After expanding the Upper
Bucks Campus, Bucks has
received a $10,000 grant from
Foundations Community
Partnership according to a
news release posted on the
Bucks website.
The grant will be used to aid
in a 28,000-square foot expansion
of the Upper Bucks campus
in Perkasie. Upper Bucks
campus has undergone a $15
million expansion in which a
28,000-square foot building
has been added to the existing
structure. The campus currently
serves up 1,200 students, but
that number is growing every
semester. The grant will be
used to create more youth and
culturally based programs.
Some of the features that are
available include a more visible
entrance, a science lab,
eight new classrooms, and
administrative space. Thanks
to the new science labs Upper
Bucks commuters will no
longer have to travel to
Newtown campus to meet their
science-lab requirements.
A student commons area has
also been added for informal
meetings for both students and
faculty. The common area is
also available to the general
public to hold events and meetings.
Training facilities for workforce
development have also
been added to aid in a smooth
transition to the professional
workplace. Other features
include a library, five computer
labs, faculty offices and
study rooms.
The project is part of Bucks
Foundation’s “One Country,
One Community, One
College” campaign.
Foundations Community
Partnership or FCP has continually
worked closely with
Bucks to aid students through
their educational careers.
Ron Bernstein, executive
director of FCP, said he was
“Pleased to collaborate with
BCCC Foundation.” The FCP
also sponsors a $2,500 scholarship
offered to Bucks students
who are enrolled in co-op,
service learning, or internship
courses.
Tobi Bruhn executive director
of the Bucks County
Community College
Foundation, received the
$10,000 grant on Oct. 1. Bruhn
said, “We are grateful for
FCP’s support of our expansion
projects and students” in
regards to the FCP. Bruhn
commented on the great opportunity
the FCP provides to
“ensure that deserving students
receive the financial assistance
they need to achieve
their educational
goals.”
The Bucks foundation
is a nonprofit educational
trust that has been
providing for the college’s
expansion and
development. It also
provides financing for
instructional resources,
campus facilities, scholarships
and awards, cultural
activities and special
college projects,
according to the
Foundation’s webpage.
Foundations Community
Partnership is also
a nonprofit
organization that has
been working closely
with Bucks County.
They support behavioral
health education
and research, provide
grants for nonprofit organizations
like the Bucks
Foundation. They also award
scholarships to Bucks County
high school seniors. FCP also
specializes in subsidizing service
learning internships for college
students, and underwriting
community education programs.