Southwestern College has placed a $400 million general obligation bond on the November, 2016 ballot. Proposition Z will be used to upgrade the college’s infrastructure and security, build new state-of-the-art classrooms and facilities and invest in job training and transfer opportunities for students and veterans. The bond requires 55 percent voter approval.
The Performing Arts & Cultural Complex, an expansion of the Higher Education Center in San Ysidro and a new Student Union are among the first phase of new facilities under Proposition Z.
Projects in Design
Performing Arts & Cultural Center
The new Performing Arts & Cultural Center is currently in the design phase, and the district is currently structuring its financing. The new center will feature a 500-seat auditorium, a black box-style theater and several performing arts classrooms and studio spaces. In addition to serving Southwestern College students, the new center will also serve as a gateway to the community and will host public events, as well as cultural engagements.
Budget: $30 million
- New Security Building ($3 million)
- New Parking Structure ($10 million)
Future Prop. Z Projects
Chula Vista Campus
- Student Union Complex
- Planetarium/Exhibit Hall/Large Lecture
- Fine Arts/Gallery
- Business, CIS and Communications
- Administration Building
- IT/Central Services
- 1600s Repurposing
- Journalism
- Student Services
- Academic Success Center
- (Repurpose Bldg. 1400)
- Language Arts Classrooms
- (Repurpose Bldg. 420)
- Security Complex
- Parking Structure
- Maintenance and Operations
- Automotive
- Fields & Support Structures
Higher Education Center, San Ysidro
- Multi-level structure (classrooms, labs and parking)
Higher Education Center, Otay Mesa
- Nursing, Fire, Police, EMT lab (Repurposing)
