Newly Renovated MCC Loper Hall Muscatine Community College's Loper Hall has been renovated to create spaces for students to spend time in and be inspired by.
Things are happening fast at the construction site of the new EICC Urban Campus.
The new student success center encourages peer learning, creates student-faculty collaborative spaces and supports advanced technology. Total project cost was $1.5 million. “The space dramatically improves the way the space is utilized and demonstrates the pride we have in MCC,” notes Naomi DeWinter, President of Muscatine Community College. “We believe it will become the premiere space on campus for students to study, meet with others, and focus on performing well in their classes.”
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he approximately $50 million project enables Eastern Iowa Community Colleges to create a full-service campus. The two buildings, located on the north half of East Third Street between Main and Brady Streets, are undergoing a complete remodel inside and a third “connector” building will be added between the two. The building on Main Street will be open for classes for our spring semester this coming January.
New CCC Library
“We are creating a stunning, purpose-built campus that attracts college students of all ages to high-quality, forward-looking programs located in a vibrant, modern downtown learning space,” says EICC Chancellor Don Doucette. The campus will be approximately 70,000 square feet in size with capacity for 1,500 students. Plans call for 25 regular classrooms, seven computer labs, a science lab, a 2,000-square-foot convening and meeting space, and faculty and administrative offices. The building will serve as a hub for signature programs in Information Technology (IT) and Business, including a number of industry-specific certificates and programs in project management, business analytics, entrepreneurship and small business start-ups. The college’s EON Virtual and Augmented Reality Innovation Academy, Administrative Office Support program, some college transfer classes, and many continuing education classes will also be at the campus. Classes and offices currently at the college’s Kahl Educational Center, 326 West Third Street, and EICC’s Urban Campus, 306 West River Drive, will be relocated to the new downtown campus. The expectation is for the building on Brady Street to open later in 2018. For photos and more information, visit eicc.edu/urbancampus
Clinton Community College recently completed a $1.9 million renovation to its library, expanding the size as well as integrating new technology and a new exterior main entrance into the project. "Our students are doing so much more group work today so we wanted to make sure we were creating space for that task,” says Karen Vickers, President of Clinton Community College. The design accommodated the best use of technology, services for students taking online classes, and added a seminar room for smaller classes and/or meeting space. “Our library is also used by a number of people in the community so we wanted to make sure we included spaces that would make them feel welcome," Vickers adds. "We were excited to be able to include a small gallery space that allows us to display student artwork as well as work of area artists. It has been a wonderful addition for us.” THE Community's College | MAGAZINE
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