FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 5, 2006
Contact: Michael Corby
904.632.3310

Florida Community College Cecil Center to celebrate May 24 groundbreaking for 44,000 square-foot Phase I facility

What:	Groundbreaking for Phase I of the Florida Community College Cecil Center
When:	May 24, 2006 at 9 a.m.
Where:	13367 Normandy Blvd. (across from the Cecil Commerce Center)

DETAILS: Florida Community College’s Cecil Center breaks ground for its first permanent facility, with the goals of providing core educational offerings and programs tailored to the needs of Westside students and employers.

Current offerings include general education, college preparatory, business and adult studies classes to provide a firm foundation of college-level classes. Students can complete all requirements for an Associate in Arts degree at the Cecil Center. Program and course offerings are designed to prepare students to pursue high-wage, high-demand careers. Continuing Workforce Education assists with career enhancement and change. Alternative Teacher Certification and Childcare Certification open doors to teaching and child care careers.

Ultimately, the Cecil Center will be a 130-acre campus, developed in progressive phases, physically as well as academically. Phase I is a 44,000 square-foot building to replace the present modular buildings which opened in 2004. Completion of the Phase I facility is scheduled for 2007. The planned facility will provide technology-rich classrooms and labs, a library, two auditoriums, a full-service student center and appropriate support facilities. In addition, Phase I is designed to serve as a public shelter for hurricane protection. The budget for Phase I has been approved at $13,125,277.

For more information call 904. 997.2860 or visit the Cecil Center web page.