Norco College Library Learning Resource Center and Student Services Building

The Riverside Community College District (RCCD) is proposing construction of a Library Learning Resource Center (LLRC) and Student Services building at Norco College adjacent to Parking Lot A. The proposed Project will expand library and learning resource spaces to meet student needs, and consolidate programs currently housed in the Library, Student Services building, and College Resource Center. The proposed Project will be located on the southern edge of the campus core, adjacent to Parking Lot A. Additionally, the Project site will be north of Third Street, east of the sports complex, and west of JFK Drive. Additionally, one of two optional construction swing spaces will be utilized for the Project. One is west of the Project site, and adjacent to Parking Lot D and West End Drive. The second optional swing space is located east of the Project site and north of Parking Lot B. This Project proposes construction of a new three-story LLRC and Student Services building at Norco College. The proposed Project will expand library and learning resource spaces to meet student needs, and consolidate programs currently housed in the Library, Student Services building, and College Resource Center. The new facility will also include modern technology and infrastructure that is essential to student success. The proposed LLRC and Student Services building is planned to encompass 77,430 Gross Square Feet (GSF) and consists of 48,827 Assignable Square Feet (ASF). Functional space within the building will include 1,261 ASF of classrooms, 16,968 ASF of faculty/staff office space, 26,112 ASF of library/library support, 994 ASF of audio/visual media space, and 3,491 ASF of other support space. The proposed Project will be located on the southern edge of the campus core, adjacent to Parking Lot A. The existing Student Services building, College Resource Center, and Portables A and B will be demolished as secondary effects of the proposed Project. Additionally, the existing Library building will be inactivated for future repurposing as a separate capital construction project. The main pedestrian access will be generally in the center of the building and from the north and south. From these access points, there will be hallways reaching to both the east and west ends of the building. Stairs to the second floor will also be located at both the east and west ends of the building as well as the central core. Access to the second floor will be from the center core or from the north at Plaza Level leading into a lobby area with hallways reaching both east and west. The third floor will have an atrium that is open from the second floor and a smaller lobby and hallways.