The California Postsecondary Education Commission (CPEC) recognizes the importance of educational centers as a cost-effective means for meeting increased student demand. Educational centers are an economical way of serving a region's educational needs because they often involve collaboration and shared facility use with high schools, university campuses, and local businesses. CPEC guidelines require that an off-campus educational facility must serve at least 500 full-time-equivalent students (FTES) annually before it can become a state-approved educational center. Once a center has state-approved status, it becomes eligible to compete for state capital outlay funding. This report reviews the proposal by the Butte-Glenn Community College District to convert its facility in Chico to a fully operational state-approved educational center.