Herald - Lantern - Dispatch 2 |uly '86 3

Joint Atlantic College * Short End' for County?

By JOE ZELNIK CREST HAVEN - They'd rather "play the field" than marry. The county's Community College Proposal Review Committee last week left little doubt it prefers using a commission format to offer college courses instead of merging in a joint Atlantic County-Cape May County College. Under the commission, the county would set up its own administration and contract with other colleges to offer courses, programs and student services, preferably at county locations. IN A JOINT COLLEGE, the county would get a free buy-in for Atlantic Community College's current facilities and be a "full partner." But, based on population, the county would have only five of six of the board's 14 members, and, based on assessed valuations, pay 41 percent of the college's operating/capital budget. "No matter how you slice it," said Freeholder James S. Kil pa trick Jr. of the joint college proposal, "Cape May County comes in on the short end." Kilpatrick added that he was "greatly concerned" that this county would be "locked into expansion of capital improvements coming down the line." ACC. MEETING IN Ocean City June 24, hired an architect design projects at its Mays Landing Campus estimated to C06t 99.1 million. That included a culinary arts facility, a "English-as-a -Second Language" center, a library addition and a technology center. ACC also has a master plan for a proposed 200- bed dormitory.

ACC officials told this newspaper that the $9.1 million is half-state, halfcounty funds, and that the dormitory, needed for culinary arts students who come from all over the state, will be selfsupporting. With six of its 14 members absent, and with many questions unanswered, the Cape May County committee once again put aside its time frame in order to get additional information. It will meet again on July 25, hopefully with representatives of colleges that have chosen the joint and commission routes. Invitations to that meeting will go to Hunterdon and Somerset, which are preparing to merge, and to Warren and Sussex, which have commissions. KILPATRICK SAID he had "hoped" for a committee recommendation by the end of this summer so "we could move forward in the 1967 budget. "But we'll take the time for whatever is necessary," he added. "The time frame is not important," agreed Freeholder Herbert Frederick. "We still need (State Department of) Higher Education approval, which could take a year. It might not affect the '87 budget that greatly." The Hunterdon and Warren operations were examined in detail in this newspaper June 18. CONSULTANT N. DEAN EVANS on June 9 recommended the joint college and commission format, in that order. That wasn't the only advice he gave with which the committee apparently differs. Several members cited the county's ability to have its own college some

Kilpatrick Shoots Down Frederick Site Proposal

CREST HAVEN - The county's Community College Proposal Review Committee may agree on how to go about it, but not necessarily on where to do it. Freeholder Herbert Frederick of the committee was quoted earlier this month as saying the county should investigate putting some classes at the former Everlon plant which the county is purchasing at the county airport, Erma. "The Everlon building is not the place for a community college, ' ' Freeholder James S. Kilpatrick Jr. told this newspaper June 24. FREDERICK SAID at the committee meeting that day that "many in Ocean City go to Atlantic

Community College's main campus." "The (consultant's) report said the most likely site would be the Crest Haven-Court House area," observed Kilpatrick. "That 1 is very central. That would solve some of the problem of the lure of the main campus at Mays Landing." "They would come ; here," said William Lauer, head of the Ocean City High School Business Department, referring to the vo-tech school at Crest Haven where the commit- I tee was having its • breakfast meeting, "but . not to Rio Grande." Kilpatrick said college facilities should be "mostly I in the Crest Haven area, I not at the airport, in my humble opinion."

day as another reason to avoid a "marriage" with ACC. The "marriage" and difficulty of "divorce" language was used by Evans June 9 when he said that "You don't need your own college." It was repeatedly cited last week in opposition to the joint college proposal. REV. CHARLES ROWE suggested that it would be "more beneficial" to consider a branch campus until we have a population of 100,000, then consider our own college. Rowe quoted Evans' report which said a joint college would "preclude, or make much more difficult, the evolution to a Cape May Community College in the future." "Which is it?" asked Rowe, "preclude or make more difficult?" ''Not absolutely preclude," said Kilpatrick. "The commission doesn't appear to be an irreparable decision," said Vo-Tech Supt. Wilbur J. Kistler Jr. "It would not preclude us from a joint down the road. A joint is a commitment." "A JOINT (COLLEGE) would be marrying our assets to another county," said Audrey Hardy. "A commission we can choose, be picky, our people can go where they want to. I do not see a joint venture at all." The question of "control" also appears significant in committee members' minds. "It is important that Cape May County have as much control over the kind of facility that eventually takes place as possible." said Walter S. Sachs Jr., county Economic Development director, who iS-not a committee member. I HAVE A GREAT FEAR joint venture with anyone would be a great disadvantage to the county," said Sachs. "Faculties and administrators hardly ever agree on anything. I shudder at the thought that Cape May County might try to agree sitting on a board with Atlantic. "I'm not aware of what's involved with the commission," said Sachs, "but whatever the county can do to have control, that's the direction you ought to think about going." "To keep control is a very important thing," said Hardy. "The more people, the more dissension. I do not see a joint venture at all. Our needs and our rotables are so different from ACC." "Cape May County is for its fierce independence," said Kilpatrick. THE ONLY OPPOSITION to the commission form came (and went) from Frederick who asked, "Who do we broker to? What kind of problems are

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there? Is it a problem to get the hours for a degree or would you have to go to school more if it's in portions and pieces?" "I don't have an easy answer," said Kilpatrick. "I prefer a commission over a jointure, but I have an open mind and am willing to be convinced." ^'The commission does look like it has merit," said Frederick. "I was just trying to be the devil's advocate." RYANS' REPORT had listed, under "disadvantages" of the commission form, that "degrees may be offered initially only by the brokering institutions" and "it is impossible for a commission to be accredited until it received degree-granting authority."

Kilpatrick agreed with Kistler's suggestion that both ACC and Cumberland County College (CCC), whose proposals to start branch campuses in Cape May County led to this study, be invited to "comment" on Evans' recommendations. "1 heard one of the community colleges is interested in sending a report relative to the report," said Kistler. "We're still in a competitive situation." he reminded. "We were going to solicit both community colleges to meet with us and further elaborate," agreed Kilpatrick. THE COMMITTEE spent some tiqje discussing the lack of a "concensus" from adults in the northern part of the county because

Evans published his questionaire only in this newspaper. It was pointed out that other newspapers were invited to donate space, but declined. No one. however, took up Frederick's suggestion that the committee "take out a paid ad" in other publications. Hardy complained that the "adult survey through the Herald got more of an affirmative reply than from somebody not in favor." She suggested a telephone poll also should have been used. Kilpatrick commented that he usually hangs up on a telephone poller. ISN'T IT EVIDENT that there is interest in expanding community college opportunities in Cape May (Page 12 Please)

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