacated grade school building until 1968 when it was able to move into a new building at its current location on West C Street.
*In 1956, the voters of the Torrington Public School District voted to organize Goshen County Community College District as an independent political subdivision of the state with its own Board of Trustees. At this time, the name was officially changed to Goshen County Community College. Later that same year the voters added two additional public school districts, and in 1958 another public school district was added. By Fall 1965, all remaining school districts in Goshen County were added to the college district. In 1967, the name of the College was changed to Eastern Wyoming College, and in December, 1968, the name of the college district officially became the Eastern Wyoming Community College District.
*The College moved in 1968 into its newly built facility on West C Street which was named after the Tebbet family who donated the land to the College District. The Tebbet Building is located on a forty-three acre site where the College has since built additional facilities. EWC’sfi rst dormitory, now called Eastern Hall, was completed in 1970. The Veterinary Technology building was completed in 1975, expanded in 1986, and further expanded in 2008. A Large Animal Facility was built in 2000 on an acquired northern campus (eight and one-half acres) to further complement the Veterinary Technology program. The Mechanical Arts building was completed in 1981 and houses the Welding and Joining Technology program as well as Agricultural programs including Farm and Ranch Management. The Fine Arts Building was added in 1982, the Activities Center and the Cosmetology Building were both constructed in 1984. This project eventually included linking the Tebbet Building to the Fine Arts Building with the construction of a Faculty Link in 1985 which houses faculty offices. Also in 1991, the Activities Center was remodeled to accommodate two racquetball courts and a fitness center. In 1998, a Student Center was developed from space formerly occupied by the bookstore, and the bookstore was relocated. The Community Training Center was built in 1999. Lancer Hall, CONTEXT | 8 2018 EASTERN WYOMING COLLEGE FACILITIES MASTER PLAN UPDATE FINAL REPORT a new residence hall which was completed in 2007, brought student housing trade for that region of Wyoming. The town site was surveyed April 21, 1900 capacity to 167. by Ashland B. Smith of the Lincoln Land Company of Nebraska, and in June the land was sold to its residents for one dollar by the president of the real estate A few more adjacent properties were acquired and added to North Campus, extension of the CB&Q. Torrington was incorporated in 1908. increasing that campus from an 8.5 to 29 acre site. In 2015, additions were added to Lancer Hall’s two housing wings to increase the student housing When Goshen County was created from part of the northern end of Laramie capacity to 213. The Career and Technical Education Center (CTEC) facility was County in 1911, Torrington and Lingle competed for the title of county seat. completed in 2017, which houses the welding and joining technology program, Torrington was eventually selected after its residents raised enough money to cosmetology, health technology, and community education and workforce build the courthouse, which was constructed in 1913. development. The Community Training Center, Mechanical Arts, and Machine Tooling Buildings were demolished in 2017. The Agricultural Technology & Today, the City of Torrington contains a population of 6,500 residents according Education Center (ATEC) is scheduled for construction in 2018. to the 2010 U.S Census Bureau and encompasses approximately 4.6 square miles. Goshen County has a population of 13,250 residents and encompasses OUTREACH CENTERS approximately 2,232 square miles according to the U.S. Census Bureau. In 1991, the College entered a lease agreement with the Converse County School District #1 to acquire a former public school building in Douglas, Wyoming. In 2015, the Douglas Branch Campus was moved to a new, single story, 28,300 SF facility constructed in the Douglas, Wyoming Business Park. The ballot initiative was passed on November 6, 2012 asking Converse County taxpayers to increase sales tax by one cent to fund the $9,700,000 project. Of this amount, $9,160,000 was earmarked for capital construction and the remaining $540,000 earmarked for an operation and maintenance account serving the project. The ballot initiative was sponsored by the Converse County Commissioners and the facility is owned by Converse County and leased to Eastern Wyoming College.
*In addition to programs offered at the Torrington campus location, both credit and non-credit classes are offered throughout the six-county service area via on-site and distance delivery methods. More than one-third of all student enrollments are attributed to the outreach program. Refer to map for locations of EWC outreach centers.
*REGIONAL CONTEXT The City of Torrington was founded by W.G. Curtis and named by him for his home town of Torrington, Connecticut. Originally a watering and coaling station for the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad (CB&Q), the blossoming town soon became the main source of civilization for nearby residents. With a post office (established in 1889) and several businesses, it became a central area of CONTEXT | 9
GUIDING PRINCIPLES
THE PRINCIPLES DEVELOPED FOR THE FACILITIES MASTER PLAN COMPLEMENT THE STRATEGIC PLAN OF THE COLLEGE AND SUPPORT A BROAD RANGE OF GOALS AND OBJECTIVES. MOST IMPORTANTLY THEY ARE A SET OF PARAMETERS THAT ORGANIZE, ENHANCE, OPTIMIZE, AND DEFINE THE FACILITIES, OPEN SPACE, AND INFRASTRUCTURE THAT ARE THE ESSENCE OF THE CAMPUS. 2018 EASTERN WYOMING COLLEGE FACILITIES MASTER PLAN UPDATE FINAL REPORT
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MISSION AND VISION STATEMENTS Student success is Eastern Wyoming College’s first priority; as a learning community the college provides opportunities that enable students to achieve their goals and enrich the unique region through work, partnerships, and student achievement. The EWC vision is to be an innovative learning environment for academic excellence and community enrichment that champions student success.
*PROJECT GOALS The Facilities Master Plan is a working document used to: • Enhance the sense of place for Eastern Wyoming College • Create a vision that complements the Strategic Plan • Guide campus development in an efficient way so that short term objectives support long range goals • Assists in attracting and retaining the best students, faculty and staff while building a sustainable environment for future generations • Make a functional, inspirational and beautiful campus that supports a broad intellectual community
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FACILITIES MASTER PLANNING PROCESS The following information provides a summary of the collaborative process followed by the consultant design team and EWC stakeholders to prepare the Facilities Master Plan.
• Review 2013 Master Plan and its successes and shortcomings • Review projects started and completed between 2013 and 2017 • Review and analyze data collected, interviews, planning discussions, surveys • Evaluate program and space needs • Present summaries, reach consensus of direction • Present initial thoughts, plan concepts, and preliminary plans • Produce Final Report and Master Plans
*PLANNING PRINCIPLES • Organize the campus to strengthen the academic mission • Optimize the efficiency and utilization of the existing buildings, and identify the potential for new facilities and infrastructure to accommodate future programmatic needs • Enhance the sense of place of the College by reinforcing the portals and defining the edges that identify the campus • Improve pedestrian and vehicular circulation so that access is safer, intuitive, and functional • Define landscaped open spaces and connections to create vibrant settings for socialization, study, and celebration of the College’s culture and heritage • Develop a comprehensive framework to ensure a flexible and enduring future
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CONCEPT PLAN Working from observations and data analysis, the project team developed a Concept Plan for the two parts of the Torrington Campus as well as the Douglas Branch Campus to begin illustrating the broad intentions of areas of opportunity and conflict. The Concept Plan is conceptual in nature and is meant to be interpreted loosely.
The key concepts identified in the plans around the existing campus fabric are:
• LANDSCAPE/SITE RENOVATIONS. Highlight areas that can transform the identity of the College by enhancing the landscape through a combination of formal and informal treatments and agricultural practices, strengthening connectivity between buildings and grounds, and promoting sustainable practices on campus.
• NEW LAND ACQUISITION. Identify perimeter areas of the campus that could buffer the impact of future adjacent developments and enhance the edges between the campus and neighborhoods. Identify land that is not currently owned by the College that, if acquired, could increase the functionality of the campus.
• BUILDING ADDITION/MODIFICATION. Identify building sites that represent the highest potential to accommodate future growth, foster a greater cohesion between buildings and open space, reinforce the pedestrian realm, and respect the character of the campus. Define buildings or areas that require renovation or demolition to maximize the best and most efficient use of the campus facilities.
• PORTAL/CIRCULATION/ACCESS MODIFICATION. Assess ways to strengthen existing gateways into campus while identifying opportunities to create new portals or modify existing ones to improve the College’s identity, access, connection, and circulation, with special emphasis on pedestrian movement throughout campus and between the Main and North Torrington Campuses. Identify locations where way-finding improvements will enhance the ease and experience of people unfamiliar with campus. Identify resources on campus that are underutilized due to lack of easy access and/or promotion.
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OBSERVATIONS & ANALYSIS
THE WESTERN, RURAL LOCATION OF THE CAMPUS IS REFLECTED IN THE PROGRAMS AND EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES. PROGRAMS LIKE AGRI-BUSINESS AND SCIENCES, WELDING, AND VETERINARY TECHNOLOGY ARE RESPONSES TO REGIONAL OCCUPATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES. EXTRA-CURRICULAR PROGRAMS THAT INCLUDE A RODEO TEAM AND A LIVESTOCK JUDGING TEAM REFLECT THE WESTERN TRADITIONS OF THE STATE. 2018 EASTERN WYOMING COLLEGE FACILITIES MASTER PLAN UPDATE FINAL REPORT
OBSERVATIONS & ANALYSIS
*CAMPUS CULTURE convenient parking. While a significant number of students live on campus Eastern Wyoming College is a community college that serves a six county in student housing, the lack of public transportation and the harsh winter region on Wyoming’s eastern border with South Dakota and Nebraska. weather result in many of the resident students having vehicles as well. The The region’s important agriculture and mining industries have a significant parking needs of community members, faculty, and staff on campus, combined influence on the college’s programs and campus culture. with the student needs for parking creates a major influence on the physical configuration of the campus. The college culture is a reflection of the campus demographic which includes commuting students, students who live in campus housing, community The campus setting which is largely a residential neighborhood, establishes a members who take advantage of services offered by the college’s programs “settled” environment. Located on a bluff overlooking Torrington, the campus such as cosmetology, and community members attending programs and events community has a clearly Wyoming vista which captures its agriculture and on the campus. This demographic includes people who come from Wyoming, western heritage. other states, foreign countries, and range in age from young adults to senior citizens. Consequently, the college community is inclusive and strives to meet a wide variety of needs, both educational and cultural.
