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New Braunfels Northeast Lakeview College campus
The overview
College campus Existing spaces
NLC announced that it was relocating to the former PNC Bank building at 2049 Sundance Parkway in February to expand its course oerings to better meet the region’s growing educational and workforce demands. The college also purchased a 4.2-acre tract of land adjacent to the Sundance building for future expansion, which cost $2 million. The combined total investment for the future expansion and renovation project is $23.64 million. As part of the relocation, the building will undergo a $7 million remodel, and equipment purchases for labs cost $1 million , Garcia said. The college’s total remodel cost would have been $8 million . NLC had reserved $3 million for the remodel and equipment, leaving it with a $5 million funding gap. Previously, the council authorized the economic development corporation to spend up to $1.2 million to aid in the construction and expansion of NLC on July 14. The additional $3.8 million approved in August eliminates NLC’s funding gap. The pre-existing 58,000-square-foot building at Sundance Parkway will feature a number of additional labs for a variety of proposed programming. There will also be a welcome center equipped with a testing center.
Renovations 1 Proposed programming • Electrical labs • Engineering technology • Classrooms • Testing Center • Allied Health lab
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• Nursing lab • Biology labs • Chemistry lab • Cyber Defense lab • Tutoring labs
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Projected county population growth 2020 2040 Projections
Garcia said she has seen a growing interest in dual credit programs. NLC partners with Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City ISD, New Braunfels ISD, Judson, Marion and Comal ISDs to oer those programs. “We’re seeing a huge expansion [of dual credit programs] out in the Comal and Guadalupe coun- ties, and so that allows for students to jumpstart their education so that they can transfer in,” Garcia said.
NLC ocials made the decision to grow its New Braunfels campus following the steady growth of students from outside of Bexar County enrolling at the college, Garcia said. In fall 2021, 31% of students attending came from outside Bexar County, and by fall 2023, that number increased to 39%. Comal County’s population is also anticipated to grow by 95.4% from 2020 through 2040, and Guadalupe County is projected to grow by 55.4% within that same timeframe, according to population projections presented by community college ocials. “It’s growing very quickly and we realized we need to do something,” she said. Aside from NLC, there are two other institu- tions within New Braunfels city limits that oer various programs, degrees and certications, including Howard Payne University and Texas State Technical College.
Kendall County
44,279 70,896
+60.1%
Guadalupe County
172,706
+55.4%
268,305
High school students enrolled in dual credit programs
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