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COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF DENVER Neighborhood Master Plan 6/20/2016 RNL and MKThink would like to thank the Steering Commi ee and all of the CCD students, faculty, and staff who contributed to this project. 00 Letter from Dr. Everette Freeman, CCD President i. 01 Executive Summary 03 02 Introduction A) Authors, Participants 13 B) Planning Process 15 03 Institutional Overview A) 2012 Campus Masterplan Framework 21 B) Vision, Goals and Objectives 33 C) Institutional Background 36 D) Existing Conditions and Assessments 43 04 Analysis A) Enrollment and Staffi ng Projections 69 B) Benchmarking 73 C) Space Needs Projections 77 D) Adjacencies 81 05 Recommendations A) Short, Mid, Longterm Priorities 85 B) Phasing 89 C) Estimates of Probable Cost 91 D) Urban Planning 93 06 Appendix Community College of Denver LETTER FROM DR. EVERETTE FREEMAN, CCD PRESIDENT I Community College of Denver On the eve of our 50th anniversary it is fi tting to Through surveys, interviews, focus groups and take time to pause and think about our facility needs open houses, our faculty, staff, students and external moving forward and to continue developing our stakeholders provided their vision for the college. As identity on the Auraria campus. I participated in many of these activities and heard feedback from others, it became abundantly clear Almost fi fty years ago, the Community College of to me that what has emerged is an exciting vision of Denver began offering courses in a renovated auto CCD that is collaborative, creative, passionate and showroom close to the downtown Denver Civic engaging; a vision that will fi rmly defi ne CCD as a Center. Today, CCD occupies over 350,000 sq. ft. on vibrant and vital educational partner on the Auraria our Auraria, Lowry and Advanced Manufacturing campus and downtown Denver. campuses. The master plan that follows provides CCD with a In 2013, building construction was completed on roadmap for placing and building our future facilities Confl uence, the fi rst college owned facility on the on the Auraria campus. It is an evolving document Auraria campus and the location for our student- not set in stone. To be sure, as we move forward, centered services ranging from fi nancial aid to this master plan provides us with a future direction academic advising. An award-winning LEEDS design, but also allows us to take the road less traveled and Confl uence serves as a showcase for continuing the to be trailblazers in the family of community colleges. CCD tradition of welcoming all who wish to pursue higher education. A lot of refl ection, deliberation and innovation has gone into this master plan. I wish to thank the The new Advanced Manufacturing Center, opened in faculty, staff, students and business partners who 2015, made it possible for us to move our machining Dr. Everette Freeman, CCD President participated in this process. This master plan is a and welding programs closer to campus and tripled wonderful shared vision of how the next 50 years for our capacity to provide certifi cate and associate CCD should unfold. degree programs focused on welding, machining and graphic engineering. Best, Ee II 01 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Community College of Denver 1. INTRODUCTION plans serve as that roadmap for each individual that will enable several key objectives to be met. The institution, but must fi t within, and adhere to, the plan for the Boulder Creek Building also infl uenced In the summer of 2015, the Community larger vision for the entire tri-institutional community. some aspects of the Master Plan. College of Denver (CCD) began the process of developing its Neighborhood Master Plan. This document maps out the vision, goals, objectives There are several key drivers of this Master Plan This project grew out of several previous and specifi c recommended directions for CCD, including defi ning the vision, quantifying facility planning efforts conducted in 2007 and identifying the short, mid and long term priorities space needs and identifying opportunities and again in 2012 for the Auraria campus as a that will help to shape and support the College’s constraints of the existing neighborhood site and whole. Clear directions were defi ned, through academic mission, distinct identity and unique sense building parameters. The methodology used to a campus wide Master Plan and Strategic of place within the campus at large. examine these components is described in more Implementation Plan, to establish and detail in the body of this document. strengthen distinct neighborhoods for each of 2. PROJECT PROCESS the three institutions that make up the Auraria The planning process was an iterative one that campus: the Community College of Denver involved multiple groups of stakeholders. CCD’s (CCD), Metropolitan State University of Denver Steering Committee was involved in all key meetings, (MSU Denver) and the University of Colorado, workshops and document reviews. Ultimately, this Denver (CU Denver), while also maintaining committee was responsible for driving