The bulk of funding for the proposed additions and upgrades to the college’s Person and Caswell County campuses would come from a statewide community college bond referendum slated for 2009-2010.

The master plan, presented by Angie Crawford of Martin, Boal, Anthony and James, Architects, calls for additional space to train students for the fastest growing occupations over the next five years. That includes allied health, nursing, biotechnology, emergency management services, criminal justice and science programs, among others.

Crawford said the Person campus had three priority areas that include providing classroom and lab space for general growth as well as targeted programs.

As the campus grows over the next five years, she said, buildings will need to be added behind the existing campus. That will call for road work to encircle the campus and infrastructure to support both new buildings and renovations to existing buildings, she said.

The roadway expansion and infrastructure are estimated to cost $12 million, she said. Added into that total, to conclude the number one facility priority, she said, would be one new classroom building and renovations to Barnette Auditorium to make it more accessible to both students and the community.

The number two priority, she said, includes a new Workforce Development building that would include space for Human Resources Development and Adult Basic Skills, which are also expected to expand over the next few years.

A business and industry lab, shops and storage for occupational programs and support space for criminal justice programs are included in priority two, as well as the reassignment of space for Continuing Education and Business Development Center programs.

The total would likely come to around $6.4 million for these changes, said Crawford.

The third priority for building and renovations at the Person County campus, she said, included the addition of a general education building, larger classrooms that would accommodate 40 and 60 people, adding resources for Early Childhood programs, renovating space for science support and space for cosmetology classes.

This set of improvements would run around $6.8 million, Crawford said.

She said MBA&J engineers were assessing the campus for future development.

The state office of the community college system should get the forms for submitting cost estimates by May 1, she said, and the comprehensive master plan should be in Raleigh by May 30. If approval to move forward with the facilities plan is granted by the end of June, Crawford said, the architecture firm could then move forward on getting PCC in line for the bonds, should the referendum pass.

The state bonds will require a local matching bond.

In other matters, the PCC trustees voted to retain Dr. H. James Owen as president for another year. Ron Booker will also serve as chairman of the trustees for a second term. Roy Brooks will again serve as vice chairman.