I MCC Breaks Ground on Technology Building
For the first time in 25 years, the golden shovels turned earth at
Mitchell Community College. From left, Jeff McKay of the Greater
Statesville Development Corporation, Chester Middlesworth with
the State Board of Community Colleges, Mooresville Mayor Al
Jones, MCC President Douglas Eason and Danny Hearn of the
Greater Statesville Chamber of Commerce broke ground for a
technology/workforce development building.
Community members, Mitchell
Community College employees and
area officials gathered last week at
a site on West Front Street for the
official ground breaking of the first
new building to be constructed by
the college in a quarter century.
About 75 people watched as MCC
President Dr. Douglas O. Eason and
members of the board of trustees
officially turned the first shovels of
dirt for die Technology/Workforce
Development Building being con
structed beside the Continuing
Education facility on W. Front St.
“This is a special event for the college
and the community,” Eason said.
“Days like today occur because so
many people get involved in the
planning and funding and find a
way to make it happen.” '
Plans for the $4 million, 30,000
sq. ft. building arose out of the
College’s 10-year master facilities
plan completed in 1999. A technol
ogy building was one of the most
pressing needs for the community,
according to the plan. The construc
tion of a workforce training facility
was listed in the long range goals,
but a collaborative effort between
Mitchell Community College, the
Board of Trustees and the Iredell
County Board of Commissioners
, led to the decision to construct a
facility meeting both needs.
The building is expected to be
ready for fall semester 2005. Four
college programs, electronics engineer
ing, machining, heating/air condition
ing and CAD drafting, now housed
on MCC’s Main Campus will be
relocated to the new building.
There will also be space for the
College’s Small Business Center,
additional classrooms, a confer
ence room and training facilities.
Erin Ryan, a junior at South Iredell High School, recently won third
in state competition in the Voice of Democracy Speech contest
sponsored by The Veterans of Foreign Wars. Erin’s speech was
“My Commitment to America’s Future”. Ryan won first at the local
level, Post #2031 and District 14.
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