NORTHERN CALIFORNIA – The Yuba Community College District announced that it has moved its headquarters office to a new location in Yuba City.

Since the Yuba Community College District became a multi-college district in 2008, one of the goals of the district's board of trustees and Chancellor Douglas Houston has been to increase organizational efficiency and accomplish defined board strategic goals, by moving the district offices that provide services to the colleges, off the Yuba College campus.

On Jan. 5, the offices and staff associated with the chancellor, vice chancellor of education and planning, fiscal services, human resources, YCCD Foundation, information technology (hardware and software staff support only), the director of facilities and planning and the district registrar have moved from Yuba College to the second floor of 425 Plumas Blvd. in Yuba City.

Prior to choosing this location, more than 10 different properties were explored.

“This new collaborative work environment is increasing the Districts efficiencies assisting students and meeting the needs of faculty and staff. The board and i were committed to moving the district; the fact that we were able to do this through savings by reorganizing other costs in the District Services budget is a win for everyone,” said Chancellor Houston.

In 2011 when the Sutter County Center was built in Yuba City, the board committed that the district offices would not be collocated with any education facility so as to not impede on any current or future potential instructional sites.

Prior to moving to the new district offices, district services staff were scattered across the Yuba College campus in five different buildings making collaboration and decision making cumbersome and slow.

The freed space at Yuba College will allow President Javaheripour and his faculty and staff to determine how best to use the vacated offices including relocating programs and services.

An open house/ribbon cutting is schedule for Thursday, March 9, from 3 to 6 p.m. in conjunction with the Yuba-Sutter Chamber of Commerce. Tours and light refreshments will be served.

The ribbon cutting will precede the regularly schedule YCCD Board of Trustees meeting that will begin following the open house. For more information, please contact Miriam Root, 530-741-6972.

For more information about Yuba Community College District, visit http://yccd.edu .