The western, rural location of the campus is reflected in the programs and extracurricular activities. Programs like agriculture technology, welding, and veterinary technology are responses to regional occupational opportunities. Extra-curricular programs that include a rodeo team and a livestock judging team reflect the western traditions of the state.
Much of the student body are young adult students who commute to the college on a daily basis, and as would be expected, this results in a need for
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ACADEMIC PROGRAMS • Mathematics (A.A., A.S.) The College academic areas are organized into five divisions and departments: • Music (A.A.) • Nursing (ADN, Douglas Campus) • Arts, Humanities, Social and Behavioral Sciences • Physical Education, Health & Recreation (A.A.) • Agriculture, Business & Welding • Pre-Professional (A.S.) (Pre-Dentistry, Pre-Medicine, Pre-Veterinary Medicine, • Cosmetology Pre-Allied Health, Pre-Nursing, Pre-Pharmacy) • Veterinary Technology • Ranchland Ecology and Watershed Management (A.S.) • Math and Science • Secondary Education Agriculture Option (A.A.) • Social Science (A.A.) Degrees housed in the five divisions offer EWC students a choice of the • Statistics (A.S.) following two-year degrees: Associate of Arts (A.A.), Associate of Science (A.S.), • Veterinary Technology (A.A.S.) Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.), and Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN). • Welding & Joining Technology (A.A.S.) Fifteen certificate programs are offered as well. • Wildlife & Fisheries Biology Management (A.S.)
The Degree Programs are as follows: The certificate Programs are as follows:
• Accounting (A.S.) • Aquaculture Technician • Agricultural Business (A.S.) • Beef Production • Agroecology/Agronomy (A.S.) • Barbering Technician • Animal Science (A.S.) • Hair Technician • General Agriculture (A.S.) • Nail Technician • Art (A.A.) • Skin Technician • Biology (A.S.) • Corrections • Business Administration (A.S., A.A.S., online) • Computer Applications • Business Education (A.S.) • Child Development • Communication (A.A.) • ESL/EFL Teaching • Corrections (A.A.) • Entrepreneurship • Cosmetology (A.A.S.) • Machine Tool Technology • Criminal Justice (A.A., A.A.S., online) • Plate Welding • Economics (A.S.) • Veterinary Aide Certificate • Elementary & Secondary Education (A.A.) • Welding & Joining Technology Certificate • Elementary Education Online (A.A.) • Early Childhood Education (A.A.) This array of available majors are located between the Torrington campus, at • English (A.A.) twelve outreach locations across Eastern Wyoming, as well as online. • Interdisciplinary Studies (A.A., A.S., online) • Law Enforcement (A.A.) Other learning services include, the Adult Learning Center, Community/ • Farm & Ranch Management (A.A.S.) Continuing Education, the Center for Tutoring and Learning, Gear Up (an • Foreign Languages (A.A.) undergraduate prep program) and Workforce Development. OBSERVATIONS & ANALYSIS | 19 2018 EASTERN WYOMING COLLEGE FACILITIES MASTER PLAN UPDATE FINAL REPORT
the potential to repurpose this facility. Veterinary Technology falls into the Based on Fall 2017 reports for Torrington on-campus enrollment, the Technical same category. Eastern Hall will eventually become too expensive to maintain Trades generated the greatest amount of FTE’s. Included therein is EWC’s and because of its design, will become increasingly difficult for it to keep pace premiere Welding and Joining Technology program, which generated 78.8 with today’s students’ housing expectations. The Fine Arts Auditorium could FTE’s, followed by Veterinary Technology with 81.1 FTE’s. In addition, the use cosmetic updates as well as updates for accessibility. Agricultural Programs generated 92.2 FTE’s in the Fall 2017 semester. Other academic programs generating significant FTE’s included Interdisciplinary CURRENT PHYSICAL SPACE INVENTORY Studies with 74.3 FTE’s and Education with 48.3 FTE’s. All programs are The physical space inventories that were conducted for Eastern Wyoming expected to grow over the next 10-20 year time frame due to the demand for College for the 2013 Master Plan are included in the appendix for reference. specialized instructional and support space. Since 2013 two new facilities have been constructed, two buildings demolished, and two have been expanded with new additions on the Our most popular programs traditionally include Welding and Joining Torrington Campus. The Douglas Campus added a new building as well. The Technology, Veterinary Technology, Agriculture and Business degree and inventories in the appendix are still fairly relevant, with a few changes as they certification programs, Cosmetology, Interdisciplinary Studies, and Elementary appear in the chart below. and Secondary Education. EWC TORRINGTON CAMPUS BUILDING INVENTORY BUILDING NAME DATE BUILT ASF GSF The Douglas Campus is positioned for growth as the ADN Nursing program Tebbet Classroom 1968 34,314 74,281 expands and with the addition of the Gunsmithing program in the Fall of 2018. Eastern Hall 1970 13,862 21,661 Veterinary Technology 1975 7,959 11,780 Activities Center 1984 43,122 46,390 FACILITY ASSESSMENTS Former Cosmetology 1984 4,329 5,946 The facility assessments, including building condition and site condition Faculty Offices 1985 2,333 5,018 assessments, that were conducted for Eastern Wyoming College Torrington Animal Holding Facility 2000 1,827 1,916 Campus for the 2013 Master Plan are included in the appendix for reference. Large Animal Complex 2001 1,444 1,584 The assessments were conducted using BASYS, MGT’s facility assessment Bus Garage/Grounds Building 2006 4,433 4,500 Theater Marquee Building N/A 202 240 software program. The Facility assessments are mostly still relevant. The East Greenhouse 2012 544 544 planning and design team derived the following recommendations from Center Greenhouse 2012 384 384 observation of current conditions, stakeholder input, and the analysis of the West Greenhouse 2012 520 520 past assessments. The facilities in the most need of updating, reconfiguration, Livestock Barn 2012 1,755 1,800 or demolition due to physical conditions are as follows, in no particular order: Hay Shed 2007 1,344 1,344 Fine Arts 1982/2014 20,854 28,647 Lancer Hall 2007/2015 19,244 28,713 -Former Cosmetology Career and Technical Education Center 2017 42,845 68,886 -Veterinary Technology Agricultural Technology and Education Center exp. 2019 22,623 28,562 -Eastern Hall TOTALS 223,938 332,716 -Fine Arts Auditorium EWC DOUGLAS CAMPUS BUILDING INVENTORY The former Cosmetology building is run down, leaking, in disrepair and in BUILDING NAME DATE BUILT ASF GSF need of renovation. Accessibility for the public is good, however, the building’s Douglas Branch Campus 2015 19,155 28,137 condition, remoteness from other programs, and size contributed to studying TOTALS 19,155 28,137 OBSERVATIONS & ANALYSIS | 20 2018 EASTERN WYOMING COLLEGE FACILITIES MASTER PLAN UPDATE FINAL REPORT
SPACE NEED PROJECTIONS Activities Center Entry. Due to the recent reconfiguration of the parking lot The planning and design team derived the following recommendations from and improved access from College Drive, more of the public will be parking observation of current conditions, stakeholder input, and the analysis of the in this lot to observe sporting events or to use the Activities Center. The main past space inventories and recommendations. The facilities on the Torrington entry to the center is currently oriented on the opposite side of the building Campus in the most need of updating or reconfiguration due to space needs or from the parking lot, which is inconvenient and confusing. access shortfalls are as follows, in no particular order: Theater Marquee and Private Residence. The structure that was acquired with Main Tebbet Entry. This is the main portal entry to the campus as a new or the acquisition of the land at the entry of North Campus as well as the locked prospective student or as a visitor or guest. The entry is not apparent as a vehicle gate inhibits access and growth of the North Campus as its own entity main focus as it is set back with no architectural clues of importance. The with its own identity. Although the private residence could be used for faculty entry access could also use new vestibule doors that reduce the amount of or staff housing, the location inhibits the main north campus access from air infiltration and heat loss when the exterior doors are open. This creates a developing per best engineering and planning practices. buffer area to block the wind and improve energy efficiency. Douglas Campus. The Douglas Campus space projections are derived from Food service and preparation areas. These areas are relatively adequate observations of current conditions and stakeholder input. There is need for a according to the 2103 Master Plan, but based on student and staff input, maintenance facility and the current enrollment and future projections suggest expansion and reconfiguration of this space is needed to better serve students, a few more classrooms and office spaces will be needed in the future. As the and increased capacity would be required if projected enrollment growth is student population grows, there is an anticipated need for on-campus or near realized. campus student housing as well.
The Student Center and Library. This also holds true for recreation and general purpose lounge areas in the main core set of buildings on campus. The current “Student Center” space is inadequate in terms of size and configuration. The 2013 Master Plan also recommended adding more study space moving forward. These recommendations are still relevant. In the Library, current stacks take up a considerable amount of the space, and the office and service areas are filled beyond capacity. Physical holdings are being referenced in decreasing number, and there is more need for study, lounge, and collaboration space on campus.
Veterinary Technology. This category includes examination, treatment and service space related to the Veterinary Tech services and large animal facilities. Current working space in the veterinary technology building was observed to be small and cramped with inadequate storage. The worn classroom and lab fixtures and finishes need to be replaced and updated, and safety measures necessary for modern teaching spaces should be added. The Large Animal Complex and holding facilities are relatively new and functioning well.
