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San Jacinto College Announces New Facilities

  • 08/21/18

San Jacinto College in Pasadena, TX, recently announced a fall groundbreaking for four new learning facilities. The projects will take place on multiple campuses and feature specialized facilities that will house programs geared toward filling areas of need in the local workforce.

On San Jacinto’s Central Campus, the Center for Petrochemical, Energy, and Technology is planned to begin construction. The new training center will feature state-of-the-art technologies and classrooms to teach a wide variety of classes related to energy and energy management.  A new welcome center is also being planned for the campus.

San Jacinto College

The North Campus of the institution is breaking ground for a new cosmetology/culinary arts center. The facility will feature updated classrooms and teaching labs for both subjects. San Jacinto’s South Campus will break ground on the Center for Engineering and Technology, a space that will strive to meet the demand for skilled STEM graduates in the area.

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