MONROE, Mich. – Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist will be the featured speaker at Monroe County Community College’s groundbreaking ceremony Oct. 2 to commemorate the beginning of a $22-$25 million transformation of the college’s Welch Health Education Building into what is tentatively being called the Welch Center for Health and Public Safety.
The event will begin at noon in front of the Welch Health Education Building. It is free and open to the public.
In July, $10.9 million was approved in the State of Michigan’s budget and signed into law by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer for the state’s portion of the cost of the renovation and expansion of the facility.
This project will add critically needed classroom and laboratory spaces for MCCC’s Registered Nursing, Practical Nursing, Emergency Medical Technician, Phlebotomy and Respiratory Therapy programs, as well as classroom and laboratory space to allow for the creation of new programs and the forging of new partnerships with area healthcare providers. State-of-the-art simulation labs will be added. The college’s Criminal Justice program will also be relocated into the building, with dedicated space to expand public safety programming.
For more information, please contact Dr. Joshua Myers, executive director of The Foundation at MCCC and director of government and alumni relations, at (734) 384-4214 or jmyers@monroeccc.edu.
About Monroe County Community College
Founded in 1964, Monroe County Community College is a public, two-year institution supported by tax monies from Monroe County, educational funds from the State of Michigan and student tuition. The college’s mission is to enrich lives in our community by providing opportunity through student-focused, affordable, quality higher education and other learning experiences. The Main Campus is located at 1555 South Raisinville Road, Monroe, Mich., 48161, with easy access to Toledo and Detroit. The Whitman Center is located in Temperance, Mich., 48182, near the Ohio-Michigan Border. Detailed information about MCCC is available at www.monroeccc.edu.
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