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LAND USE ANALYSIS planned in the future on either campus, such as a wind turbine mock-up or tall Douglas Campus Land Use radio tower, would need to be evaluated and approved by the FAA. The Douglas Branch Campus is located in close proximity and north of the Platte River in the city of Douglas, Wyoming within the Douglas Business Park. North Campus Land Use The approximate 10 acre property has one existing, multi-purpose building, The North Campus is located across the highway northeast of the Main which houses classrooms, labs, multipurpose meeting areas, lounge and Campus. The approximate 29 acre property, mostly undeveloped grassland, dining space, and student services. A mix of industrial usage and undeveloped currently supports animal barns, other animal support facilities, an existing property borders the campus to the north and south. Directly adjacent to theater marquee building as well as a vacant private residence. North Campus the campus along the north is a drainage easement zoned as part of the will also be home to the Agricultural Technology & Education Center (ATEC), Greenspace District. Douglas Middle School is located just northeast of the which is soon to be entering the bidding process. It is bound to the north and campus. The Interstate runs along the southwest edge of the property. When east by agricultural county land; to the south by single family residential, and the existing building began construction, concrete and construction debris was to the west by a mix of single and multi-family residential. The majority of uncovered during excavation, which is likely to exist further south on the site North Campus is currently located within Goshen County, however, the City as well. The entire property is zoned Planned Light Industrial. There is property of Torrington plans on annexing the property in the near future. There are north of the Greenspace District easement that may provide opportunity for two privately owned pieces of property interspersed along West ‘C’ Street in future growth. It appears that the City may own this property, but ownership between the EWC North Campus, which if procured in whole or in part by the is uncertain, according to the current published City GIS information. The city College, could provide a more cohesive site for future development. of Douglas also falls within class E5 airspace. Thus the same height restrictions apply here as in Torrington.
Main Campus Land Use The Eastern Wyoming College Torrington campus is located on a bluff at the northwest edge of the city that overlooks the Platte River valley. The Main Campus of about 43 acres, is located along the west frontage of West ‘C’ Street/State Highway No. 159. Most of the academic and student services facilities are interconnected with frontage along Pinnacle Bank Drive, with direct access from West C Street. Currently, student housing facilities are situated on the south end of the campus with its own entrance off of West ‘C’ Street. Although over 60% of the main campus is open space, much of this area consists of steep grades and is utilized for drainage ways and utility easements, leaving only a few small green areas for respite and recreation. Surrounding the main campus is the Wyoming Highway Department to the south, multi-family housing to the north, and single family residential to the east. The property to the west is currently undeveloped and may provide opportunities for future campus expansion or other compatible land use development. The Main Campus is zoned as single family residential. The city of Torrington falls within class E5 airspace. Building height restrictions vary within the airspace zones depending on distance from the airport. Thus, any tall structure that may be OBSERVATIONS & ANALYSIS | 24 2018 EASTERN WYOMING COLLEGE FACILITIES MASTER PLAN UPDATE FINAL REPORT
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CIRCULATION AND PARKING ANALYSIS Access to the North Campus is also from West ‘C’ Street. However, there currently is a locked vehicular gate across the main entry for this campus. Douglas Campus Vehicular Circulation & Parking This is not consistent with the openness and welcoming culture of the Main The primary, as well as the service vehicular access point to the Douglas Campus across the street. The gravel access drive is also offset from College Campus, are both located off of S. Windriver Drive. Currently, there are 139 Drive, which poses safety, traffic, and accessibility issues. There is paved parking spaces provided on the existing campus at five lots, four of which parking planned for the ATEC building as well as gravel parking provided for are connected, and one which is gravel. Between parking lots B & C, there is oversized vehicles and access to the ancillary animal facilities. no connection back to the main two-way road between the lots, like there is between lots D and E. This causes unnecessary frustration for drivers traveling Douglas Campus Pedestrian Circulation northwest along the one way route through lots B & C. Adequate bicycle The Douglas Campus pedestrian walks are well connected to the city sidewalks, parking is provided within the recommended 100 feet of the building’s main walking and bicycle paths. entry. Torrington Campus Pedestrian Circulation Main Campus Vehicular Circulation & Parking Although there is a 1.8 mile network of pedestrian walkways on the Torrington The primary vehicular access point to the main campus is from West ‘C’ Campus, the campus lacks well-defined, contiguous, safe routes for pedestrian, Street (State Highway No. 159). The south entrance from this street provides bicycles and the disabled. Many of the routes lack hierarchy and are access to the southern portion of campus with service to student housing, disconnected by intersecting roadways and parking lots. Most of the crosswalks former Cosmetology, and the Torrington Learning Center. This south campus are poorly delineated and void of proper signage. The campus has provided roadway terminates at the Lancer Hall parking lot. The campus east-central some accessible routes to negotiate the steep grade from the lower south entrance is a loop configuration that serves as the primary access to the main campus area to the northeast main campus; however, there are still many campus parking area for visitors, staff and off-campus students. This loop obstacles for the disabled. The main areas of pedestrian circulation issues to drive with a two directional north entrance and a one-way exit at the south highlight are: the non-accessible route from the residence halls to the Activity creates confusion and orientation problems for unfamiliar patrons. The two- Center; the conflict between truck access and pedestrian access between the way parking lot circulation pattern which turns into a one-way collector lane, main academic buildings and Veterinary Technology; the lack of adequate generates additional conflicts and safety concerns. The northwest entrance to circulation capacity between the main academic buildings and the new CTEC the campus from College Drive currently serves the Bus Garage and Grounds, building; the lack of ADA parking in close proximity to the new CTEC building; Activities Center, Veterinary Technology, Physical Plant, and the Career and the lack of access to encourage the use of the recreational courts at the south Technical Education Center (CTEC). end of campus; and the lack of a pedestrian right-of-way connection between the North Campus and the Main Campus. 682 parking spaces are provided on the existing Torrington Campus at ten noncontiguous lots; some that are quite remote and not easily accessible Douglas Campus Emergency and Service Access from designated collector roadways. Several of the parking areas also serve There is a consecutive loop around the entire existing building providing as emergency and service access routes. Due to the configuration of the site adequate emergency and service access. and the steep slopes within the campus, the parking and vehicular circulation is adequate. Bicycle racks exist on campus, but they migrate depending on Torrington Campus Emergency and Service Access demand. The fire lane along Pinnacle Bank Drive on the main Torrington Campus provides good emergency and fire access to the building complex from the east North Campus Vehicular Circulation & Parking side; however, due to topography constraints, there is a lane on the west side OBSERVATIONS & ANALYSIS | 28 2018 EASTERN WYOMING COLLEGE FACILITIES MASTER PLAN UPDATE FINAL REPORT of the buildings but no turn around provided. It would be possible to connect access around these buildings. If modifications to these buildings take place, the upper and lower drives between the Physical Plant and Lancer Hall, but the AHJ should be consulted. Steep roadways and inadequate maneuvering the Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) has not required this. The former space also make deliveries to the Cafeteria and Physical Plant difficult and Cosmetology and Eastern Hall may provide less than the required access for create additional conflicts with other circulation patterns. emergency and fire access as there is not a route that provides 360 degrees
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TOPOGRAPHICAL AND DRAINAGE ANALYSIS it can then enter the City storm sewer network. Douglas Campus Topography Over the majority of the site, the slope differential does not exceed 5% except North Campus Offsite Storm Runoff at the east side of the building where the site is sloped toward a drainage The north campus sits well below West C Street which has curb and gutter swale and a mound in the southwest, likely consisting of buried construction and access to the City’s storm sewer network. It is intended that offsite storm debris. water will remain in the street and not access the north campus property.
Main Campus Topography Douglas Campus Onsite Storm Runoff There is approximately 40 feet of elevation change that separates the lower At the Douglas Campus, there is no city storm sewer in the area, thus, onsite southwest section of campus where Eastern Hall and Lancer Hall are located storm water is detained at the drainage swale along the east side of the site from the northeast corner of campus. The majority of the campus is situated and released into the drainage easement. on the upper terrace, while the residence halls are on the lower terrace. The two terraces allow for on-grade accessibility to the buildings on the main Main Campus Onsite Storm Runoff campus; however, the steep slope provides challenges for connecting the two Storm water from the main campus will flow generally to the south and west distinct terraces. The steep slope behind the former Cosmetology building and where it can drain into one of two detention ponds located north of Lancer behind Lancer Hall also limits construction in the southern end of the property. Hall, or other storm drains around Lancer Hall, which then drain into the City’s newly improved storm sewer network. North Campus Topography Between the most extreme elevations on the north campus, there is 14 feet of Significant changes were made to improve the drainage of the main campus difference. The proposed ATEC building will sit approximately 1.5 feet below with the construction of the CTEC project in 2017, and there is no need for West C Street. The site slopes generally to the east, with a low point northeast improvement anticipated in the very near future. Drainage patterns during of the proposed ATEC building. future storm events should be examined in order to determine if and where further improvements may be needed. Douglas Campus Offsite Storm Runoff There is a drainage easement located along the north and northwest border North Campus Onsite Storm Runoff of the Douglas Campus which has historically provided adequate drainage for Storm water from the north campus will drain to a natural low area along off-site storm runoff. the east side of the property. As part of the ATEC project, a berm will be constructed to detain runoff and slowly release it consistent with its natural Main Campus Offsite Storm Runoff pattern to the east. There is no storm sewer in this area except for that which Neither Torrington campus should be affected significantly by offsite storm is in West C Street; therefore, all storm water from the North Campus must be runoff. As part of the construction of the CTEC project on the main campus, detained on site. No storm water from this site will enter the system in West C significant storm inlets were placed in the intersection of College Drive and Street, as elevation differences do not make it feasible to drain into the system. Campbell Drive, and the storm sewer along the west side of the EWC property was upsized significantly in order to more adequately handle storm water runoff from the north. In addition, a curb was placed along College Drive the entire width of campus, and together, these will virtually eliminate offsite runoff from entering campus. Any runoff that does enter campus will flow in the newly paved street to a new detention pond behind the gymnasium, where OBSERVATIONS & ANALYSIS | 32 2018 EASTERN WYOMING COLLEGE FACILITIES MASTER PLAN UPDATE FINAL REPORT
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UTILITIES SYSTEMS ANALYSIS connects to an existing line behind the Vet Tech building. This line serves the Douglas Campus Utilities System Analysis CTEC building, as well as providing additional looping between West C Street Existing municipal sanitary sewer, gas, water, and underground electrical and the existing main running though campus. Currently, the water system services exist along Wind River Drive and South Riverbend Drive. However, appears to be adequate for campus expansion. A new easement needs to be an existing survey of the utilities in the platted right-of-way, Technology Trail, created for the new water line serving the CTEC building. would need to be procured prior to assessing the feasibility of the site north of the drainage easement. There is an existing storm sewer in South Riverbend Sanitary Sewer System – There is an existing 8” vitrified clay pipe sanitary Drive that inlets at approximately the west property boundary and runs sewer line located in a 20’ easement that flows southeasterly from the southwest along the street without any provision in Wind River Drive. intersection of College Drive and Campbell Drive on the northwest side of campus somewhat parallel to the water line to a connection in West C Street Main Campus Utilities System Analysis at the south end of campus. The line seems to be adequate at this time, but There are many utilities which cross throughout the main campus. Easements with much additional growth, the City may have to enlarge the line. A new for these utilities were platted in 2011. However, with the construction of easement needs to be created for the extension of the sewer line to serve the the CTEC project in 2017, many utilities changed significantly and require new CTEC building. easements. There are also some easements that need to be eliminated. Other Utility Systems – Both primary overhead and underground power and Storm Sewer – The major storm sewer line which runs along the west gas lines are located within a 20’ easement that runs along the west campus boundary of campus in a 50’ easement was enlarged from a 24-inch pipe to a boundary. A main gas line also runs along the west side of West C Street in a 48-inch/54-inch/60-inch pipe in 2017 with the CTEC project. New inlets were 20’ easement. added in the intersection of College Drive and Campbell Drive to prevent City storm water from entering campus from the north. An additional detention pond was constructed about midway along this line with an outlet to the storm line. The City also enlarged it’s detention pond southwest of campus in order to accommodate additional runoff.
