Engineering Annex

The wireless team is working with preliminary floor plans and blueprints to design the wireless network that will be installed in the new annex. The wireless team estimates the project will require around approximately 15 new wireless access points.

From the program plan executive summary:

University of Colorado Colorado Springs (UCCS) is proposing an approximately 24,000SF engineering annex to house infrastructure for a growing student body. Currently the 1,700 student College of Engineering and Applied Science (EAS) continues to grow at ~3% per year. With the current growth coupled with new programs the university conservatively estimates a student population of 2400-2600 students by 2026 but lacks the facilities to accommodate the growth. The workforce needs in Colorado Springs and southern Colorado are currently greater than the university capacity to deliver engineers and computer scientists to the region, so there is a need for growth to serve Southern Colorado. Currently there are ~200 companies in the region seeking graduates from EAS. UCCS speaks to our industry partners on a consistent basis and their primary requests for additional engineers and computer scientists available to hire. A common theme for these requests includes an expanded intern supply coupled with long-term employment. Industry partners have indicated that longterm retention of graduates with technical depth is their priority with local UCCS graduates representing the most reliable employees or long-term retention.