BREAKING NEW GROUND HIGH-TECH FACILITY IN WORKS AT COLLEGE.Byline: Carol Rock Staff Writer VALENCIA Valencia, region, Spain Valencia (välān`thēä), autonomous region (1990 pop. 3,902,429) and former kingdom, E Spain, on the Mediterranean. It now comprises the provinces of Alicante, Castellón, and Valencia. - Construction will soon begin on what will be the first completely wireless-access facility and the largest building at College of the Canyons College of the Canyons is one of the fastest-growing community colleges in the state. According to the National Junior College Research Association, College of the Canyons consistently ranks in the top 50 community colleges in the nation. . A groundbreaking ceremony for the High Technology Classroom Building, on the west side of the S building on campus, was held Thursday Thursday: see week. morning. The building, scheduled to open within two years, will house the business, cinema, computer information technology, computer science, communications studies, economics and journalism programs as well as offices and support spaces for the programs. ``The future is in technology and many of the classes offered in this building will give our students the skills to transfer or enter the work force,'' said board President Joan Joan of Arc, St. (1412–1431) heroically followed call to save France. [Christian Hagiog.: Attwater, 187] See : Patriotism McGregor McGregor is the name of several places in the United States:
When completed, the $17.5 million structure will be the biggest on campus, measuring 49,505 square feet. The site has been cleared and infrastructure and underground utilities have been installed in preparation for construction. ``Of course, we picked the site where all the central lines for the college ran, so everything has been moved and upgraded,'' said Jim Schrage, dean of physical plant and facilities planning, who is overseeing the project. McGregor said that the faculty was involved in the design of the building to ensure its adaptability a·dapt·a·ble adj. Capable of adapting or of being adapted. a·dapt  a·bil for the latest technology and best
use of classrooms. The building was financed by bond money from the
local voter-approved Measure C.
In addition, a permanent meeting room for the board will be located in the new building, which McGregor said will provide easier access for members of the public wishing to attend the meetings. ``The building has been in our plans for 10 years,'' Schrage said. He described the building as a three-part structure with a four-story concrete center core with a glass-front atrium atrium (ā`trēəm), term for an interior court in Roman domestic architecture and also for a type of entrance court in early Christian churches. The Roman atrium was an unroofed or partially roofed area with rooms opening from it. circulation area. Structural steel wings will mirror each other on each side. ``Depending on the configuration, we should be able to fit 15 or 20 classrooms in there,'' Schrage said. ``We anticipate opening sometime in the spring of 2007. Right now we're we're Contraction of we are. we're we are waiting on weather and shoring; we have to shore up the areas near the student center and P.E. building before we can dig or build anymore.'' Carol Rock, (661) 257-5252 carol.rock(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color) College of the Canyons President Dianne Van Hook photographs the future site of the building. David Crane/Staff Photographer |
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