Additional storm sewer was added in Pinnacle Bank Drive, with an inlet added at the top end of the road, which runs to the west between the gymnasium and new parking lot in order to prevent water from Pinnacle Bank Drive from flowing down the road and causing icing problems in cold weather. There should not be a need for additional work to the storm drainage in the near future, but a portion of this new line falls outside of the existing easement and therefore the easement will need to be re-platted.
Water System – There is a loop water main centered on a 20’ easement that is routed through the campus and is connected to the 18” water service main from the Hospital Water Tower on the north and in West C Street on the south. An additional water main was added with the construction of the CTEC project which runs along the north and west sides of the new CTEC building and OBSERVATIONS & ANALYSIS | 36 2018 EASTERN WYOMING COLLEGE FACILITIES MASTER PLAN UPDATE FINAL REPORT
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North Campus Utilities System Analysis Existing utilities have been constructed in a utility corridor/easement along the south side of the North Campus. As part of the annexation of the property, which is currently in process, easements for utilities to be constructed for the ATEC project will be platted.
Storm Sewer – There will be no storm sewer system. All storm water will surface drain to a centralized detention pond on the east side of the property. This is a natural low spot to which storm water has naturally drained and then proceeded to run southeasterly to the northeast corner of the City. The construction of the ATEC project will leave it undisturbed, other than to add a berm and outlet structure to form a detention pond. However, it will take a large amount of space. As the campus is further developed, the pond may need to be excavated to the west in order to create a more defined pond. The outlet point cannot be dropped, but slope to the west could be, in order to increase capacity and/or make the detention area footprint smaller. After construction of the ATEC facility, there should be no need for additional storm drainage work until further development of the campus occurs.
Water System – Currently there is City water service at each end of the property. As part of the ATEC project, these two service points will be connected with a main water loop around the ATEC building. A tee will be provided at the northeast corner of the building, which will allow for expansion to the north. The water main being installed for the ATEC facility should be adequate for expansion to the north for future development.
Sanitary Sewer System – A new sanitary sewer main is being extended from Camino de la Reina north to serve the new ATEC facility. It has been designed to have more than adequate capacity for future expansion to the north. However, due to the terrain, it will be necessary to install a lift station for any future northerly expansion.
Other Utility Systems – Main underground power is located in the utility easement along the south property boundary and extends north to serve the campus. Gas service is located in West C Street and a service will be extended directly to the ATEC building. Any future development will likely have a separate service directly from West C Street.
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FINAL MASTER PLAN
THE FINAL PLAN IS A SYNTHESIS OF CONCEPTS THAT WERE THOROUGHLY TESTED, REVISED, AND BALANCED TO MEET BOTH THE SHORT AND LONG TERM GOALS OF THE COLLEGE. THE PLANNING TEAM PROPOSED A NUMBER OF CONCEPTS BEFORE ARRIVING AT THE FINAL PLAN LAYOUT. KEY FACTORS THAT WERE CONSIDERED INCLUDED THE IDENTIFICATION OF FUTURE BUILDING SITES, CONFIGURATION AND CONNECTIVITY OF OPEN SPACE, LOCATIONS FOR PARKING, AND IMPROVEMENTS TO PEDESTRIAN, VEHICULAR, AND SERVICE CIRCULATION. THE FINAL PLAN ILLUSTRATES THE CAMPUS AT FINAL BUILD-OUT, IDENTIFYING A NEAR FUTURE AND A DISTANT FUTURE PHASED PLAN, DEPICTING HOW THE PLAN CAN BE IMPLEMENTED OVER TIME. THE FINAL PLAN IDENTIFIES EXISTING CAMPUS ASSETS, FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES, AND AREAS OF CONCERN TO BE ADDRESSED OVER TIME. 2018 EASTERN WYOMING COLLEGE FACILITIES MASTER PLAN UPDATE FINAL REPORT
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HIGHLIGHTS OF THE PLAN the existing campus by proposing an alteration to the vehicular circulation and Eastern Wyoming College is a uniquely tight-knit community where faculty, access into and out of this area, to the service route through the middle of students, and staff quickly get to know one another. This attention, care, and campus that conflicts with pedestrian circulation, to the main north campus respect for each other are a major attraction that draws students to this college access, and to the gateway between both campuses. over other larger institutions. In addition, the College plays an important role for the City of Torrington and adjacent neighborhoods. Many of the programs The Plan addresses a number of open space opportunities that will benefit the that occur on campus are community outreach oriented, and special events campus community by creating memorable landscaped settings, improving and are well attended by college and community alike. As such, the Plan had to creating a safer and more functional network of pedestrian pathways. This consider multiple design options and meet the approval and needs of a broad system will connect buildings more efficiently, expand campus circulation, and range of stakeholders. The College is a defining component of Torrington, and improve street crossings. opportunities were explored to ensure that the College was a good partner and provided thoughtful stewardship of its land. The planning team determined that the existing campus has enough land area to support the future growth requirements of the College for several decades The Plan recognizes the significant importance parking plays in servicing the into the future. This fact had a strong bearing on the Final Plan, by allowing College. In addition to those that commute daily to campus, there are several planning solutions to focus on keeping the campus compact and walkable, venues on campus that draw large crowds, such as sporting events in the reinforce the framework of existing facilities, and enhance connectivity Activities Center, and a variety of performances in the Fine Arts Center. Existing opportunities between the Main Campus and the North Campus. While not parking numbers meet requirements. However, there are specialty needs that mandatory, a few surrounding properties could be acquired over time to buffer must be addressed, including handicapped parking, at-grade parking for the the west edge condition of the main campus from any future neighboring elderly, customer parking for those visiting Cosmetology, and horse-trailer development and increase the cohesiveness of the North Campus future parking on the North Campus. Finally, winter weather can be severe, which development. required balancing the parking needs across the campus by keeping walking distances short and access to buildings convenient. With the recent construction of the CTEC project, many utilities changed significantly and need new easements. There are also some easements that The Plan recognizes the importance of the existing framework of buildings. need to be eliminated. A portion of the new storm sewer line on main campus The campus core is a prominent and important framework of structures that falls outside of the existing easement and therefore the easement will need house many of the academic and student life functions that occur on campus. to be re-platted. A new easement needs to be created for the new water line The plan addressed means to improve upon their condition, size, accessibility, serving the CTEC building. Likewise, a new easement needs to be created for and visibility. The Plan also focused on one of the most important aspects of the extension of the sewer line to serve the CTEC building. FINAL MASTER PLAN | 44 2018 EASTERN WYOMING COLLEGE FACILITIES MASTER PLAN UPDATE FINAL REPORT
In the southwest corner of the campus, EWC leases out a portion of the land to the University of Wyoming for Wyoming Public Radio tower usage. However, Wyoming Public Radio has relocated their radio antenna. There is potential to lease this land and tower out to a cell phone provider for supplementary revenue.
The North Campus provides an excellent opportunity to meet the programmatic growth needs of the College in a meaningful and efficient manner. This campus is the current site for the ATEC facility, which requires significant adjacent open space and ancillary buildings to accommodate livestock, truck, and trailer parking. In addition, the construction of the future Veterinary Technology building on this campus will improve the adjacency of two major programs with complementary requirements.
IMPLEMENTATION The Master Plan addresses renovations to existing buildings, new construction of free-standing buildings, new additions to existing buildings, demolition of existing buildings, and a series of transformative site projects to improve the aesthetic and functionality of the campus. In order to implement the Plan, these projects have been prioritized and listed in two phases. Collectively, these two phases span a twenty year time frame.
