JJC Holds Open House for New Health Professionals Center

The Joliet Junior College Health Professionals Center Building has been in use by students already, but the community was invited out to see the new building on Tuesday night. Trustees, elected officials, college staff and administration spoke at the event, praising the forward thinking of taxpayers who approved the $89 million referendum in 2008 that funded the construction of the HPC.

In addition to having a LEED silver certification and providing one central location for nursing, fire science, radiological technology, CPR, EKG and Phlebotomy, the building also serves as a memorial for two people who helped begin the project, but passed away before the building was opened.

Tracy Miser, a nursing instructor and Kimberly Crawford, Department Secretary for Continuing Healthcare Education and Fire Science, E.M.S. will be honored with a tree planted in their memory in front of the building. The tree will have a plaque announcing the dedication.

The building boasts 124,000 square feet of space, in which 16 classrooms and 4 computer labs share space with adminstrative offices and various public study spaces.

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