Parkland trustees to discuss campus expansion

CHAMPAIGN – Parkland College plans to expand in the next several years to ease overcrowding, make room for new programs, improve the student-services areas and accommodate future growth in enrollment.

The college has an updated campus master plan outlining building projects and renovations. The board of trustees will begin discussing priorities and how to pay for the estimated $86.6 million cost at a special meeting Nov. 10.

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