Southwestern College is building a $22-million project referred to as Education Village on 3.3 acres purchased from the Community Development Commission. The National City project is part of a collaboration of Southwestern and San Diego State University (SDSU) to provide lower level courses for students transferring from Southwestern to SDSU. The development will consist of two buildings totalling 72,000 sf. The 25,000-sf building will house the San Diego County Office of Education. Southwestern College and SDSU will occupy the 47,000-sf facility which will include 12 standard classrooms, two computer labs, a dental hygiene lab, a large lecture hall, administrative offices, and 10,000 sf of retail. Education Village will also contain Southwestern's administration of justice, child development, and dental hygiene programs. The project includes a 453-space parking structure and 80-space parking lot.
Demolition on the site will continue until June when environmental cleanup of the site by the CDC will commence, continuing through the end of 2002. NTD Architects of San Diego will continue to develop plans for the design and engineering of the facilities through the end of the year. Construction is slated to begin in January or February of 2003.
