Education 12 November 2009

SSCC meets with Adams County Commission on expanded presence in Adams County

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WEST UNION - Three members of the Southern State Community College Board of Trustees and college president Dr. Sherry Stout met with Adams County commissioners Brian Baldridge, Justin Cooper and Roger Rhonemus, along with Adams County Economic Development Director Elaine Collins on Nov. 9 to discuss the college's plans for an expanded presence in the county. Last month, at an SSCC Board of Trustees meeting in Fayette County, board vice chairman Ralph Shell announced that the college was pursuing a facility for Adams County, the only county in the college's five-county area without a campus. This week, board members Jim Ward, Ben Houser and Rory Ryan met with Adams County officials and sought their advice and opinions on expanding in Adams County. The college discussed two potential proposals, including offering courses near the county seat in West Union or along the Appalachian Highway (S.R. 32) in the northern part of the county. After approximately 30 minutes of discussion in open session, the commissioners and the economic development director agreed with college trustees that the center of the county would be preferable for a campus offering general studies, while the Seaman area would be advantageous for a facility offering courses related to medical arts and health care. The commissioners emphasized their support for SSCC to expand its presence in Adams County. The college also has had communications from West Union and Peebles village councils. The SSCC board meets at 5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13 at the South Campus in Fincastle. [[In-content Ad]]

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