DURHAM, N.C. (WNCN) — CBS 17 is digging deeper into Durham Technical Group School’s enlargement plans.
Voters handed a $112.7 million bond referendum that may pay for brand spanking new life sciences and well being care buildings on campus.
When speaking concerning the life sciences facility, Durham Tech President JB Buxton tells CBS 17 it should mimic what the Triangle’s biotech services are doing with vaccines and different medicines.
“This going to be a excessive tech, excessive contact in particular person arms on coaching setting,” Buxton mentioned.
The brand new healthcare facility will do the identical, specializing in what it’s essential to know if you wish to be a nurse or medical assistant, amongst different jobs. The school is getting enter from Duke Well being, UNC Well being and different healthcare corporations earlier than they construct.
The bond can even pay for future enlargement on the Durham campus, which may embrace extra classroom house or youngster care.
“As a public establishment, we’ve received to undergo the bid course of to do that. However we’ve received to carry our architects and our building corporations on board,” Buxton mentioned.
School leaders inform CBS 17 if every part goes in keeping with plan, these new buildings may very well be completed by late 2024 or someday in 2025.