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An Ann Arbor campus for Washtenaw Comm College?

Thursday, April 01, 2010

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Washtenaw Community College is expanding its horizons beyond the suburban campus outside of Ypsilanti all the way to a downtown Ann Arbor outpost.

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Washtenaw Community College is looking at opening a new satellite campus, and downtown Ann Arbor is at the head of its list.

The college's leadership seriously considered signing a lease for 30,000 square feet in the Talley Hall Building (behind Border's downtown location) but backed away when budget constraints pushed the option onto the back burner. McKinley offered the space at $10.50 a square foot and offered a build-out.

"The price was very, very attractive," says Larry Whitworth, president of Washtenaw Community College. "We almost struck a deal with them."

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