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MASTER PLAN RECOMMENDATIONS and improve pedestrian safety. In addition, this crossing will make the campus more recognizable and the entrances easier to find. The plazas on either side of NEAR FUTURE PHASE the crossing would provide a development buffer around the prominent corner 1. Improved Main Access: The campus east-central entrance is a loop to allow for special landscaping, hardscaping, enhance the sense of place, configuration that serves as the primary access to the main campus parking and create opportunities for gift-giving from both alumni and the Torrington area for visitors, staff and off-campus students. This loop drive with a two community. directional north entrance and a one-way exit to the south creates confusion and orientation problems for unfamiliar patrons. The two-way parking lot 4. New Activities Center Entry: Due to the recent reconfiguration of the parking circulation pattern which turns into a one-way collector lane, generates lot, improved access from College Drive, and proposed improved way-finding, additional conflicts and safety concerns. Where the loop becomes one-way, more of the public will be parking in this lot to observe sporting events or to the drive should be widened to allow for two-way traffic. A wider drop off zone use the Activities Center. The main entry to the center is currently oriented on should be added in front of the Tebbet Main Entry as well as in front of the the opposite side of the building from the parking lot, which is inconvenient Fine Arts Entry. The south portal should be shifted to align with Buena Vista and confusing. The addition of a new entry should be constructed facing the Road, so as to allow the widening of the drive and two-way traffic. Included in parking lot. The new space could incorporate lobby space, merchandise display this reconfiguration project should be a way-finding and signage update. More space, and/or coach or staff offices. visible and straightforward signage should identify the two main entries, the entry for student housing, as well as a sign that directs one to College Drive for 5. Former Cosmetology Renovation: The cosmetology program has relocated the Activities Center from West ‘C’ Street. The Main Entry, the Fine Arts Entry, to the CTEC building, which provides better connectivity between academic and the CTEC entry should be better identified as well from Pinnacle Drive. This programs. The vacated building may be able to be reutilized as a student will improve the perception for the community andfi rst time visitors, simplify and community fitness center. This would be a convenient proximity to the the traffic flow, complement the Strategic Plan, and enhance the sense of place community, student housing, and existing outdoor sport courts. This would for Eastern Wyoming College. free up space in the Activities Center for dedicated competitive sport team training facilities or additional spectator seating. 2. Veterinary Technology: The existing building is becoming costly to maintain and the adjacency to the ATEC programs on North Campus in the distant 6. Circulation Improvements: Walking paths between buildings and site should future phase makes for a more logical location for the program. Thus, the plan be accessible and continuous. A pedestrian should be able to move from place suggests demolishing the building. to place on campus without having to cross vehicular traffic. If a crossing is necessary, cross walk markings should be provided. There are a number of 3. New Plaza Connection: On each side of West ‘C’ Street there is a pedestrian areas that require connection to the pedestrian circulation network. These plaza proposed, connected by a crossing indicating a major portal and include a connection from West ‘C’ Street with Eastern Hall; Eastern Hall with connection point. This is the point where the Main campus and the North the sports courts and the fitness center; the fitness center to the sports courts; Campus connect and as such, it should be given emphasis as a portal into and the sports courts with Lancer Hall; and the Activities Center parking lot with between campuses. Pedestrian circulation should be given the right-of-way. CTEC and the North Campus Plaza. The connection between Lancer Hall and The crossing is proposed to have a pedestrian push button station with in-road the Activities Center should be adjusted to comply with ADA accessible slope lights. The crosswalk would be constructed of a material approved by WDOT requirements. The connection between the main Tebbet Building to Vet Tech to provide a differentiation in color and texture. Inherently, a driver would be and CTEC should be widened and emphasized with signage, landscape and alerted to the transitions by color, new signage, the sound of tires on a cobbled path identification. Promote the usage of the sports court facilities by signage, surface, and flashing lights. These traffic calming devices would slow traffic landscape and path beautification. Additional ADA parking stalls should be FINAL MASTER PLAN | 48 2018 EASTERN WYOMING COLLEGE FACILITIES MASTER PLAN UPDATE FINAL REPORT designated in the main parking lot nearest to the CTEC building and accessible phase two. access provided from the main parking lot to the building entry. Bicycle racks exist on campus but they migrate, depending on demand. The design team 13. New Access Roads: New paved access drives should be constructed to align recommendation for any college campus is to provide bicycle parking within with Albany Ave. and College Drive on North Campus. This alignment provides 100 feet of each main building entrance in order to encourage usage of bicycle greater safety, traffic control, and access for vehicles and pedestrians alike. transportation throughout campus when weather allows. The paving is shown to end at the North-South gravel access. This gravel drive is primarily for pedestrian connectivity throughout campus. However, due to 7. Eastern Hall Renovation: Renovate, repair, and update finishes needed for the nature of the programs in ATEC and the future VET Tech, the wide drive Eastern Hall housing. is necessary for truck and trailer access to the buildings. In order to provide the continuation from College Drive, the private residence, theater marquee 8. Library Renovation: Condense stacks with compact shelving in order to allow building, and gate will require demolition. The gate does not offer a consistent for more study and collaboration space within the Library. Update finishes and presentation of the campus to the public of an open and welcoming campus improve office and work areas. culture. The current gravel access drive location is also offset from College Drive, which poses safety and accessibility issues. 9. Cafeteria Renovation: The food service and preparation areas are desired to be updated and potentially expanded. 14. Relocate Greenhouses: The greenhouses that are currently located to the south of ATEC are temporary high tunnel greenhouses shown to be relocated 10. Main Tebbet Entry: This is the main portal entry to the main campus south of the pedestrian connection between the North-South gravel drive buildings as n unfamiliar patron. The entry does not have a strong presence as and the pedestrian plaza with the thought of becoming more permanent one approaches the buildings, as it is set back and has no architectural clues structures. This allows for future growth to the south as needed, as well as of importance. It is recommended to construct an entry addition which makes ensures that the utility easement remains clear of development. New parking the entry readily apparent. The entry access could also use new vestibule doors spaces and a pedestrian path are shown to the south for direct connection to that reduce the amount of air infiltration and heat loss when the exterior doors the greenhouses. are open. This creates a buffer area to block the wind and improve energy efficiency. 15. Hay Shed Relocation: The Hay shed will need to be relocated north of the Large Animal Complex in order to allow for the new access drive. A convenient 11. Fine Arts Auditorium Renovation: The auditorium finishes and accessibility location can be found to the North of the Large Animal Complex. There is are in need of updating. proposed an extended area of gravel for oversized truck and trailer parking east of the relocated hay shed which connects to all of the ancillary animal facilities 12. New Land Acquisition: The two parcels of land proximate to North Campus as well as the main gravel thoroughfare. are sandwiched between College property. The southern parcel should be acquired as soon as feasible in order to provide continuity between the access points on the North Campus. The north parcel of land could either be acquired in its entirety or negotiated for a more convenient property boundary orientation. Instead of the angular southern border, a border perpendicular to the new access drive extending Albany Ave, would provide more functionality to the north of the drive. 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DISTANT FUTURE PHASE improvements to control storm water and improve water quality. As part 1,2. Student Commons & Service Access: A replacement building on the Vet of the improvements, a bicycle and pedestrian trail could be considered, to Tech site could house a future student commons, offer a variety of food kiosks, expand recreational resources and encourage connectivity to the Torrington a coffee shop, and open lounge/collaboration space. This would open up more community. Landscaping of the detention area as well as around the main of the site to allow for service truck access to the kitchen from Pinnacle Drive campus pathway will provide wind protection and enhance the beauty, as well and allow the Pinnacle Drive loop to disconnect from the Activities Center as support environmental learning opportunities on campus. parking lot. This would give importance and right-of-way back to the pedestrian at a critical connection point. It would also allow the commons to be located on 6. Veterinary Technology: A new building with dog kennels is proposed at the a large pedestrian plaza, with landscape and hard scape opportunities between core of the North Campus for Veterinary Technology. The construction of this buildings. It would also have adjacency to the kitchen and cafeteria to provide new building on the North campus will improve the adjacency of two major an opportunity to share program requirements. programs with complementary requirements. The adjacency to the ATEC programs makes North Campus a more efficient location for the program. 3. New Academic Building: There is potential for a new academic building Its popularity as a degree and the energy the building will bring to the north located west of CTEC. There is space for the Activities Center parking lot to campus, reinforces its central location. expand to accommodate for the increased capacity of an additional building. 7,8. Student Commons/ Viticulture & Enology: A future building at the north 4. New Student Housing: When more capacity is needed, new student housing end of the North Campus may be visioned as providing a home for a few may be constructed and the existing Eastern Hall demolished. This would need different functions. Perhaps a small lounge and coffee shop area could be to happen in a phased schedule. In order to not lose student housing capacity provided for students in between classes on the north campus. It may also during construction, land west of the current Eastern Housing could be utilized house a new Viticulture & Enology program, with proximity to a vineyard to for a new housing block. This housing block would likely need to be more than the east. Should the vineyard become successful, the building might provide a one storey in order to provide enough housing capacity to match the current tasting room for the public to experience the wine produced. Eastern Hall. Once this is constructed, Eastern Hall could be demolished and a second housing block constructed in its place.
