Waubonsee Community College Board endorses final concept for new Career and Technical Education building

The Waubonsee Community College Board of Trustees endorsed a final concept and direction for a new Career and Technical Education building at its Oct. 19 meeting.

According to a news release from the college, while the project is still in its early stages, concepts call for a building that is just more than 100,000 square feet with a projected cost of about $59 million. The building will be on the south end of campus and visible from Route 47.

The building will house Waubonsee’s Auto Body Repair, Automotive Technology and Welding Technology programs. The new space will allow those programs to expand, including increased enrollment capacities, increased “time on task” for students, enhanced curricular possibilities, greater opportunity for industry partnerships and more, according to the release.

Waubonsee is working with Demonica Kemper Architects and Pepper Construction Company for this project, which is expected to take about two years to complete, according to the release.