Project Overview

Located at the intersections of Chapman Avenue and Newell Street, the Student Support Center will be home to an array of student services vital to their success including the Campus Veterans’ Resource Center, Student Wellness Center (both medical and behavioral health), the Campus Food Bank, Umoja Community Program, Extended Opportunity Programs and Services (EOPS), CalWORKS, Cooperative Agencies Resources for Education (CARE)/Foster Youth Success Initiative (FYSI), a Multi-Cultural Center, and 2 instructional classrooms. In addition, there will be support functions including shared community storage, a department-wide copy, and a breakroom as well as a lactation room for the benefit of all users.

 

Status: Close-Out

Project Costs: Measure J=$28,302,917 Local= $1,679,837

Architect of Record: Roesling Nakamura Terada Architecs, Inc.

General Contractor: BN Builders, Inc.

Project Manager: John Erickson

Program Management: MAAS Companies

Construction Start: October 2023

Anticipated Construction Completion: June 2025

Student Support Center - Project Site

SSC

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Construction Progress Pictures

Upcoming Milestones

  • Financial Close-out

Impacts and Closures

  • Work is scheduled Monday through Friday from 7:30am to 5:30pm.
  • Pedestrian and traffic diversions will occur during portions of construction. Please follow detour signs set up for alternate pathways.
  • There will be some noise affecting the public for the duration of construction.

Emergency Contact

  • Victor Vasquez (Lead Superintendent): (714) 732-4730
  • Rosendo Pantoja (Superintendent): (714) 352-1926

Q3 2025 Project Update

Student Support Center 

July 

In July minor items remained including the completion of the Building Access Control that was finished ahead of project sign-off on July 18. Personnel and furnitures were moved in and the building was in use as of July 21. The final requirements listed by the DSA Field Engineer have been addressed involving the ceilings in the lobbies.

August

The building underwent final testing for the fire alarm and received approval on July 14. Final items required by the DSA Field Engineer were then addressed involving the ceilings in the lobbies. Components for the Building Access Control were finalized in July and August. Minor items will be addressed according to requests received by the building users.

Furniture and staff moving activities took place in the week of July 14. The building officially opened its doors on July 21. To commemorate this momentous occasion, Campus Leadership is anticipated to hold an opening ceremony in mid-September with members of the Citizens’ Oversight Committee in attendance.