Oceanside Campus
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Opened in 1964, MiraCosta College’s Oceanside Campus is located on a 121-acre hilltop with panoramic views of the ocean and surrounding mountains. The campus offers diverse landscapes, from sloped areas with native plantings to the level campus core where the original campus buildings were constructed.
Students and faculty enjoy the open spaces on campus but express the lack of a defined sense of entry, causing way-finding issues for new and prospective students and visitors.
Development History
Dating back to the 1960's, the Oceanside Campus has grown beyond the original campus core and development has expanded in all directions.
Over the years, buildings were constructed to support growing student enrollment, program expansion or to replace aging facilities in new and modern environments.
A number of original buildings still remain on campus and were carefully considered during the planning process to determine the long-term recommendations as part of this Facilities Futures Plan.
Development Concepts
Guiding Principles
- Improve access and enhance connections
- Foster community and representation for all
- Promote collaboration and engagement
- Be agile, adaptable and innovative
- Create healthy, responsible, and resilient communities
Identify facilities to renovate or replace based on the analysis of existing conditions to create areas of opportunities.
Remove identified facilities to create areas of opportunities and apply the Facilities Guiding Principles.
Strengthen current campus hub organization and expand to include Letters and Business + Tech.
Develop gateway hubs on the east and west sides of campus that welcome all and create a new connection zone that ties the campus together.
Facilities Future Plan
Aligning with the 4 Future Lenses that inform a set of Facilities Guiding Principles, this plan points MiraCosta College towards an Equitable, Collaborative, Adaptable, and Sustainable Future.
Future New Construction
Community Hub
The new Community Hub will create a welcoming gateway on the northwest side of campus and connect to a new diagonal zone of activity in the campus core. Planned to support multiple program needs, this flexible facility will include large meeting rooms, collaboration spaces and study areas. An elevated plaza at the north face will have ocean views and the south side will be designed as a flexible event lawn to support large events.
Business + Tech Hub
The new Business and Technology Hub will anchor the north side of campus in a multi-level building that integrates with the sloping topography. Adjacent to the STEM Hub, this new building will expand the campus core and provide interdisciplinary learning environments in modern facilities. A new parking area will be developed in this zone, to improve access and connections.
Letters Hub
A new Letters Hub will be developed to replace functions currently located in the 3500 and 3600 buildings. The central location, adjacent to the existing library and student services will improve access and create opportunities for enhance collaboration and use. Flexible learning environments, study and office areas will be designed to support program needs and promote interdisciplinary collaboration.
Arts + Storage
A new Arts and Storage building will be developed in the Arts Hub to provide essential space to support program needs and replace aging facilities. The placement of this facility is along the developed North-South Arts Walk spine that will showcase the arts, improve connections and enhance collaboration across the campus.
Autotech
A new Autotech Complex will be constructed to house programs and functions currently located in the aged and underperforming 4000 Building and free up space in the campus core for the Business + Technology Hub. The new complex will include specialized indoor and outdoor instructional spaces to serve the evolving automotive sector. The proposed location outside of the campus core will be easily accessed via the main campus loop road and provide ample space for an indoor/outdoor instructional complex with protected outdoor spaces for storage.
Campus Police
A new Campus Police building will be located on the Northeast side of campus and will be accessed directly from the main campus loop road. The proposed location is strategically positioned between the campus entries and improves access to the campus core. The location is adjacent to a parking lot and provides space to support both indoor and outdoor program needs, including additional storage and a new Dark Sky Astronomy Area.
Facilities, Maintenance + Operations
A new Facilities, Maintenance + Operations Complex is proposed to consolidate operations in a zone outside of the campus core on the west side of campus. The new location sits below the main campus plateau and repurposes an underutilized parking area. The new complex will provide space to support functions currently housed in the 4000 Building along with Warehouse and Storage areas currently located in underperforming or temporary facilities. The complex will also include offices to house Administrative Services staff.
Future Reconstruction
Buildings 34, 44, 46, 47
Buildings 34, 44, 46, and 47 will be reconstructed to support program needs, maximize utilization and improve operational efficiencies. A complete or partial repurposing of the buildings provides the opportunity to accommodate evolving program needs and modernize building support systems to increase the functional lifespan of the building.