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REPORT ON COMMUNITY COLLEGES

The President reported on his conversations with the committee formed in the Covington-Clifton
Forge area looking to the establishment of a community college in that area to be
affiliated with the University of Virginia. He stated that the committee had done an excellent
piece of work and there was every indication of strong support in the area for a community college.
He pointed out, however, that population studies had shown a rather stablized population growth
and that there was a serious question as to whether the proposed college would be able to attract
enough students to make the venture economically feasible and worthwhile in terms of taking care
of the expected increase in applications for college admission by Virginia students. He stated
his intention to continue the negotiations and to report further to the Board as developments
warranted.

The President stated further that he would confer with a committee from the Lynchburg area
which likewise was interested in establishing a community college to be affiliated with the
University of Virginia.