Health Sciences Facility Groundbreaking Ceremony at Clover Park Technical College Set for Wednesday

Editor's Note: This is a press release from the Clover Park Technical College

The ceremonial gold shovels will dig at 2 p.m. on Wednesday as Clover Park Technical College celebrates the groundbreaking of its new health sciences facility located at the center of campus.

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Highlights of the ceremony include remarks from President Walstrum, Senator Derek Kilmer, Chair of the Senate Capital Budget Committee, Veronica Marohn, Aide to Governor Gregoire, Charlie Earl, Executive Director of the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges, and Matt Lane, Principal at McGranahan Architects.

Clover Park Technical College instructs the largest number of health care related programs within Pierce County. The College’s 11 health training programs have long since outgrown Building 14, built in 1981. Building 14 is approximately 22,000 square feet.

The new health sciences facility will be twice that size in order to accommodate the 2,166 full-time equivalent students whom the College currently educates in our health care training programs that vary from Surgical Technician to Registered Nurse. Students will have the opportunity to learn in a LEED silver, state of the art facility which includes laboratories that resemble current health care industry standards.

Health occupations are one of the few area industries that continue to see job openings even during economic downturns with vacancies at the highest of any occupation.

Health care careers represent one of the best pathways to prosperity for Pierce County residents. Since they also pay family level wages, they are equally critical to individuals seeking economic self-sufficiency.