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Architect: SIM-PBK
Contractor: Harris Construction, Inc.
Location: 600 E. Church Avenue, Fresno, CA 93706
Webcam: Live view of construction site

Project Description & Updates

Through the Educational Master Plan and extensive meetings with students, staff, and community members, there was a clear need for a new college center in the West Fresno area. This satellite campus will serve as the new home to the Career and Technology Center (CTC).

The project will construct facilities for the Automotive Technology and Automotive Collision Programs from both FCC and CTC; in addition to constructing an academic building facility for general education classrooms and student services. This campus will provide the West Fresno community with a complete college center offering diverse educational opportunities, from career technology courses to transferable college credits.

Through donation and purchases, land was acquired in June 2018, and SIM-PBK was selected as the project architect. Division of the State Architect has approved the plans for the new campus. The Board of Trustees approved a Project Labor Agreement (PLA) in February 2020 to encourage the use of local labor and SCCCD graduates. 

The new campus will be an open campus with a park-like setting including bicycle and pedestrian paths to facilitate engagement with the outdoors and green space as well as biking and walking to work, school, and home. This park setting will also include an urban forest and bio-retention system to promote ground water recharge. A central feature of the campus will be the central plaza and water feature. The water feature will include an integrated art piece.   

To promote sustained engagement with the community, the district partnered with the Fresno Arts Council to publish a Request for Proposal to qualified artists with a connection to Fresno. The artwork had to celebrate the cultural diversity and unique sense of place of West Fresno. Submissions were evaluated by a community leadership committee. The selected artist, Teresa Flores, has been engaging the local community at neighborhood events to gather stories, history and ideas about West Fresno to help inform the painted tile vignettes that will be featured in the water feature artwork. A kickoff event was held at BBQ Bob’s which included a recording booth to record community member stories and hopes. From there Teresa held workshops with students at Rutherford B. Gaston Middle School and talked with community members at the 93706 Market. Input was also gathered at the September 24th TCC Community Engagement Event at the Maxie L. Parkins Community Center and on November 4th at the FCC Art Space Gallery.  

As of January 2023, progress on the building construction continues. Installation of finishes, equipment, plumbing, electrical, mechanical, and telecommunications is ongoing. Placement of concrete and asphalt parking lots and yards has begun. Estimated completion is in 2023.