direction and the tri-institutional core of the overall campus. approving the fi nal recommendations. Their decision This Neighborhood Master Plan builds making was informed by input from a variety of on those efforts to create a more refi ned other participants who were brought in during roadmap for CCD’s neighborhood within the visioning, discovery/data collection and alternatives context of the larger campus. development. These stakeholders included additional faculty/staff representatives from each user The purpose of any campus master plan group, student focus groups and at-large students, is to support an institution’s academic faculty and staff asked to attend an open house. A mission and strategic vision by developing collaborative joint workshop held with MSU Denver a roadmap and tool to guide short term also provided input relative to areas where the two projects while also providing a framework for institutions’ action plans will impact one another. meeting long-term goals. The plan should be more specifi c in its short term objectives, with Concurrently with the development of the Master the fl exibility to respond to the unknowns and Plan, a Program Plan has been completed for the variables that will change over time. For the Boulder Creek Building to explore more specifi c, Auraria Campus, the neighborhood master primarily short-term, relocations and reconfi gurations 3 01 - EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Community College of Denver 3. PROJECT BACKGROUND In 2007, a campus wide master plan was developed that introduced the concept of “Institutional Neighborhoods”. These neighborhoods carved out space for each institution to grow within an exclusive district defi ned by the clustering of their administrative uses and academic space for their unique programs. The neighborhoods would surround the campus core of common, shared facilities including the Tivoli, library, and shared classroom/instructional buildings. In 2012 a Strategic Implementation Plan was developed that enhanced the Neighborhood concept, more clearly defi ning the areas each neighborhood would ultimately encompass and designating the distinct, most prominent edges and “gateways” for each. For CCD, this edge became Colfax Avenue with gateway and branding opportunities focused there. This Plan also examined build out potential for the campus at large and within each neighborhood to understand maximum capacities. Near term projects were identifi ed in the 2012 study, many of which have been implemented or are in progress. Projects important to CCD include the new Confl uence Building, and remodel of the Cherry Creek Building and its courtyard (formerly the South Classroom Building). Figure 1.a - 2012 Auraria Neighborhoods EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 4 Community College of Denver 4. GOALS AND OBJECTIVES of 1% is anticipated by 2030. Sciences. There are regional and local demographics, economic and educational factors that will continue The visioning process helped to defi ne a All academic centers are projecting either status quo to impact enrollment and are not entirely predictable, clear set of goals and objectives that the CCD or slight growth. The greatest growth is expected so fl exibility within the master plan is essential, as Master Plan needs to address. Four of these in the Math & Science and Arts/Humanities/Social were identifi ed as the highest priority: • Address current space needs issues Community College of Denver Enrollment Projections By Center • Optimize fl exibility and use of current Division space Center for Career & Technical Education 6,142 6,142 6,203 Center for Health Sciences • Identify the satellite program(s) most 6,004 Center for Math & Science 6000 5,850 755 755 763 Performing Arts & Behavioral Sciences + Arts & Humanities appropriate to relocate to the main 738 campus, if any 5500 71 9 251 249 249 3500 243 • Improve ability to fi nd academic 5000 237 3,1 26 departments and support resources more 3,1 26 3,1 57 4500 3000 3,056 easily 2,978 2,012 2,012 2,032 1 ,967 The remaining goals included improving 4000 1 ,91 6 2500 a sense of place and distinct CCD identity, 3500 adhering to the overall campus master plan 2,01 2 2,032 and strengthening the connection to the wider 3000 2000 2,012 1 ,967 campus, and improving the sense of safety in 1 ,91 6 the neighborhood and on campus. 2500 1500 5. FINDINGS 2000 3,1 26 3,1 26 3,1 57 Enrollment 1500 2,978 3,056 1000 755 755 763 CCD’s enrollment has fl uctuated over the last 1000 71 9 738 decade, impacted by corresponding shifts in 500 500 249 the economy. Enrollment has declined in the 249 251 237 243 last several years and only a modest increase 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 2015 2015 2020 2025 2030 2015 2015 2020 2025 2030 Existing Benchmark Existing Benchmark Figure 1.b - Enrollment Projections by Center 5 01 - EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Community College of Denver is the recognition that high enrollment growth is specifi c project implementation can be viewed.

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