August 9, 2023
Transforming community college
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This artistic rendering shows a completed project on the campus of St. Louis Community College.
St. Louis Community College starts construction on its four main campuses to provide more modern facilities and programs to the St. Louis region By Wendy Todd St. Louis Community College is undergoing a transformation. Last month, the college held a groundbreaking ceremony at the Florissant Valley campus for a new Center for Nursing and Health Sciences. The new center will expand the capacity for STLCC’s nursing, dental hygiene and radiology technology programs and includes dedicated areas for students to study, eat and socialize, including an outdoor student plaza. The center is projected to cost $61.97 million, covered by funds from Proposition R, an eight-cent tax levy approved by voters in 2021. It is expected to be completed by the end of 2024. It’s the second of six construction projects to be undertaken as part of “STLCC Transformed.”
The “STLCC Transformed” initiative aims to bring the college’s four main campuses into a more modern standing by providing facilities and programming for the growth and competitiveness of the St. Louis region. Renovation and expansion projects will take place at other main campuses including Forest Park, Meramec and Wildwood. Most of the buildings on the main campuses are about 60 years old, therefore updates are needed to provide and maintain learning spaces that accommodate today’s training and technology to remain competitive with other institutions. The Florissant Valley campus is also revamping the Advanced Manufacturing Center which will combine engineering, accelerated workforce programs and computer information technology and offer mod-
ern learning and collaboration opportunities. There will also be dedicated classrooms for metal structures, composites fabrication, welding, industrial maintenance and robotics and HVACR. Forest Park plans include a new Transportation Center that will span 79,000 square feet. The center will allow the automotive technology, diesel technology and truck driving programs to be housed in one place. The space will expand the capacity of these high-demand courses and aid in the facilitation of new certificate programs. The Highland Park building will be taken down to create space for the center. The Meramec campus is preparing for the demolition of three building to allow for the See ‘TRANSFORMING’ page 2
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