Linn-Benton Community College

Linn-Benton Community College will hold a public meeting on its Benton Center expansion project Tuesday, May 23 starting at 4:30 p.m. at the center, 757 NW Polk Ave, Corvallis. The public is invited to view the plans and meet the planning team to learn about the next steps for expansion.    Expansion of the Benton Center is due to the need for additional parking and classroom space to meet demand, including growth in the college’s partnership program with OSU which allows students to attend LBCC and OSU at the same time. In May 2016, the college purchased property at 931 NW Reiman St, which will add approximately 20,000 square feet of instructional space and 200 parking spaces. The property currently houses First Student, which is in the process of finding a new location. For more information, contact LBCC Benton Center Director Jeff Davis at 541-757-8944.

Linn-Benton Community College has completed the purchase of property to expand the Benton Center in Corvallis, and plans to begin a community-involved process of creating plans for that expansion. “Now we can begin to plan earnestly,” said Jeff Davis, Benton Center Director. “We have community members serving on the project steering committee, and we’ll be looking for other ways to allow for community engagement in the process.” The project will add 20,000 square feet of instruction spaces and more than double parking to more than 250 spaces to help address shortages in both areas that restrict offerings at the center. The new property is located just north of the Benton Center. The specific timeline for project to begin still depends on finding an acceptable new location for the Corvallis operation of First Student, Inc. The company, which provides school bus transportation for school districts throughout the United States including Corvallis, is currently leasing the property. A smal...