No, not that UCLA, but rather the newly-conceived Community University at Las Americas (UCLA in Spanish).The new educational institution, the first of its kind in the Dominican Republic, is scheduled to open its doors in June of next year. The land on which the institution will be located measures 15,000 square meters and is next door to the Nueva Isabela Industrial Park. The basic plans are to offer courses from three months to two years in duration in areas that will allow graduates to integrate themselves in the local job market. The new educational initiative is part of an IDB program that has been on hold for several years. According to Van Elder Espinal, the president of the Nueva Isabela Industrial Association and a sponsor of the new school, the courses offered will be as varied as the demands of the workplace require. The community college will receive equipment and guidance from Daytona (FL) Community College, and the buildings will be constructed by the government. Credits earned at the community college level will be recognized by the country’s major universities for those students wishing to continue their studies at a professional level.