New classrooms are taking shape in O’Connor Academy and EMCC

In certain areas of campus you will see more walls going up instead of being taken down, as the first phase of the Capital Project takes shape in OCA and EMCC.  

Near completion are the training kitchens, classroom, and wood workshop inside of O’Connor Academy. Across the hall, work is wrapping up in the new fitness center. 

The Eastern Monroe Career Center is also getting a makeover. Across the street from the Foreman Center, you can easily see some of the improvements already made. From the parking lot, you will see framing in place to remove the garage-style doors and a thicker sidewalk to enable access for machinery and vehicles that students will be working with and on. 

This includes blending workshops and classrooms into a more efficient floor plan for students and instructors. Work is nearly finished in the brand-new machine shop (which has moved to a new building), the welding shop, and the auto mechanic shop.  

Demolition has started in the cosmetology classrooms, the training kitchens will be next.  

Summer work underway

The Capital Project will continue throughout the summer, focusing on building 1 of the Foreman Center along with buildings 4,5, and 6, which include EMCC and O’Connor Academy classrooms.

Staff and visitors coming into those buildings during this phase of construction are asked to avoid parking near the pool parking lot, as heavy construction equipment will be staged in that area.

Main parking lots near all buildings will remain open.

Phase 1 of the Capital Project started in March. Reconstruction focused on areas on the Foreman Campus, including classrooms in O’Connor Academy, Eastern Monroe Career Center, and Multi-Occupation/FOCUS.

O’Connor Academy

The Culinary Arts room, Wood Shop and Fitness Center will have work being done from March 29, 2021 through August 31, 2021.

Buildings 4, 5, 6

EMCC’s Welding and Fabrication, Collision Repair, and Automated Manufacturing & Machining will have work being done from March 24, 2021 through August 31, 2021. The Auto Trades classroom for Multi-Occ/FOCUS will also have work done during that time frame.

Building 1

EMCC’s Cosmetology, Nail and Waxing Specialty with Makeup Artistry, and Culinary Arts classroom will have work being done from June 15, 2021 through the end of August.

The instructional staff have been involved in the creation of their new spaces and in the phasing of their temporary relocation.

Please note the construction company will be fencing off certain areas of the campus to create a safe environment for staff and students.