LW Tech to Open New $35 Million Health Building

(LWIT) in Kirkland is inviting the public to the grand opening of its new $35 million Allied Health Building Wednesday at 4 p.m.

“The new Allied Health Building is an exciting addition to our Kirkland campus,” LWIT President Dr. David Woodall said in a press release. “Its state-of-the-art classrooms and laboratories simulate actual hospital settings and provide the backdrop for training that will help meet the regional demand for nursing and allied health employees.”

The 83,000-square foot, three-story building features classrooms, laboratories, offices, clinical facilities and a lecture hall, all dedicated to allied health studies. LWIT, formerly called Lake Washington Technical College, offers programs in nursing, medical assisting, dental assisting, dental hygiene, massage, physical therapist assisting, occupational therapy assisting and the state’s first funeral service education program.

It was paid for through a partnership between LWIT ($26 million) and the Washington Network for Innovative Careers ($9 million), a consortium of seven K-12 school districts offering high school students the opportunity to take college-level courses. As a component of the partnership, WaNIC’s new skills center focused on health is also located in the new building.

The event will feature a ribbon-tying ceremony, tours and the dedication of the building’s art installation, “Life Sign,” by artist Katy Stone.

LWIT is on Rose Hill at 11605 132nd Ave. NE.

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Information for this report came from a LWIT press release.