5. Walking and Bicycle Path: The overall concept here is to partner with the city to provide an amenity not currently provided for the community and college. A path that connects not only between campuses, but also runs throughout the city, down to and along the river. A community path could connect the ball fields to the north, the EWC campus, the fairgrounds, downtown, and the riverfront. To the west of the Main Campus, a 200-400 foot land buffer is suggested to be procured. With the ownership of this land, the college ensures the protection from encroaching development and also gains an opportunity to create a unique amenity. The detention pond on the north campus requires a clear footprint to be set aside, thus, use the land to introduce stormwater management best practices, with the goal to restore natural functions of the site. The use of the detention pond, vegetative bio-swales, riparian habitats, infiltration galleries, and rain gardens could be integrated into future FINAL MASTER PLAN | 52 2018 EASTERN WYOMING COLLEGE FACILITIES MASTER PLAN UPDATE FINAL REPORT
FINAL DOUGLAS CAMPUS MASTER PLAN
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE PLAN drainage easement, in order to connect the two pieces of property. This also Outreach facilities like the Douglas Campus, play an important role for Eastern allows for greenspace and the city pedestrian and bicycle path to penetrate the Wyoming College’s ability to service a greater population that is largely rural center core of the campus, emphasizing the pedestrian realm and connecting and spread out over the entire eastern half of the state. Although the campus the campus with the rest of the city. is in its infancy, a well thought out master plan is critical for managing efficient, future development. IMPLEMENTATION The Master Plan addresses new construction of free-standing buildings, new The Plan recognizes the significant importance parking plays in servicing the additions to the existing building, and a series of transformative site related College. In addition to those that commute daily to campus, winter weather projects to improve the aesthetic and functionality of the campus. In order can be severe, which requires balancing the parking needs across the campus, to implement the Plan, these projects have been prioritized and listed in two with keeping walking distances short and access to buildings convenient. phases. Collectively, these two phases span a twenty year time frame.
The Plan carefully evaluated the capacity of the Douglas Campus and determined that the College has enough land area to meet near future growth requirements. While not mandatory, an adjacent property could be acquired over time to increase the cohesiveness and provide space for potential future housing and growth.
In the near future, the existing facility may take advantage of the fact that the building design was implemented with expansion in mind for additional maintenance space, classrooms, and office space. Likewise, the gravel parking lot can easily be paved in the future to provide additional parking stalls.
The overall plan concept in the distant future is to keep the pedestrian circulation between buildings walkable and compact, with parking and vehicular access encircling the perimeter of the property so as to limit crossings between pedestrians and vehicular traffic. The plan takes into account a possible future housing quad with pedestrian and vehicular access across the
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MASTER PLAN RECOMMENDATIONS 5. Land Acquisition: To increase the cohesiveness and provide space for possible future housing, the plan suggests acquiring the property north of the NEAR FUTURE PHASE campus and north of the zoned Greenspace District. Acquiring this property 1. Maintenance Facility Addition: The existing Douglas Branch Campus facility would provide greater opportunity for future growth and ideal separation was designed with expansion in mind at three different locations. The Plan for a more private location for a quad of student housing with accompanying takes advantage of this foresight to add a maintenance facility at the west end parking. However, the ownership of this property is unknown, according of the building. Not only is there ample space for the program, but the location to the information published on the City of Douglas GIS site. The vehicular takes advantage of the current layout for large vehicular access. and pedestrian connection across the greenspace zone would be critical to connecting the two distinct functions of campus. The development of the 2. Paved Parking: Currently, a portion of the parking area is gravel and is used platted road access would also be critical for access on and off the housing site. infrequently. At the point in time when more parking is required, paving this area would provide additional paved parking stalls where space is already 6. Circulation Connection: A road is currently platted north of the site called allocated for the use. Technology Trail. However, this has not been developed. If this road were to be developed, it would provide vehicular and pedestrian access to the north 3. Vehicular Access Connection: Currently, when a vehicle enters the parking property, where student housing has been identified. The Greenspace District lot, there is an option to turn right and travel east and north, along a one-way divides the two properties, which is made up of two easements. The vehicular lane. In order to travel back in the opposite direction, one must travel the and pedestrian connection across the greenspace zone would be critical to entire length of parking before the one-way ends. The new plan opens up a connecting the two distinct functions of campus. This connection point also connection point at the center, similar to the connection found mid-way along allows for the city pedestrian and bicycle path to penetrate the center core the one-way, traveling in the south and west direction. of the campus, giving emphasis to the pedestrian realm and connecting the campus with the rest of the city. The feasibility of this connection would DISTANT FUTURE PHASE require research into the management of the easement properties as well as 1,2. New Academic Buildings: The plan proposes two new academic buildings an agreement between all parties concerned for the ability to traverse the at the southeast corner of the site. This is a prominent corner for the campus, easements with a road that aligns with Technology Trail. and the buildings and landscaping at this location will serve as identifiers for the campus. The current parking lot to the north could be used to support 7. Classroom Addition: The existing Douglas Branch Campus facility was these future buildings. New parking to the west could be added to supplement, designed with expansion in mind at three different locations. The Plan takes if necessary. advantage of this foresight to add 3-5 additional classrooms at the north end of the building. 3, 4. Student Center & Parking: This new building site could house student services, food preparation, and dining. It is a central location between 8. Office Addition: The existing Douglas Branch Campus facility was designed academic buildings and student housing to the north. It also offers vehicular with expansion in mind at three different locations. The Plan takes advantage delivery access off of the new street link from the north, or the existing service of this foresight to provide additional office space at the south end of the access at the northeast of the site. These program functions would not require building. as much parking but the additional parking required may be located along the perimeter of the property to allow the middle to be free for uninhibited pedestrian access between buildings.
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FINAL REPORT ISSUED DECEMBER 29, 2017
PLANNING COMMITTEE BOARD OF TRUSTEES PLANNING TEAM Ron Laher John B. Patrick, President GSG ARCHITECTURE Kwin Wilkes Marilyn Fisher, Vice-President 606 S. David St. Keith Jarvis Angie Chavez, Secretary Casper, WY 82601 Chuck Kenyon Mike Varney, Treasurer Attn: Tim Schenk, AIA Michelle Landa George Nash Attn: Carissa Marak, AIA Richard Patterson Robert Baumgartner (307) 234-8968 Lesley Travers Judith Bartmann Holly Branham Benchmark of Torrington John Hansen Jim Willox - Honorary Trustee 119 East 19th Ave. Tami Afdahl Torrington, WY 82240 Roger Humphrey Attn: Bob Taylor, PLS Dr. Rex Cogdill Attn: Rachelle Anderson, P.E. Margaret Farley (307) 532-3811 Robert Freeman Edward Meyer APPENDIX 2018 EASTERN WYOMING COLLEGE FACILITIES MASTER PLAN UPDATE FINAL REPORT
building which has a condition score of 80, has a capital needs score of 20 (100 2013 FACILITY ASSESSMENTS – 80 = 20). A capital needs score of 20 indicates that 20 percent of the value of the building can be reinvested in the building in order to attain a score of 100 and put the building in a “like new” condition. This section presents the results of the facility assessments that were Typically, capital needs scores are calculated using a base condition score of 90 conducted for Eastern Wyoming College. The assessments were conducted (which indicates that a system is in good condition and requiring only using BASYS, MGT’s facility assessment software program. The assessments preventative maintenance), since it is unreasonable to expect all buildings to included: be in “like new” condition indefinitely. • Building Condition Exhibit 2 presents the condition score for each building that was assessed. As • Site Condition the exhibit shows, condition scores are in the “Poor” to “Good” categories which indicates that the facilities are generally in need of routine maintenance BUILDING CONDITION ASSESSMENT to major maintenance. See appendix for detailed assessment reports for each The BASYS building condition score measures the amount of deferred building and the site. maintenance in the building’s major systems.
The scores are interpreted as follows:
The condition rates each system in a building as “new”, “good”, “fair”, “poor”, or “unsatisfactory” based on a detailed description of each rating for the particular system. The possible score for each system is based on that system’s contribution to the overall cost of building construction. Therefore, the condition score is a measure of that portion of the value of the building which is in good condition.
The capital needs score (100 minus the condition score) is a measure of the capital needs or deferred maintenance. This score, when presented as a percent, is also referred to as the facility condition index or FCI. For example, a APPENDIX | 60 2018 EASTERN WYOMING COLLEGE FACILITIES MASTER PLAN UPDATE FINAL REPORT
2013 SITE CONDITION ASSESSMENT The site condition assessment score is a measure of the amount of capital needs or deferred maintenance at the site, which includes the driveways and walkways, the parking lots, the playfields, the utilities, and fencing, etc.
The scores are interpreted as follows:
The site assessment score was calculated in the same manner as the building condition scores. Exhibit 4 presents the site assessment score for the EWC campus.
Deferred maintenance budgets Exhibit 5 presents the budget estimates for each of the EWC buildings and the EWC Campus site. Budget estimates were developed using the renovation costs shown in Exhibit 6. To calculate the deferred maintenance budget, the capital needs score is multiplied by the gross square feet of the building and the cost per square foot for renovation.
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2013 SPACE NEEDS
2013 CURRENT PHYSICAL SPACE INVENTORY As described in Exhibit 7, of the nearly 250,000 gsf of space currently available on the EWC Torrington campus, roughly 43% was constructed in the late 1960’s to mid 1970’s. An additional 109,000 gsf (44%) was built during the 1980’s. Since 1997, only 32,000 gsf has been added to the campus space inventory via six new structures. The core “spine” of the campus is anchored by the original Tebbet Classroom Building, and connected to the Fine Arts and Faculty Office facilities to the south, and the Activities Center to the north. This core series of structures encompass approximately 62% of the total campus space. It should be noted that several of the more “technical” instructional programs (welding, mechanical arts, veterinary tech, and cosmetology) are offered through their own stand-alone buildings.
The facilities space inventory analysis is made up of two components; (a) all space attributed to a specific building, and (b) the type of space (intended or designated purpose of that space). These two components are related but are not perfectly correlated by building designation and space use category. For example, the Cosmetology building though primarily used by that instructional department includes space that is designated as general classroom use, class laboratory, office, and support space. A mix of various space use categories can be found in nearly all campus facilities.
