The new Center for Applied Technology (Shops Building) relocates Vocational Technology programs to a strategic location in order to implement the Campus Facilities Master Plan. It is designed as an efficient complex consisting of the main building, working yards, and outbuildings. The Instructional Technology programs are supported by 4 Technology labs, 2 shared Classrooms, a large Tool Room, 5 shared Faculty Offices, Supervisor’s Office, Conference Room, Display/Lobby, Building Infrastructure Rooms, and a campus emergency preparedness building.
The facility is the home of Automotive Technology; Automotive Collision and Repair; Welding Technology; and Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration programs. Instruction is housed in a sustainable, professional environment with flexible learning technology, natural daylighting, up-to-date safety designs, and usable indoor-outdoor spaces.