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Placer County sees need for private U.
By: Nancy Lan
Issue date: 8/24/07 Section: News
Originally published: 8/24/07 at 3:03 AM EST
Last update: 8/24/07 at 3:02 AM EST
Originally published: 8/24/07 at 3:03 AM EST
Last update: 8/24/07 at 3:02 AM EST
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News about Drexel's plans to build a campus in California has been making a splash in local news and college media around the nation.
The University's plans to build a campus near Sacramento, would meet the area's demand for higher education, and would position the University in an area with one of the largest projected prospective student increases, Phil Terranova, VP of University Relations, said in an e-mail Thursday.
In the 2009-2010 school year, growth of prospective students in the Midwest and Northeast are expected to flat line, according to Terranova. The new university would be built in southwest Placer County, and would border the city of Roseville. Both counties are part of the greater Sacramento area.
Terranova said: "Greater Sacramento is a desirable location because it is one of the fastest-growing areas. … Additionally, Placer County students are underserved. Only two state universities - California State University at Sacramento and the University of California at Davis - and a few small private universities such as the University of Sacramento and William Jessup University are located in the area."
During a recent visit to the area, officials were interested by President Papadakis' proposal, including programs and vision he had to offer, according to F.C. "Rocky" Rockholm, Placer County District 1 Supervisor.
"It's exciting to see someone this forward thinking. Some of the things that really stuck out to me were how they would shape the curriculum ... they would come here and see what the market would want," Rockholm said.
The University's co-op program, as well as Papadakis, and its reputation for being "on the cutting edge of technology," were all factors that led developers to choose the University as its partner, according to Bill Halldin, a spokesman for KT Communities, which is handling the development of the land where the potential campus is to be built.
Rockholm agreed, and said that the region especially needs technology and medical programs like the ones offered at the Philadelphia campuses. There are currently two major hospitals in the greater Sacramento area, which will all be expanding to over one million square feet during the next few years. With the expansion, the region would need more people specialized in those fields.
The University's plans to build a campus near Sacramento, would meet the area's demand for higher education, and would position the University in an area with one of the largest projected prospective student increases, Phil Terranova, VP of University Relations, said in an e-mail Thursday.
In the 2009-2010 school year, growth of prospective students in the Midwest and Northeast are expected to flat line, according to Terranova. The new university would be built in southwest Placer County, and would border the city of Roseville. Both counties are part of the greater Sacramento area.
Terranova said: "Greater Sacramento is a desirable location because it is one of the fastest-growing areas. … Additionally, Placer County students are underserved. Only two state universities - California State University at Sacramento and the University of California at Davis - and a few small private universities such as the University of Sacramento and William Jessup University are located in the area."
During a recent visit to the area, officials were interested by President Papadakis' proposal, including programs and vision he had to offer, according to F.C. "Rocky" Rockholm, Placer County District 1 Supervisor.
"It's exciting to see someone this forward thinking. Some of the things that really stuck out to me were how they would shape the curriculum ... they would come here and see what the market would want," Rockholm said.
The University's co-op program, as well as Papadakis, and its reputation for being "on the cutting edge of technology," were all factors that led developers to choose the University as its partner, according to Bill Halldin, a spokesman for KT Communities, which is handling the development of the land where the potential campus is to be built.
Rockholm agreed, and said that the region especially needs technology and medical programs like the ones offered at the Philadelphia campuses. There are currently two major hospitals in the greater Sacramento area, which will all be expanding to over one million square feet during the next few years. With the expansion, the region would need more people specialized in those fields.
