Why is the College Considering a Bond?

It has been 50 years since MHCC last passed a bond measure. In that time, our community has grown, a college education has changed dramatically, and our facilities have aged.

Expand Career Education Facilities to Meet Local Workforce Demand

Facility improvements will equip thousands of skilled workers in high-demand fields like healthcare by updating classrooms and labs that prepare students for frontline careers.

Help MHCC Better Serve the Community

Upgrades to the community pool for year-round use, improved ADA accessibility, and new technology to support both urban and rural learners. These improvements mean opening year-round access to popular programs, such as swim lessons (26,000 residents served last year) or regional events.

Secure the Campus

Strengthening security with modern lockdown capabilities, upgraded fire safety systems, and seismic retrofits for 50-year-old buildings that predate today’s earthquake and seismic standards.

Repair Aging Facilities

Repair 50-year-old buildings with upgraded electrical wiring, heating, and cooling systems that are original to their 1966 construction.

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Placing a Bond on the Ballot

  • Community Colleges in Oregon do not receive money from the State to fund major capital construction projects. Colleges can borrow funding from banks to pay for the construction, expansion and renovation of grounds and buildings but often are very limited in what they can borrow.
  • Bonds are a way of funding large scale capital construction projects through assessment of property in the college district.
  • A community college will develop a list of proposed project and total project cost and make a request of voters to fund these projects.
  • Voters must approve these funds, and projects through a bond election on the ballot.
  • MHCC hasn't had a bond since 1970, that's 50 years!
  • MHCC is looking to put a bond measure on the May 2025 ballot.
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