But 1966 would see still another important stride in the College's growth. That October, just one month after the opening of the Western Campus, ground was broken for a $32 million permanent Metropolitan Campus learning facility in downtown Cleveland. Located on a 40-acre site in the St. Vincent area, the new megastructure will accommodate some 15,000 full-time and part-time students by the early 1970's. In February of 1967, the College took a decisive step forward in its relationship to Greater Cleveland's educational community with the joint publication of Agenda for Action by Tri-C and Cleveland State University. The document outlined specific areas of cooperation between the two institutions, with the goal of diversification in public higher education. The College also has continued to strengthen its interinstitutional bonds with other colleges and universities throughout the state. Cuyahoga Community College has more than fulfilled the expectations of those who envisioned it here as long ago as 1953. It has achieved membership in the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. A faculty of highly qualified and proficient instructors continues to enlarge, and enrollment projections forecast even greater demands on the College. The community has continued to assist in its development with approval at the polls of operating and development funds, and with contributions to the College scholarship funds. Responding to the sociological and economic needs of a community on the move, the College in the 1960's demonstrated a firm commitment to the broadening of educational opportunities for every resident of Cuyahoga County. During the decade of tomorrow, Cuyahoga Community College will further intensify its efforts to place the means of education before all of its home area's youth and adults.
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