RCCC to dedicate new building

The almost completed 400 buiding on Rowan Cabarrus Communty College North Campus is set for next months dedication. Photo by Jon C. Lakey, Salisbury Post.

A dedication and open house is scheduled Monday for Building 400, the new classroom building on the Rowan-Cabarrus Community College North Campus.

The public is invited to attend the 2:30 p.m. dedication ceremony, sponsored by YCH Architects and Summit Developers. The open house is scheduled from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. The North Campus is located at 1333 Jake Alexander Blvd.

Building 400, the first new facility built on the Rowan-Cabarrus North Campus in more than 30 years, will house programs critically important to the community. For the first time in RCCC’s history, the college has a facility dedicated to public service training, workforce development and continuing and corporate education programs.

Programs based in the new building will include: law enforcement; fire, rescue and emergency medical services; entry-level health care; and pre-college studies, often a first step for displaced workers returning to school.

It will also offer a number of specialized classrooms and other learning spaces, including classrooms for nurse aide and phlebotomy training; a state-of-the-art aerobics and weight training room for public safety training that includes physical fitness as a key component; and a mock jail cell for detention officer training.

The 39,000-square-foot building also offers computer labs and equipment needed to teach software used in today’s business world. Space for WorkKeys and Career Readiness Certification is available so students can assess and develop critical work skills for job placement, retention and promotion.

The Pre-College Studies spaces are designed for multiple learning and teaching strategies to meet the varied learning styles of adult students. These classrooms include technology to transition students to college programs and the workplace.

All learning and work spaces have comfortable and functional furnishings, recognizing that students and staff work in these spaces for extended periods of time. Larger computer monitors minimize eye strain. Abundant natural light and water conservation features emphasize RCCC’s commitment to sustainability and the environment.

Building 400 is the first 21st Century LEED (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design) certified building — an internationally recognized green building certification — on the RCCC campuses.

Following the open house, the Rowan-Cabarrus Board of Trustees will meet at 4 p.m. in the community college’s North Campus board room: Building 200, Room 251-B.

The agenda for the meeting includes as follows:

• Recognition of 2009-10 Student Government President Elana Miles and the introduction of the 2010-11 SGA President, Dawn Evans;

• Recognition of RCCC’s 2010 Academic Excellence Award Recipient Patricia Wayne;

• Reports from the academic, personnel and building committees.

• Report from RCCC President Dr. Carol Spalding,

• Report on the success of 2010 radiography program graduates on national certification examination;

• Update on RCCC’s building at the North Carolina Research Campus;

• Update on 2010-11 county funding to RCCC.