4 Ways This Bond Strengthens Our Community
Mt. Hood Community College (MHCC) is the backbone of our local workforce, providing essential job training and higher education opportunities. However, after 50 years without a bond measure, our facilities are outdated, and our growing community needs modern resources to thrive.
Expanding Career Education to Meet Local Community Needs
Modernized classrooms and labs to train thousands of skilled professionals in high-demand fields like healthcare and technology to go to work right here in our community.
Boosting Our Economy
MHCC graduates contribute over $350 million annually to our local economy.
Investing in workforce education means stronger businesses, more jobs, and a thriving region.
More Access for All
Upgrades to the community pool for year-round access to high demand classes and community events. Did you know that last year over 26,000 residents took swim lessons at the MHCC pool?
Improved ADA accessibility and technology to better serve urban and rural learners.
Securing our Campus, Fixing Critical Building Systems
Modern lockdown capabilities, upgraded fire safety systems, and seismic retrofits.
Essential repairs to 50-year-old buildings, including updated electrical, heating, and cooling systems.
BOND PROPOSAL DETAILS:
Proposed Projects to Expand Career Education and Boost our Local Economy
This bond will help prepare students for high-demand vocations, like nursing, EMT’s and other professional fields, where there are critical shortages right here in East County
Establish a Center for Health Professions
- Supports some of the most in-demand programs
- Re-purposes existing space to establish a Center for Health Professions
- Improves collaboration, training, and cross-disciplinary learning
Modernize Science Labs
- Upgrades safety
- Provides technology to help students engage with subject matter
- Supports student completion as part of the skilled workforce
BOND PROPOSAL DETAILS:
Proposed Projects to Increase Community Access to College Resources
This bond is for everyone. It will connect and serve students and community members from across our diverse MHCC district: from Government Camp to East Portland and everything in between—Sandy, Corbett, Gresham, Fairview, Wood Village and Troutdale—by providing a high-quality learning environment and improving access to in-person and hybrid learning opportunities and community resources.
If passed, the bond would fund:
Classroom Technology Renovations to Serve Online & Hybrid Learning
Athletic and Community Pool Improvements
- Updates athletic facilities to ensure equal athletic opportunities
- Installs retractable cover to allow for year-round use which will:
- bring events to East County
- leverage state and local contributions
- Allow the college to increase service to tens of thousands of local residents with programs such as swim lessons
A College for All
- Ensures every student, staff, and visitor has access MHCC campus
- Improves existing elevators
- Makes all toilets on campus accessible
BOND PROPOSAL DETAILS:
Proposed Projects to Increase Safety and Fix 50 year old Failing Facilities
Securing the Safety of Students and Staff
Improves safety and security on all three campuses
- Lockdown abilities
- Fire safety
- Seismic retrofit
Modernizing MHCC buildings to maintain our investments
This bond makes critical repairs and updates to 50 year old buildings have not been updated since they were first built in 1970. These investments in long-term repairs will maintain college assets for generations of students to come.
Renovate Aging Learning Spaces
- Renovates student study and interior spaces
- Modernizes learning spaces for today’s hybrid and online learning needs
Update, Repair and Preserve College Assets
- Updates, maintains and repairs aging facilities
- Upgrades our aging computer labs and networks
- Installs energy efficiency upgrades
- Replaces outdated and inefficient central heating and cooling components