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Trustees | Budget Workshop 2009-2010 (Page 12)Trustees | Budget Workshop 2010-2011 (Page 11)2.11.2Physical ResourcesThe institution has adequate physical resources to support the mission of the institution and the scope ofits programs and services.JudgmentCompliant Non-Compliant Not ApplicableNarrativeSouth Florida Community College (SFCC) uses a systematic, standards-based facilities planning processto ensure that its facility needs are addressed in a timely manner. The process provides the data and therationale to support funding requests to the state of Florida for facilities, site improvements, and relatedequipment and technology. SFCC complies fully with the planning and construction requirements asdefined in State Board of Education (SBE) Rule 6A-2.0010.The college currently has facilities adequate to support its mission and program needs. The SFCCHighlands campus sits on a 228-acre isthmus between two lakes south of Avon Park and bordering U.S.Highway 27. The Highlands campus contains 53 buildings totaling 343,725 net square feet (nsf),including a 1,440-seat gymnasium and a newly renovated 1,460 seat auditorium, the Theatre for thePerforming Arts. During the past decade, several major new buildings were constructed to meet programexpansion needs, including the most recent addition, the 51,232 gross square feet Health and ScienceEducation Center (2007). Many other buildings have been remodeled or have seen extensive renovationin recent years, resulting in high quality facilities for all program offerings.In addition to the Highlands campus, SFCC has three special purpose centers (so designated due to theneed for access over the three-county district). The Hardee campus is located south of Bowling Green,Florida, on 47 acres along State Highway 17. Construction of the 20,781 nsf facility was completed in2003. The DeSoto campus is located in Arcadia, Florida, near the area high school on 40 acres.Construction was completed in 2003, adding 20,928 nsf to the inventory. The Lake Placid center, locatednear downtown Lake Placid, Florida, is a former middle/high school campus containing 48,254 nsflocated on 4 acres. Extensive renovations to this site were completed in 2009/10, bringing these olderfacilities to newer standards. The college also owns or leases several instructional sites in Highlandscounty, including the Crews Center and the Hotel Jacaranda in Avon Park, the Teacherage in Sebring, andthe Lorida Schoolhouse in Lorida, Florida,for targeted program instruction.The College owns 433,688 nsf of educational facilities contrasted by the formula driven facilitiesneed of 282,386 nsf, resulting in 153.58% of the relative need for facilities being met. Theadequacy of SFCC's instructional space is demonstrated by classroom and laboratory utilizationreports generated by the Florida College System (FCS). Room utilization is defined as weekly hours ofroom usage; the standards are 40 hours per week for classrooms and 30 hours per week for laboratories.SFCC's room utilization rate for fall 2009 was 41.16%, which is considerably lower than the FCS averageof 75.18%. Space utilization is defined as weekly hours per student station; the standards are classroomoccupancy rate equal to 60 and laboratory occupancy rate equal to 80. SFCC's space utilization for fall2009 was 40.43%, and the FCS average was 106.54%. The August 2010 FCS Instructional SpaceNeeds Analysis report lists SFCC as the college with the lowest immediate need for instructional space.Clearly, SFCC has adequate facilities to meet current and projected enrollment growth and to support itsmission and the scope of its programs and services.In addition to facilities, the college ensures that technology and other physical resource needs areadequate and appropriate to support the mission and scope of all programs and services offered. TheTechnology Master Plan is a three-year plan that maps out the technology direction for all collegeSouth Florida Community College Page 47 / 202