Maricopa Skill Center

Making Solid Changes: Countdown to Conversions at MSC 

By: Tony Grandlienard

--DAY 218--

Wow. That's all I can say after my latest visit to the West building and I'm very excited to share the updates with you.

It's amazing how fast the building has been constructed and how fast progress has occurred. Over the past two weeks, most of the visible changes have been in the West building.

Blue skies surround the West building

Transparency
Our new building is coming along. New orange paint gives a splash of life to the walls. Another thing you'll notice is that the West building revolves around transparency. A large portion of the building is made of glass, showing MSC provides students the ability to pass through our doors to achieve great skills. The interior of the new building follows the same theme as the outside, with all of the classrooms and offices being encompassed by giant glass walls. Also, like the current building's new bathroom, the bathrooms in the West building will be similar. Providing a contemporary look, the new bathrooms feature stainless steel stalls, new tile, white and red tile-colored walls, and new automatic sinks. 

West building's new bathrooms

Interior of West building glass corner

New orange walls

Paving the Path
Another great addition has been made to the outside of the building. A new walkway has been paved. The new walkway separates the current building from the West building. Upon completion it will be the central part of campus allowing students to finally be able to walk around their new campus on concrete instead of dirt. The path not only serves as a walkway for current students, but it's a new path to lead future students to MSC's new campus. The walkway also has trees, shrubs, and newly installed concrete benches. Although there is still a lot of work to be done, construction crews are making changes every day. Below is a recap of all major updates of the West building.

Newly paved pathway

West building updates:

-New steel overhangs around West building
-New paved center walkway
-New concrete benches along walkway
-New paint inside all classrooms
-New bulletin boards in some classrooms
-New drinking fountains
-New bathrooms in process of completion
-Glass walls installed in most classrooms and offices 
-Steel beams for drywall being installed

View of West building from new pathway

The Current
Current building updates have continued. Although there are no new visual updates in the current building, crews are working on the beginning phases of construction. This includes steel-framing the walls, installing ventilation, electrical work and more. I will provide any and all updates when they are close to completion.

New construction trades classroom in current building

Good News!
Another change will occur on our MSC blog. Starting today, we will update our blog every two weeks giving you consistent and constant construction updates. As always, for all news, contests, and photos on MSC and Maricopa Community Colleges follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+. For more information visit us online at www.maricopaskillcenter.com or call 602.238.4300.


Thanks for reading, have a great day!