Detailed drawing shows how 10,000 square foot facility will be utilized

Yavapai Community College has released a detailed plan for the how the new 10,000 square foot Career and Technical Education Center on the Verde Campus will be utilized.  A copy of the  plan appears below.

The plan for the Center was first shown in the Community College’s December 2020 Facilities Management newsletter.

Electrical and water services installed as site preparation continues

Work is progressing on the new Greenhouse to be constructed on the Verde Campus.  Electrical and water services to the facility have been installed and site preparation work has begun in earnest.  The facility is 18’ x 48’ and is located between buildings A and G on the Verde Campus.

Below is a photo of the site work and a sketch of the greenhouse when completed that were included in the December 2020 Yavapai Community College Facilities Management Newsletter.

December Facilities Management Newsletter sketch shows  possible location and size of second building

The December 2020 Yavapai Community College Facilities Management Newsletter contained the first sketch of the location  and size of a Skilled Trades Center Building that could possibly be constructed in phase two of the Career and Technical Education program. It is reproduced from the Newsletter below.

The possible phase 2 building would be 20,000 square feet and be constructed adjacent the 10,000 square foot building now being constructed in phase 1.  It appears from the sketch that a portion of the current paved driveway would have to be moved in order to accommodate the second building.

Facility in the fabrication process; will be installed in November

Yavapai Community College has provided the public with the first sketches of the new greenhouse to be constructed on the Verde Campus.  According to the November 2020 Facilities Management Newsletter, the facility is in the fabrication process. 

It is anticipated that the new greenhouse will be installed by the end of November.  Location of the facility, as previously reported by the Blog, will be between Buildings A and G on the Verde Campus.  It is anticipated that the facility will be 18” x 48’.

A sketch of the future facility, copied from the Yavapai Community College Facilities Management Newsletter of November 2020, appears below.

Interior design being put together by John Morgan, Dr. Tina Redd, Heather Mulcaire, and Bob Weir (representing Valley Academy for Career and Technical Education)

According to the November 2020 Yavapai College Facilities Management Newsletter, the Verde Valley Skilled Trades Center engineered building has been ordered and delivery is anticipated by January 2021. The building’s interior is in the design stage with input coming from Dean, Career & Technical Programs John Morgan, Dean of the Verde Valley Campus and Sedona Center, Dr. Tina Redd,  Associate Dean of Student Success, Heather Mulcaire, and Bob Weir (representing Valley Academy for Career and Technical Education).

The Verde Valley Skilled Trades Center is being designed to support Career and Technical Education  programs for Residential Construction, Residential Electrical, HVAC, and Plumbing. The building will be approximately 10,000 square feet of shop space with restrooms and faculty offices.

The College reports that there will also be covered exterior space for additional activities associated with these programs. It is anticipated that earthwork will begin in early December, and building erection beginning at the end of January. The goal is to have the building ready for students for the 2021 fall semester.

The most recent architectural sketch of the facility, copied from the Yavapai Community College November Facilities Management Newsletter, appears below.

Welding fabrication class makes equipment for future College use; saves thousands

In a recent Facebook posting, Yavapai Community College  highlighted how the Career and Technical Education Center (CTEC) campus is using student training to save several thousands of dollars in future equipment replacement costs.

The post reported that welding instructor Robert Smith’s welding class was making new benches for the welding booths and gas welding stations. According to the post, the student designed benches include teaching and using skills in computerized plasma cutting, MIG welding, painting, design, and overall fabrication. This project will save the college several thousand dollars in replacing stool costs.

The post in Facebook also contained the photo below showing an excellent example  of the student work in this class.

Yavapai Community College Facebook photo

Go to Yc.edu/bldgL on your computer to take the virtual tour; it is amazing

Yavapai Community College has provided the public with the opportunity to take a virtual tour of the newly renovated Building “L” by going to  its website:  Yc.edu/bldgL.   The tour takes you inside and outside the new facility in detail.  Community College President Dr. Lisa Rhine has described the new facility as “amazing.”

The newly renovated Building “L” probably cost the  Community College in total at least $6 million, although the College has not released the completed overall costs as yet to the public. 

Community College President Dr. Lisa Rhine invites the public to the virtual reopening ceremony at noon on October 15 and encourages the public to take a virtual tour of the facility in the video clip below. 

Ceremony to be held virtually  at noon, October 15; Available  to the public at Yc.edu/bldgL on your computer 

Yavapai Community College will hold a grand reopening ribbon cutting ceremony for Building “L” on the Verde Campus October 15 at noon.  The celebration will be held virtually.  The public may join in the celebration by going to Yc.edu/bldgL.