GROSSMONT COLLEGE UNVEILS NEW HEALTH AND SCIENCES COMPLEX: PUBLIC INVITED TO OPENING FRIDAY

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September 14, 2010 (El Cajon) -- The public is invited to attend Grossmont College’s grand opening celebration of its new Health and Sciences Complex at 10 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 17, on the El Cajon campus. The celebration will include a ribbon cutting, plaque unveiling and refreshments.

The 52,000-square-foot, two-story Health and Sciences Complex houses classrooms with the latest technology, state-of-the-art labs and lab preparation areas, as well as indoor and outdoor gathering spaces for studying. It also has faculty and staff offices for Career and Technical Education, Forensic Technology, Physics and Health Professions programs.

 

The Complex features the latest teaching tools and equipment, including high-fidelity simulation labs with lifelike mannequins for Nursing, a casting room for Orthopedic Technology, a mock apartment for Occupational Therapy, a blood-spatter room for Forensic Technology and simulated ICU patient stations for Nursing and Respiratory Therapy. The Cardiovascular Technology Program and EKG Training have three specialty classrooms and a dedicated ultrasound scan lab.

Additional features of this comprehensive facility include Physical Sciences labs, a rooftop astronomy lab, two computer labs, and a large lecture hall for health seminars, guest speakers and combined class lectures.

 

The $35 million construction cost was financed by the Proposition R bond measure that East County voters approved in 2002. Construction began in July 2008, and was completed this past spring. For more event information, phone the Grossmont College Community Relations Office at (619) 644-7840. Grossmont College is located at 8800 Grossmont College Dr., in El Cajon. For driving directions and a campus map, visit www.grossmont.edu.
 


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