Houston Community College Trustees were presented with a recommendation by Chancellor Maldonado authorizing him to enter into discussions for a potential relocation of the HCC campus in Missouri City.
The September 18th HCC meeting agenda packet also included a recommendation to authorize the Chancellor to execute Letters of Intent and/or Memorandums of Understanding with interested parties.
Appraisal district values and enrollment
According to Fort Bend County Appraisal District records, the market value of the existing campus’ 44.82 acre land parcel is $1,952,530 and the market value of the building improvements is $4,109,690.
According to a Fall 2013 Houston Community College System Comparative Enrollment Report, semester hours credit at the Missouri City campus fell approximately 7{997ab4c1e65fa660c64e6dfea23d436a73c89d6254ad3ae72f887cf583448986} and unduplicated enrollment dropped almost 8{997ab4c1e65fa660c64e6dfea23d436a73c89d6254ad3ae72f887cf583448986} from Fall 2012.
Spring 2013 numbers reflected a 11{997ab4c1e65fa660c64e6dfea23d436a73c89d6254ad3ae72f887cf583448986} and 13{997ab4c1e65fa660c64e6dfea23d436a73c89d6254ad3ae72f887cf583448986} decline in semester hours credit and unduplicated enrollment respectively.
Previous relocation
According to the website for the Texas Comptroller for Public Accounts, the Missouri City Center campus of Houston Community College leased a 5600 square foot space in a shopping center at 1681 Cartwright Road beginning in 1997 through the opening of the current Missouri City campus near Sienna Plantation.
A November 2006 Houston Chronicle article summarized then HCC Southwest Interim President Winston Dahse’ suggestion an expansion of the Sienna-Missouri City campus and others in the HCC Southwest System were justified and long overdue.
Exit question–is another relocation of the Missouri City campus really justified? And if so, for whose benefit?