 In 2004, the Ashland Community and Technical College established the Fulfilling the Promise Campaign to set an endowment goal of $ 3.2 million. The first major contribution was from Perry and Susan Madden in December 2006, who donated the former Parsons Department Store building in downtown Ashland. The 89,000 sq ft (8,300 m2). building, dating to 1926, currently houses the Highlands Museum and Discovery Center and the upper four-floors could be renovated for college classrooms and for a 500-seat convention center under a $ 10 million to $ 12 million program. The museum will continue to occupy the ground floor, mezzanine and basement.
