The new 2,710 square foot building will house two classrooms for horticulture. Also included in the plans for the building are offices, a break room, a storage area, and restrooms.
"The new building for Horticulture will provide our students the opportunity to learn in a bright, functional, state of the art facility," stated Dr. Craig McDaniel, GNTC President. "We have excellent faculty, led by Shannen Ferry, a modern curriculum, a quality greenhouse, and very engaged students. What has been missing is a quality teaching space. Today we began the process of addressing that issue."
Architect Mike Page, P & C Design Build of Rome, developed the plans for the building and construction will be completed by Earley Construction of Cedartown. Construction will begin immediately and is scheduled to be completed in approximately six months. The cost of the project is $260,000.
"This is an exciting day for us in the Horticulture program," stated Shannen Ferry, GNTC Horticulture Program Director and Instructor. "The students and I have looked forward to this for a long time and it's finally happening. Our mobile classrooms have served us well, but we will be able to function with a higher degree of efficiency. We will also be able to landscape the site and show what the students are capable of at a permanent location. The new building will ground our program and provide our students with a building they can call 'home' on this campus."
Pictured left to right: Shannen Ferry, GNTC Horticulture Program Director and Instructor; Mike Page of P & C Design Build; Scott Tucker, Chairman of GTNC's Board of Directors; Dr. Craig McDaniel, GNTC President; Danny Earley, Earley Construction; and Bryant Earley, Earley Construction.
Rendering of GNTC's New Horticulture Building
No comments:
Post a Comment