Butte College held a groundbreaking for a new $18.1 million Welding and Manufacturing facility. The construction contract for the new facility has been awarded to Slater & Son, Chico, who has partnered with JK Architecture & Engineering from Auburn. The construction project will utilize 96 percent local subcontractors and will be completed in September 2019 with classes beginning after completion. This project is funded through Measure J, a $190 million bond measure voters approved in November 2016. The facility will house a permanent welding and manufacturing center and will increase welding and manufacturing educational programs to meet industry demands.
“This new welding and manufacturing facility will help serve more students. We’re very grateful for local voters who approved the bond measure to allow us to expand our career and technical programs,” said Samia Yaqub, Butte College President.
The college’s welding program has been recognized nationally and statewide as a premiere technical education program. The new facility will include four classrooms, two dedicated welding labs with 92 welding stations, a dedicated state-of-the-art manufacturing lab, rod storage, tank storage, and a large outdoor laboratory. The building will include 59,525 square feet and will be constructed on the main campus just southwest of the Facilities Planning and Management building. In addition, the facility will include a rooftop solar system. The plan is to install enough renewable energy to off-set the added consumption to help prevent additional on-going utility costs to the District. The design team has been meeting with MJB Welding to design a unique welding booth that will ensure students are trained on all aspects of the welding industry.
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Oroville, CA 95965
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