Rockland CC

With more than 5,300 students and over 200,000 annual visitors, Rockland Community College’s campus serves as both an educational resource and a first impression of their offerings. Appel Osborne worked with the College to develop a Landscape Master Plan that established a long-term vision for strengthening that experience, beginning with a comprehensive assessment of circulation, accessibility, parking, infrastructure, open spaces, vegetation, signage, and existing maintenance practices. By understanding how students, faculty, visitors, and the community move through and experience the campus, the plan identified opportunities to create a more connected, welcoming, and functional environment.

The resulting plan provides RCC with a practical framework for prioritizing improvements and guiding future investment. Recommendations for campus beautification, wayfinding, accessibility, maintenance, infrastructure, and open-space enhancements are paired with future study needs and cost projections, creating a roadmap that balances immediate priorities with long-term stewardship. The plan positions the campus to evolve thoughtfully while preserving the welcoming, personal character that has defined RCC as a community resource since 1959.

• Development of a Landscape Master Plan for the campus.
• Assessment of existing conditions including vehicular and pedestrian circulation, parking, site accessibility, traffic safety concerns, outdoor facilities, infrastructure including roadways, walks, pavement conditions, open space plazas and vegetation.
• Review wayfinding and campus signage.
• Identify opportunities for campus beautification and enhancement.
• Review current maintenance practices and develop strategies for reducing maintenance.
• Provide recommendations for future studies, analysis, and cost projections.
• Provide written report of the Master Plan including prioritization of proposed improvements.