Reviewing the assignable square feet (asf) inventory on the Torrington Campus, by standard space use categories (Exhibit 8) reveals that roughly 27% is designated as instructional space including traditional classrooms, class laboratories, and related service space. Administrative, faculty, and staff offices make up 14% of the assignable campus space, as does the cumulative special use facilities for athletics, physical education, and animal quarters. Study facilities (3%) include all space associated with the Library excluding offices. APPENDIX | 62 2018 EASTERN WYOMING COLLEGE FACILITIES MASTER PLAN UPDATE FINAL REPORT
Space categorized as “general use” represents 21% of the total space (asf), instructional space demand, room capacity, other non-instructional events, and includes areas such as the Fine Arts auditorium, food service, bookstore, and current inventory alterations (off-line) for EWC Torrington. recreation, lounge areas, and general meeting space. Support service space (7%) encompasses maintenance, shop, vehicle storage, general storage, and Exhibits 9 through 13 present several key utilization findings. The Fall 2011 computer and telecommunications areas. A small segment (1%) of the campus schedule generated average weekly classroom hours by day of week (Exhibit assignable space is categorized for health care purposes, but in EWC’s case, this 9) and time of day (Exhibit 10). Monday is typically the busiest day for space is used for animal examination and treatment as part of the Veterinary classroom use on campus, and while there is a noticeable drop-off on Friday, Tech program. Finally, 13% of the assignable space is designated for student it is not as dramatic as often seen at other institutions. Time of day analysis housing purposes. reveals that EWC classroom utilization is heavier in the morning, and two peak periods occur at 9:00AM and 1:00PM. There is limited classroom use 2013 INSTRUCTIONAL SPACE UTILIZATION for credit generating courses in the evening on the Torrington campus. One of the basic analyses that help planners and campus officials determine current campus physical capacity, and a factor in identifying space needs, is A similar analysis focused on utilization of EWC class laboratories during the current utilization of existing space. This is particularly important when Fall 2011 term. Exhibit 11 and Exhibit 12 illustrate those findings. Tuesdays examining the need for instructional space. A space utilization analysis results and Thursdays show slightly higher lab utilization, though overall, use in measures of the time a given space (room) is in use and the occupancy vs. across all five days of the week was reasonably distributed. Use by time of capacity of that space when used. For instructional space (classrooms and day indicates that EWC Torrington lab space is active during most prime class laboratories) the two key measures are weekly room use hours and campus operating hours (8:00-11:00AM & 1:00-4:00PM). It should be station occupancy rate. For the EWC planning effort, the consultant team was noted that class lab utilization numbers often fluctuate due to space that is provided a “snapshot” of classroom and class lab utilization for Fall 2011, as highly specific to a particular program or discipline and therefore, cannot the most recent completed full academic term. Final class schedules for credit- be used for other purposes. Likewise, some lab space is often scheduled generating courses, course contact hours, and the existing space inventory for continuously during the course of a full day when significant access to that term were used in this analysis. It should be noted that instructional space specialized space and equipment is required of all student majors. utilization is driven by many factors associated with an institution and a site. These include but are not limited to: student mix, faculty availability, non-credit
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In comparing the Torrington campus weekly room use counts and station 2013 ENROLLMENT GROWTH PROJECTIONS occupancy rates from Fall 2011 to the previous planning analysis completed A major driver of space needs on any campus is enrollment change both in 2008, several noticeable changes have occurred. Exhibit 13 shows that in terms of headcount and FTE. Drops in enrollment may result in more although classroom average weekly room use has declined by 2 hours, the appropriate/reasonable levels of space use if overutilization is currently in available station occupancy rate (when in use) has risen significantly. Thus play (given established target utilization thresholds). However, significant current classroom space is being utilized more efficiently than in the past. enrollment declines may result in severe underutilization, and thus a surplus There is also continued competition for classroom space from non-credit of space. Exhibit 14 depicts recent 5-year historical enrollment trends for generating activities (a key EWC mission critical component), which often headcount and FTE for EWC as an institution including the main campus, all proves difficult to track and record utilization with accuracy. As can be noted, outreach sites and on-line courses. From 2007 to 2011, the overall institutional class labs have realized a 5 hour increase in average weekly room use and an enrollment growth rate was slightly over 26%, while the Torrington campus even greater jump (than classrooms) in station use rate (occupancy) from 39% alone grew by only 17%. to 58% since 2008.
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Working with EWC officials, FTE enrollment projections were established by not projected for significant growth over the plan horizon, but stakeholder instructional disciplines at a 5-year and 10-year time horizon using Fall 2011 input indicated that more aggressive potential growth beyond that projected as the base year. Due to the focus of this master planning effort, projections could occur if new related program tracks in either discipline were introduced. developed were limited to the Torrington Campus, included for-credit In addition to enrollment driven space needs, changes in the number of full- enrollment only, and excluded on-line or distance modes where students time and part-time employees have implications for future space needs. As would not be physically present on the campus. displayed in Exhibit 16, EWC Torrington campus has approximately 126 FTE positions including adjuncts. The college estimates that only modest growth (22%) in personnel will be realized to accommodate the projected enrollment growth on-site over the next 10 years. Of the additional 28 FTE positions to be added in that time frame, 75% will be instructional, and the current student/ instructor ratio (15 to 1) would be maintained. Even this modest staffing growth will result in the potential need for additional office space on the Torrington campus.
As of Fall 2011, the Torrington campus alone generated 668 FTE on site (Exhibit 15), which represents approximately 50% of the total EWC FTE enrollments during that time period. Enrollment projections depicted show a planned growth of nearly 23% by 2016 reaching 819.4 FTE, and a total growth over 2011 figures of 47% by 2021 (981 FTE) resulting in the potential addition of 314 new FTEs by the end of the designated 10-year window. The projection table also depicts enrollment projections by discipline which is very important when planning for instructional space, particularly lab space needs. Nearly half of the additional FTE’s expected by 2021 are projected in only four instructional disciplines at the campus: Technical Trades (+63 FTE), Agriculture (+33 FTE), Math (+32 FTE), and Science (+25 FTE). Currently, Technical Trades (Welding and Mechanical Arts), Math and Veterinary Tech generate 70 or more FTE’s each. Science, Physical Education, Agriculture, Cosmetology, English, and Social Science generate in the range of 40 to 60 FTE’s respectively. A number of these disciplines require specialized instructional space and equipment. Growth in two of EWC’s most popular programs, Veterinary Tech and Cosmetology are APPENDIX | 65 2018 EASTERN WYOMING COLLEGE FACILITIES MASTER PLAN UPDATE FINAL REPORT
2013 SPACE NEEDS PROJECTIONS • Offices (includes offices, service space and conference rooms) - Following Based on generally accepted space guidelines for community and technical a number of comments regarding need for additional faculty and staff office colleges and recommended adjustments derived from observations and space, the planning team utilized a modest set of space allocation guidelines stakeholder input, the following space needs projections were derived for that vary across levels of personnel to generate office space need. Based on current year, and the two designated planning time horizons. guidelines, there is currently a surplus of office space. In identifying future needs, the planning team added a conference room for the student services • Classrooms - Based on established guidelines, EWC has slightly more classroom unit which has a pressing need for more privacy in meetings and counseling space than currently needed, much of that within the Tebbet Classroom facility, situations, and some additional office space for several technical disciplines although several classrooms are located in other buildings primarily utilized by a that have very limited office space allocations. Despite the limited growth in single discipline. The planning team did accommodate for additional classroom EWC personnel projected for the Torrington campus, by 2021, the current space for Cosmetology, the CTC, and a modest sized lecture hall in the guideline overall office space surplus becomes a fide cit of a similar magnitude. adjustments. There are also non-credit demands on classroom space that are not accounted for in the guidelines. Looking forward, as enrollments increase • Study Space - This space category is primarily focused on EWC’s library space over the next ten years, additional classroom space will be needed. needs. In recent years the library has decreased in size to accommodate other administrative space needs. Current stacks take up a considerable amount of the remaining space, and office and service areas are filled beyond capacity. Guidelines were adjusted to accommodate for more user space and a reading area. As can be seen in Exhibit 17, despite those modifications, a fide cit is foreseen going forward.
• Special Use Space (includes EWC athletic and P.E. facilities and animal quarters) – This category is a mix of specialized space. The EWC athletic and physical education related space is primarily contained within the Activities Center building Given the size and comprehensive nature of this facility, the planning team elected to use the current space allocation as the guideline for space needs. No apparent need for additional space expansion in this area is currently projected. The other special use space on campus is related to animal holding areas for the Veterinary Tech program at the main campus and • Labs (includes both teaching and open labs) - Due to the technical nature of on the North Campus site. Though future plans for possible expansion have many of EWC’s programs, lab space across the campus is in demand. As shown been discussed for North Campus, no additional space need was generated in a previous chart, the use of existing lab space has significantly increased since based on guidelines given the current programmatic needs at this time. 2008. Four science class labs were recently renovated in the Tebbet building. Specific guidelines were applied to each discipline’s projected growth over the • General Use Space (includes assembly, auditoriums, exhibition, food planning horizon to determine need. Currently there is a 9,000 square foot (asf) service, merchandizing, lounges, recreation, and open meeting space) – Two deficit, and that is predicted to more than double by 2021 if no additional lab areas within this category are deemed important for future consideration of space is developed. This projection does account for additional lab and related additions. Food service and preparation areas are relatively adequate now service space for Vet Tech. according to guidelines, but based on student and staff input expansion and reconfiguration of this space would be needed to better serve students, APPENDIX | 66 2018 EASTERN WYOMING COLLEGE FACILITIES MASTER PLAN UPDATE FINAL REPORT and increased capacity would be required if projected enrollment growth is years based on the applicable guidelines, EWC would require an additional realized. This also holds true for recreation and general purpose lounge areas 63,000 square feet (asf) of space to meet its instructional and operational in the main core set of buildings on campus. The current “Student Center” responsibilities on site. space is inadequate in terms of size and configuration. Thus this category recommends nearly 10,000 asf of additional student use space by 2021.
