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About $75.9 million is slated for community colleges throughout the state. The second largest receipient is George Mason University with $47 million.
The largest single educational project is the Medical Sciences Building at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond.
Also included is Phase I of the College of Global Studies, the only one of its kind in the United States, at Radford University in Radford. \
Educators have complained that; state cuts are hurting higher education facilities, which have increased tuition to students substantially to offset the decreases.
Despite the lack of state-supj ported capital improvements at cob leges and universities, student membership has increased by 40,000 and is expected to increase by 65,00$ by the year 2000.
The state’s mental health facili* ties have also lacked an increase in financial support. The Northern Vir* ginia Mental Health Institute should receive about $6.1 million to build { 60-bed addition and other inw provements. -*
It will also receive a portion of the $18 million given to institution^ throughout the state for new food service systems.
Virginia, which is ranked 471 among states in terms of park laiyf per capita, expects a healthy boos£ in tourism with the $96.4 million bond. The largest part of the bond will be used for 225 construction pro jects, the rest for land acquisition.
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