PROJECTED ADDITIONS to FGCU

In addition to the five primary academic buildings on the campus, there are also classrooms in the on campus broadcasting building (WGCU Building), which contains one classroom. The Arts complex, which houses all of the art related classes, has one large podium classroom, five art studio classrooms, a woodshop, performance and rehearsal space, and two sound proof practice rooms.

According to the Florida Gulf Coast University 2005 Master Plan Update there are plans for 15 additional buildings that will help to relieve some of the strains of the rapidly growing student population. It is estimated that these additional building will be completed by 2015. By the year 2010 it is estimated that five more buildings will be added to the primary academic section of campus. These buildings include Academic Building 6, which will house the College of Business, Academic Building 7, Multipurpose Education Facility, Science and Technology Building, and Fine Arts Phase II. By the year 2015, the remainder of the academic buildings should be completed. These buildings include the Hospitality Management building, College of Health Professions, Forensic Science Building, Academic Buildings 8, 9, 10, and 11, Health Education Conference Center, and Northwest Mixed use Buildings 1 and 2.

Although the projected expansion of the university with the new buildings will provide relief for the ever growing student population, it will be years before the relief is seen or felt due to the time that the expansion requires. The number one issues the university faces with its over crowding is space. The only way that this issue can be resolved is for the classroom space to meet the enrollment growth, which can be accomplished by building bigger classrooms. Another thing that can be done to increase the space on campus is to plan ahead and anticipate the growth of the university in comparison to the growth patterns that have been experienced in the previous years. Taking examples from the past can help the university better plan for the future. Another way to deal with the issues of overcrowding is to actively monitor and manage the growth so that is does get out of hand.

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