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Fact Book 2009 - Physical Resources

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» SCC Facilities
» Capacity to Enrollment Ratio
» Square ft. of Academic Facilities per FTE Student
» Average Weekly Room Hours of Instruction in Classrooms
» Library Collection and Use

 

SCC FACILITIES
Building
Year
Constructed
Gross Area
(Sq. Ft.)
Estimated
Replacement Cost*
Founders Hall
1977
26,450
$2,915,935
Balsam Center
1988
75,383
$10,934,539
Oaks Hall
1970
27,000
$3,653,344
Bradford Hall
1974
19,366
$2,310,738
Maintenance Building
1974
3,010
$285,018
The Summit
1982
18,134
$913,859
Civil Engineering Lab
2002
160
$4,295
Holt Library
1983
11,319
$1,060,605
Public Safety Complex
1987
10,500
$890,540
Live Burn Building
1990
4,280
$823,022
Fire Truck Garage
1991
1,200
$101,618
Swain Center
1950
25,000
$4,025,326
Cherokee Center
1979
3,600
$487,114
Cashiers Center
1975
4,054
$722,595
Macon-Storage
1998
160
$3,064
Cecil L. Groves Center
2007
27,568
$5,872,058
 
*As of Fall, 2007    

North Carolina State Commission on Higher Education Facilities


CAPACITY / ENROLLMENT RATIO
 
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
Southwestern Community College
4.77
5.14
5.42
5.71
6.54
NC Community College System
3.61
3.78
4.06
4.38
4.57
           
Source: Facilities Inventory and Utilization Study
North Carolina State Commission on Higher Education Facilities

The capacity/enrollment ratio, often referred to as the C/E ratio, is the amount of instructional and library space on campus divided by the total fall term student clock hours of that institution. The C/E ratio relates the amount of space directly used in an institution's instructional programs to the instructional activity of the campus. It is one of the most commonly used indices of instructional utilization of institutional facilities. In analyzing and comparing the capacity/enrollment ratios, it should be kept in mind that a relatively low ration generally indicates a high level of space utilization. It should also be noted, however, that such factors as the level of an institution and the kind of instructional programs that it offers will affect the amount of space required and, therefore, the C/E ration.

SQUARE FEET OF ACADEMIC FACILITIES PER FTE STUDENT
 
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
Southwestern Community College
117
112
122
127
123
NC Community College System
84
89
95
98
95
           
Source: Facilities Inventory and Utilization Study
North Carolina State Commission on Higher Education Facilities
           

AVERAGE WEEKLY ROOM HOURS OF INSTRUCTION IN CLASSROOMS
 
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
Southwestern Community College
20.9
19.4
19.5
19.7
18.0
NC Community College System
20.8
20.5
20.0
19.3
19.1
 
Source: Facilities Inventory and Utilization Study
North Carolina State Commission on Higher Education Facilities

LIBRARY HOLDINGS, ACQUISITIONS AND USE
   
2003-04
2004-05
2005-06
2006-07
2007-08

Materials Collection

Books, Serial Backfiles

 
  Total Acquisitions
1,001
852
896
532
628
  Total Discarded
-635
-472
-208
-992
-104
  Total Volumes
30,130
30,510
31,198
30,738
31,260

Current Serials
  Total Acquisitions
12
1
1
10
0
  Total Discarded
-15
0
-14
0
0
  Total Titles
178
179
166
176
176

Microfilms
  Total Acquisitions
24
17
20
17
21
  Total Discarded
0
-2
0
0
-101
  Total Units
3,544
3,559
3,579
3,596
3,516

Charts
  Total Acquisitions
0
0
0
0
0
  Total Discarded
-78
0
0
0
0
  Total Units
0
0
0
0
0

Diskettes
 
  Total Acquisitions
0
0
0
0
0
  Total Discarded
0
0
-2
0
0
  Total Units
3
3
1
1
1

CDs
  Total Acquisitions      
5
24
  Total Discarded      
0
0
  Total Units      
5
29

CD-ROMs
  Total Acquisitions      
35
12
  Total Discarded      
0
0
  Total Units      
35
47

DVDs
  Total Acquisitions      
5
126
  Total Discarded      
0
0
  Total Units      
5
131

Filmstrips, Sound Filmstrips
  Total Acquisitions
0
0
0
0
0
  Total Discarded
0
0
0
0
0
  Total Units
323
323
323
323
323

Slides, Slide/Sound
  Total Acquisitions
0
0
0
0
0
  Total Discarded
0
-248
0
0
0
  Total Units
4,852
4,568
4,568
4,568
4,568

Kits
       
  Total Acquisitions
0
0
0
2
0
  Total Discarded
0
0
0
0
0
  Total Units
1
1
1
3
3

Audio Tapes
  Total Acquisitions
5
6
3
0
2
  Total Discarded
0
0
0
0
0
  Total Units
325
331
334
334
336

Transparencies
 
  Total Acquisitions
0
0
0
0
0
  Total Discarded
-373
0
0
0
0
  Total Units
0
0
0
0
0

Video Tapes
  Total Acquisitions
32
139
11
18
28
  Total Discarded
-33
-3
0
0
0
  Total Units
1,122
1,258
1,269
1,287
1,315

Library Utilization

Circulation Transactions
  Books
3,339
3,340
3,615
3,498
2,956
  Magazines
1,925
1,866
1,782
1,531
2,330
  AV Software
440
406
220
276
573
  AV Equipment
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
Total Circulation
5,704
5,612
5,617
5,305
5,859

Interlibrary Loans
  Loaned
99
121
326
269
81
  Borrowed
108
105
176
200
259
  NCLIVE Documents Received      
5,336
6,303

Library Services
  Public Service Hours
66
66
66
66
66
  Traffic*
1,937
1,993
2,099
2,360
2,528
   
*Monthly Average
   
Source: SCC Library


 

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