To unite three existing satellite centers and one future facility, officials with the Lone Star College System announced today plans to create a new campus to cover LSC-Fairbanks Center, LSC-Greenspoint Center, LSC-Victory Center and a future center planned in east Aldine.

"The centers are all going to be combined to under one umbrella, so there will be—once East Aldine is developed—four locations for this campus," LSCS Media Relations Manager Bill Van Rysdam said. "They're combining resources from the centers and putting them under one umbrella."

Within the system, there are six main campuses as well as eight smaller satellite programs, usually with one to two buildings each. The creation of the campus will connect the centers and their resources to help students in these areas, which are characterized by lower household income and higher levels of poverty, according to LSCS.

“While these challenges are found at every campus and center, we’ve been specifically reviewing our efforts inside Beltway 8, including the LSC-Fairbanks Center, LSC-Greenspoint Center, LSC-Victory Center, as well as the soon-to-be LSC-East Aldine Center,” said LSCS Chancellor Stephen Head in a statement. “We envision a new campus that will focus on the kinds of educational and student support innovation that have been proven to be successful at other colleges. This would include smaller, more condensed classes and faculty members serving as mentors and advisers as part of their regular duties, along with more advisers and tutors.”

Head said the system also plans to include counseling, child care, a food bank, a furniture bank and legal services.

The campus creation is subject to approval and accredidation from Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges, according to the release. The existing centers have about 5,800 students currently enrolled, with a projected enrollment 8,200 for the entire campus by 2021.