Based on the applicable guidelines and recommendations provided by the planning team in consultation with EWC administrators and other stakeholders, • Support Space (includes maintenance, shop, central storage, vehicle the resulting space needs projections allow for a more efficient allocation storage, computer and communications space) – Although facility of space per FTE in the future years (Exhibit 18). For comparative purposes, improvements, relocation and consolidation were the general concerns this calculation excludes residential space. It should be noted that smaller regarding this space category, guidelines do not indicate any significant need institutions (in terms of enrollment) have a more difficult time in achieving for additional space from current capacity at this time. reasonable ASF/FTE ratios due to some large functional space needs such as auditoriums and athletic/recreational facilities. In addition, depending on the • Health Care Space - For EWC, this category includes examination, treatment array of technical instructional programs included at a community college of and service space related to the Veterinary Tech services and large animal this size, institutional space requirements may be larger than comparative facilities. Current working space was observed to be small and cramped with benchmarks. The best EWC example is the significant space required to operate inadequate storage. Guidelines were adjusted to accommodate for this critical its signature Mechanical Arts (Welding) program. space need in future years for this key EWC program.
• Residential Space - EWC currently has two student housing facilities on site. Input from campus officials reiterated the need for additional beds to be added to the current inventory at each of the two master plan time horizons. The needs analysis did not apply guidelines to this category, but allocated 13,000 sf of additional living space by 2016 and a similar amount by 2021.
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OBSTRUCTION TABLE Top Obstructed Object No. Description Elevation Remediation PT 77 Surface Penetration (msl) N Magnetic Declination O 1 GROUND 4207.3 PRIMARY 1.8 GRADE PER PART 77.19, (C) 8° 15' 01" East (May 2014) R 2 GROUND 4207.7 PRIMARY 2.2 GRADE PER PART 77.19, (C) Annual Rate of Change T 3 GROUND 4205.1 PRIMARY 0.4 GRADE PER PART 77.19, (C) 00° 08.2' West (May 2014) 4 GROUND 4204.1 PRIMARY 1.0 GRADE PER PART 77.19, (C) H 5 GROUND 4204.4 PRIMARY 1.9 GRADE PER PART 77.19, (C) 6 GROUND 4204.4 PRIMARY 2.0 GRADE PER PART 77.19, (C) 7 GROUND 4204.1 PRIMARY 2.1 GRADE PER PART 77.19, (C) 8 GROUND 4203.7 PRIMARY 1.7 GRADE PER PART 77.19, (C) 9 GROUND 4202.1 PRIMARY 0.6 GRADE PER PART 77.19, (C) 0 2000 4000 10 GROUND 4202.1 PRIMARY 1.0 GRADE PER PART 77.19, (C) 11 GROUND 4200.5 PRIMARY 0.2 GRADE PER PART 77.19, (C) 12 GROUND 4197.5 PRIMARY 0.7 GRADE PER PART 77.19, (C) GENERAL NOTES: 13 GROUND 4199.5 PRIMARY 3.2 GRADE PER PART 77.19, (C) SCALE IN FEET 14 GROUND 4200.5 PRIMARY 4.4 GRADE PER PART 77.19, (C) 1. THE EXISTING HEIGHT HAZARD ZONING ORDINANCE FOR TORRINGTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT WAS ADOPTED JUNE 1998. RUNWAY 10-28 15 GROUND 4200.1 PRIMARY 4.3 GRADE PER PART 77.19, (C) ZONED NON-PRECISION >3/4 MILE; RUNWAY 2-20 ZONED UTILITY. 16 GROUND 4197.8 PRIMARY 2.3 GRADE PER PART 77.19, (C) 2. OBSTRUCTIONS IDENTIFIED FROM AIRPORTS GIS SURVEY DATED AUGUST 30, 2013 BY M.C. SCHAFF & ASSOCIATES, INC. HORIZONTAL 17 GROUND 4198.8 PRIMARY 3.5 GRADE PER PART 77.19, (C) ACCURACY: ±20 FEET; VERTICAL ACCURACY: ±3 FEET. TORRINGTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT 18 GROUND 4198.2 PRIMARY 2.9 GRADE PER PART 77.19, (C) 19 GROUND 4197.5 PRIMARY 2.3 GRADE PER PART 77.19, (C) 3. PLANIMETRIC DATA PREPARED BY MARTINEZ GEOSPATIAL, EAGAN, MN. 20 GROUND 4202.1 PRIMARY 7.0 GRADE PER PART 77.19, (C) 21 GROUND 4197.2 PRIMARY 2.3 GRADE PER PART 77.19, (C) 4. SUPPLEMENTAL DATA SOURCES EXAMINED INCLUDE FAA DIGITAL OBSTACLE FILE (DOF), RELEASE DATE AUGUST 18, 2014, AND THE AIRPORT AIRSPACE DRAWING 22 GROUND 4198.8 PRIMARY 3.7 GRADE PER PART 77.19, (C) AIRPORT MASTER RECORD, FORM 5010 EFFECTIVE APRIL 3, 2014. 23 GROUND 4197.5 PRIMARY 2.2 GRADE PER PART 77.19, (C) 5. HORIZONTAL DATUM: NORTH AMERICAN DATUM 1983 - NAD83; 24 GROUND 4197.2 PRIMARY 1.3 GRADE PER PART 77.19, (C) VERTICAL DATUM: NORTH AMERICAN DATUM 1988 - NAVD88 25 GROUND 4199.8 PRIMARY 1.8 GRADE PER PART 77.19, (C) TORRINGTON, WYOMING 26 GROUND 4199.1 PRIMARY 1.1 GRADE PER PART 77.19, (C) 6. THE FOLLOWING USGS 7.5 QUAD MAPS OF THE STATE OF WYOMING WERE APPLIED AS BACKGROUND: HUNTLEY, TORRINGTON, TORRINGTON SE, COTTIER, AND TEA KETTLE ROCK No. REVISIONS DATE BY APP'D. 7. SEE INNER PORTION OF THE APPROACH SURFACE DRAWINGS FOR CLOSE-IN APPROACH DETAILS. 8. ALL ELEVATIONS IN FEET. Airport Consultants 4 15
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SURVEY RESPONSES | 76 2018 EASTERN WYOMING COLLEGE FACILITIES MASTER PLAN UPDATE FINAL REPORT https://www.surveymonkey.com/analyze/qLFM1pF_2FPQkCpsuzC5ZvmaW0eP4OuxA2Yg_2FvDLbDiPg_3D 12/9/2017 Page 1 RESPONDENTS: 5 of RESPONSES (4) Q2 Q1 nwrd Skipped: 1 Answered: 4 Skipped: 0 Answered: 5 Categorize as... TOTAL – – – – – ANSWER CHOICES As a visitor, new staff, new faculty, or new student is it simple Wyoming College? What is your position or association with Eastern to find your way around the campuses? Why or why not? Other (please specify) Faculty / Staff - Douglas Campus Faculty / Staff - Torrington Campus Student / Alum - Douglas Campus Student / Alum - Torrington Campus Student / Alum Student / Alum
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SURVEY RESPONSES| 77 2018 EASTERN WYOMING COLLEGE FACILITIES MASTER PLAN UPDATE FINAL REPORT https://www.surveymonkey.com/analyze/qLFM1pF_2FPQkCpsuzC5ZvmaW0eP4OuxA2Yg_2FvDLbDiPg_3D 12/9/2017 RESPONSES (5) Q3 nwrd Skipped: 0 Answered: 5 9/11/2017 3:53 PM educational/entertainment programs that will bring folks to campus. a better job of relating to the community offerings we have that will bring them on campus. And, there should be more For me it is more about programs and personnel connecting with the community than facilities. That being said, important that we do 9/11/2017 6:48 PM New facilities, new classes, instructors 9/12/2017 10:28 AM I am not sure. Perhaps the connection is pretty good as it is. Showing 5 responses Showing 4 responses 6/5/2017 11:45 AM Ron Test 9/10/2017 6:28 PM buildings into one (CTEC) helps the situation. improved since then. Everything else was simply a matter of becoming familiar with the campus. Combining programs from two separate Been a long time since I first came to EWC. recall being bit uncertain as where the main entry place was. The signage has been 9/11/2017 3:53 PM For the most part, yes...Signage has been improved and relocation of community ed. is a big plus 9/12/2017 10:28 AM Yes Categorize as... community? In what ways can the campus facilities better connect with
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SURVEY RESPONSES | 78 2018 EASTERN WYOMING COLLEGE FACILITIES MASTER PLAN UPDATE FINAL REPORT https://www.surveymonkey.com/analyze/qLFM1pF_2FPQkCpsuzC5ZvmaW0eP4OuxA2Yg_2FvDLbDiPg_3D 12/9/2017 RESPONSES (4) Q4 to see provided or enhanced? nwrd Skipped: 1 Answered: 4 6/5/2017 11:45 AM Ron Test Showing 4 responses Ron Test 9/10/2017 6:28 PM help. But all of these solutions require more $$ and that is something we are lacking in right now. getting people on campus. We seem to be a place where people want host meetings and improving our ability cater events would Community education is a big piece of this and they do good job with limited resources. Also the Fitness Center does 9/10/2017 6:28 PM and lots of it! open opportunities for the Fitness Center and Community Education. It would really bring better relations with community! Again, $$$ It would be great if we had an indoor pool. Yes; it's expensive but it would get locals on campus, allow the city to have a better swim team, 9/11/2017 3:53 PM Quicker access to the gym on main campus...Handicap parking needs be close CTEC (perhaps it is, but I haven't noticed it.) 9/12/2017 10:28 AM I believe things are proceeding, improving, adequately given our funds available. Categorize as... there anything missing on either campus that you would like What suggestions do you have for improving the campus? Is
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