River Parishes Community College has signed a $2 million purchase agreement for a 43-acre tract of land at the Interstate 10 Gonzales/Burnside exit. The school plans to build a new campus on the site with a scheduled April 2014 opening. The new campus is five miles away from RPCC’s current main and Technical Education Center (TEC) campuses in Sorrento. The new campus will house all of RPCC’s general education classes, as well as some of the technical classes. Joe Ben Welch, RPCC chancellor, says the new campus is a sign of the school’s growth. “Our enrollment has been growing by double-digit percentages, and with the addition of the technical campus last year, so have our programs,” Welch says. The new campus will cost $19 million to build. The final purchase is contingent on Edenborne Development Company’s installation of necessary infrastructure. Plans have been in the works for several years to build a TND at the Gonzales/Burnside exit.
RPCC plans to spend $2 million for new campus site
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