Rickes Associates (RA) provided a detailed analysis of classroom utilization patterns as well as recommendations for a proposed campus-wide distribution of classrooms by capacity.

Tasks involved in the study included meetings with key administrators, a walk-through of all classrooms, and a faculty survey. Course schedule data was obtained to analyze classroom use. As part of this analysis, RA reviewed weekly room use hours, typical seat occupancy rates, and average student station size.

These findings were then synthesized to help determine the sufficiency of classroom space, the availability of desired technical features, and current space allocation and utilization practices. Recommendations included potential changes in facilities and scheduling methods, as well as a proposed phasing sequence that would permit a major classroom building to be taken off line for renovations. (2004)