2021-23 Capital Budget Request

Capital investments spur economic recovery across Washington

Investing in capital projects at community and technical colleges will stimulate local economies across Washington. Thousands of people will get to work in well-paying jobs in the construction industry and related fields, reinvesting their earning power in local businesses.

With the current low interest rates and a competitive construction market, the state can stretch investments further and break through a backlog of projects that will become more expensive as time goes by.

An infrastructure of opportunity

Our capital budget request reflects the increasing cost of repairing and replacing buildings that have aged over a 10-year period in which the state provided no growth in capital funding for our system. As buildings aged, costs increased and buying power declined. The buildings on our request that will be renovated or replaced are, on average, nearly 60 years old and are in poor condition.

Our $776 million request list will fund several minor projects at every college and 32 major projects at 29 colleges across the state. Projects are ranked based on a rigorous assessment of the need for space, condition of existing facilities, systemwide policy objectives and estimated costs.

With full funding, our system will be able to renovate or replace outdated buildings into spaces that can adapt with the needs of students, employers and the local community. While COVID-19 has forced colleges to temporarily put most instruction online, many students still have a preference and need for face-to-face instruction and services. This is especially true for first-generation and historically marginalized students. Colleges also need space to provide instruction and equipment for job-training programs, such as radiology, welding, construction and auto technology.

Investments by the Legislature will provide local communities with adaptable, healthy learning spaces where people of all ages and backgrounds can build their skills and reboot local economies. According to the Office of Financial Management, fully funding these priorities will create an estimated 8,200 jobs in Washington over the next four years.

2021-23 SBCTC Capital Request for New Appropriations and Financing Authorities

Priority	College	Funding Phase	Project	Amount	Cumulative
1	Statewide	2003 operating fund swap	Preventative Facility Maintenance and Building System Repairs	$22,800,000	$22,800,000
2	Statewide	Design & Build	Minor Works — Preservation	$26,113,000	$48,913,000
3	Statewide	Design & Build	Minor Works — Roof	$11,858,000	$60,771,000
4	Statewide	Design & Build	Minor Works — Facility	$32,466,000	$93,237,000
5	Statewide	Design & Build	Minor Works — Site	$3,163,000	$96,400,000
6	Statewide	Design & Build	Minor Works — Infrastructure	$33,981,000	$130,381,000
7	Statewide	Design & Build	Minor Works — Program	$32,242,000	$162,623,000
8	Shoreline	Build	Allied Health, Science & Manufacturing	$43,848,000	$206,471,000
9	Spokane Falls	2nd half of Build	Fine and Applied Arts Replacement	$19,342,000	$225,813,000
10	Tacoma	Design	Center for Innovative Learning and Engagement	$2,992,000	$228,805,000
11	Clark	Build	North Clark County Satellite	$53,230,000	$282,035,000
12	Wenatchee	Design	Center for Technical Education and Innovation	$3,266,000	$285,301,000
13	Shoreline	Design	STE(A)M Education Center	$3,039,000	$288,340,000
14	Everett	Build	Learning Resource Center	$48,084,000	$336,424,000
15	Lower Columbia	Design	Center for Vocational and Transitional Studies	$3,206,000	$339,630,000
16	Grays Harbor	Build	Student Services and Instructional Building	$44,026,000	$363,656,000
17	Spokane	Design	Apprenticeship Center	$3,368,000	$387,024,000
18	Cascadia	Design	CC5 Gateway Building	$3,096,000	$390,120,000
19	North Seattle	Build	Library Building Renovation	$30,519,000	$420,639,000
20	Edmonds	Design	Triton Learning Commons	$3,656,000	$424,295,000
21	Walla Walla	Build	Science and Technology Building Replacement	$9,483,000	$433,778,000
22	Pierce Puyallup	Build	STEM Building	$38,600,000	$472,378,000
23	Renton	Design	Health Sciences Center	$3,997,000	$476,375,000
24	Centralia	Design	Teacher Education and Family Development Center	$2,268,000	$478,643,000
25	Skagit	Design	Library/Culinary Arts Building	$2,257,000	$480,900,000
26	Bellevue	Build	Center for Transdisciplinary Learning and Innovation	$39,942,000	$520,842,000
27	Highline	Design	Welcome Center for Student Success	$3,126,000	$523,968,000
28	Lake Washington	Build	Center for Design	$32,481,000	$556,449,000
29	Bates	Build	Fire Service Training Center	$31,120,000	$587,569,000
30	South Seattle	Design	Rainier Hall Renovation	$3,515,000	$591,084,000
31	Olympic	Build	Innovation and Technology Learning Center	$22,527,000	$613,611,000
32	Everett	Design & Build	Baker Hall Replacement	$31,167,000	$644,778,000
33	Columbia Basin	Design & Build	Performing Arts Building Replacement	$36,738,000	$681,516,000
34	Whatcom	Design & Build	Technology and Engineering Center	$31,663,000	$713,179,000
35	Bellingham	Design & Build	Engineering Technology Center - Bldg. J Replacement	$14,039,000	$727,218,000
36	Clark	Design & Build	Hanna Foster Hawkins Complex Replacement	$24,611,000	$751,829,000
37	Peninsula	Design & Build	Advanced Technology Center	$19,074,000	$770,903,000
38	Seattle Central	Design	Broadway Achievement Center	$2,928,000	$773,831,000
39	Yakima	Design	Prior-Kendall Hall Replacement	$1,957,000	$775,788,000

Alternative Financing Request for 2021-23

College	Project	Amount
Grays Harbor	COP for Student Services and Instructional Building (if construction is funded)	$3,200,000
Shoreline	COP to expand Allied Health, Sciences and Manufacturing (if construction is funded)	$3,128,000
South Puget Sound	COP to renovate Health Education Building	$5,000,000
Bates	COP for property acquisition	$1,350,000