San Antonio College Uses Bond for New Campus Construction
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 02/04/21
San
Antonio College is funding construction of a new $13
million science building from a $83 million bond approved by county
voters in 2017. According to local
reporting, the new 20,000-square-foot facility will
include learning space to accommodate regular students as well as
workforce training for the city's biotech industry. The structure
will also house new labs and a multipurpose student space.
Construction is
expected to be done in fall 2022.
The project is part
of a capital
improvement plan to revitalize the campus, begun in
December 2018. Other projects on the slate include:
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A new
five-story parking garage, expected to open this spring;
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Two new
buildings to house the college's Early Childhood Center and Early
Childhood Studies academic program, expected to be occupied by fall
2021;
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A new
"Micronauts" center, to house a "cradle-to-grave STEM
pathway program for young learners, ages four to nine, expected to
be done in fall 2021;
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Renovation of
the main administration center, to "become more welcoming and
inviting" and expanded to incorporate larger student services
areas, expected to be finished in fall 2021; and
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Replacement of
existing portable buildings housing the college's First Responders
Academy, not begun yet.
The college has
developed an animated video,
showing where the projects are or will be situated on the Texas
campus.
About the Author
Dian Schaffhauser is a former senior contributing editor for 1105 Media's education publications THE Journal, Campus Technology and Spaces4Learning.