Expansion on Horizon for GCC, Rowan After Passage of Higher Ed Bond
Both Gloucester County schools have big projects ready to set in motion once bond funds begin rolling in.
During last week's general election, New Jersey residents voted to approve the Building Our Future Bond Act by an overwhelming majority, with 62.8 percent of the voters saying yes. And although the Bond Act passed just one week ago, Rowan University and Gloucester County College already have plans on how they want to spend the money. Both GCC and Rowan wanted the bond to pass to secure funds to expand their capacity. Both schools, as well as other schools in the state, claimed that they have had to turn away qualified students in recent years because of overcapacity. Rowan President Ali Houshmand in particular highlighted capacity limitations during a visit by state Senate President Steve Sweeney in October. “We've had to turn away very …
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Samantha McCall
5:23 pm on Friday, November 16, 2012
Wow, I cannot believe this bill was passed, especially in today's economy.. Cha ching, Cha ching. I can't wait to see how much my taxes are going to go up. These schools are not lacking money, they charge enough, they can pay for their own expansions. This bond has George Norcross written all over it, no wonder Sweeney was out pushing for it. The two of them have now found a new gravy train in … more ›