[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 5]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 7609]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



  CELEBRATING THE OPENING OF THE ALLAN HANCOCK COLLEGE LOMPOC VALLEY 
                                 CENTER

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                            HON. LOIS CAPPS

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 27, 1999

  Mrs. CAPPS. Mr. Speaker, I rise to bring to the attention of my 
colleagues the opening of the Allan Hancock College Lompoc Valley 
Center in Lompoc, CA. For years Lompoc and the Santa Ynez Valley have 
been in need of a permanent site for a campus and now that need has 
become a reality.
  The Lompoc Valley Center of Allan Hancock College will serve 2,000 
students and will offer courses in the sciences, business, technology, 
and the fine arts. Students will work in computer labs networked with 
fiber optic cable and will learn in classrooms that have multimedia 
presentation systems. The center also includes a high-tech computer 
graphics and animation lab. As we all know, the jobs of the 21st 
century will demand high-tech and computer related skills. Allan 
Hancock has the resources and the expertise to teach these important 
skills, so that students, regardless of age, can take on quality, well-
paying jobs on the central coast when they graduate.
  I am pleased to tell my colleagues that in the spirit of public/
private partnerships, almost 80 percent of the onsite construction bids 
were awarded to local contractors. The developing and building of the 
center has been a community-based effort which stands as a model for 
our nation. I commend the countless people who contributed their time, 
energy, and vision to create this campus.
  Mr. Speaker, I am honored to join Allan Hancock College and the 
people of the central coast to celebrate the opening of the Lompoc 
Valley Center. I congratulate the college and all who worked tirelessly 
to establish the center. I wish Allan Hancock College and the Lompoc 
Valley Center many years of success and prosperity.

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