River Parishes Community College is excited to announce the
groundbreaking for its new campus in Gonzales!
The groundbreaking will be on March 21 at the
future home of RPCC’s new campus in the Edenborne Development off of Highway
The first phase of construction, which includes an 81,000-square-foot
facility for academic programming and administrative offices, has an expected
completion date in the spring of 2014.
Upon completion, Phase 1 of construction will be the first time that
RPCC will be housed in a building it owns.
Dr. Joe Ben Welch, RPCC Chancellor, expressed his excitement
for the construction and the future.
“This building represents so much more than a bigger
facility,” said Dr. Welch. “It’s a
symbol of the growth of the River Parishes and the opportunities present for
members of the community.”
Phase 2 of construction will include the Advanced Technology
Center for all technical programming.
Phase 1 of construction is publicly funded, and Phase 2 of
construction will be funded through a combination of public and private
RPCC extends a special thanks to our groundbreaking
sponsors, especially our corporate sponsor, Axiall Corporation. Axiall Corporation formed on January 29, 2013,
when Georgia Gulf Corporation merged with PPG’s commodity chemical
business. Axiall Corporation is a
leading North American manufacturer and international marketer of two
integrated chemical product lines, chlorovinyls and aromatics. Axiall Corporation’s chemical products can be
found in plastics, pulp and paper production, packaging, chemical
intermediates, pharmaceuticals, medical and agricultural applications and
paints, acrylics and varnishes. Axiall
Corporation operates chemical manufacturing facilities in Plaquemine and Lake
Charles, LA, as well as Texas, Mississippi, West Virginia, Washington and the
Ontario Province, Canada.