How a newly approved $250M bond will change Pima County college
How a newly approved $250M bond will change Pima County college.
A multi-million dollar investment is coming to local campuses after voters approved a major funding measure.
According to school officials, Pima County voters approved Proposition 430, authorizing up to $250 million in bonds for Pima Community College.
The approved bonds will fund purchasing land, buying or completing buildings, and acquiring equipment and facilities.
Planned projects include training first responders, moving police headquarters and district-wide services to the Downtown Campus, and modernizing student support services.
The college also plans to expand teacher education and cyber programs, update arts programs, and modernize science, technology, engineering, and math programs.
The bonds will bear interest not exceeding 10 percent per year and will mature between one and 20 years.
School officials said the investment will help modernize aging facilities, expand workforce training opportunities, and strengthen the learning environments and services that support students.