Setting up foundation for later Prescott Valley Regional Allied Health Campus
The first step in moving toward creating the $45 million Regional Allied Health Campus came with the Administration’s surprise announcement at the February 9 Governing Board meeting that it was renovating and expanding the Prescott Valley Campus to accommodate a variety of allied health programs now scattered in the Prescott and Prescott Valley area.
It also announced that the Mountain Institute JTED allied health programs would move from their present location to the new facility at Prescott Valley. This further cements the relationship between the College and the high school students and residents on the West side of the County.
Classrooms will be retooled at the present Prescott Valley Campus toward teaching allied health programs rather than EMS. The footprint of the building to be expanded is estimated at at 5,000 feet and there will be additional parking facilities constructed for the EMS vehicles on the campus.
The College has already hired the Smith Group to complete a Master Plan for the Prescott Valley site and costs are currently estimated at slightly below $2 million.
The College said it was unclear how far this new facility would go in terms of affecting its goal of creating a $45 million regional health center. But it is a first step.