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Students of the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering will have a new building centered\n on classrooms, collaborative learning spaces and student laboratories within a few
\n years. (Photo by: Scott Holstein\/FAMU-FSU College of Engineering)<\/p>\n
Governor DeSantis signs 2026-27 budget, funding a new building that will expand and
\n reshape the joint college\u2019s campus<\/p>\n
The FAMU-FSU College of Engineering has received the final piece of state funding
\n needed to complete Building C, a new facility that will expand the college\u2019s existing
\n campus at Innovation Park with new classrooms, teaching labs and collaborative learning
\n spaces.<\/p>\n
Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the 2026-27 state budget on June 29, including a $91.98 million
\n appropriation for the project. The funding, requested by Sen. Corey Simon and Rep.
\n Tyler Sirois, brings the state\u2019s total investment in Building C to approximately $152
\n million across three budget cycles, following earlier appropriations of $20 million
\n in 2023-24 and $40 million in 2025-26.<\/p>\n
Since the college\u2019s last major building opened in the 1990s, it has grown significantly,
\n adding new academic programs and enrolling more students than ever before. Building
\n C will expand capacity to educate the next generation of engineers, helping meet Florida\u2019s
\n growing workforce needs and supporting the state\u2019s continued innovation and economic
\n growth.<\/p>\n
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Students of the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering will have a new building centered
\n on classrooms, collaborative learning spaces and student laboratories within a few
\n years. (Photo by: Scott Holstein\/FAMU-FSU College of Engineering)<\/p>\n
\u201cThis new building will give our students the classrooms, teaching laboratories and
\n collaborative spaces they need to learn by doing, the hallmark of an engineering education,\u201d
\n said Suvranu De, the Google Endowed Dean of the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering. \u201cI
\n am grateful to the Florida Legislature and Gov. DeSantis, and to Sen. Simon and Rep.
\n Sirois, who carried this request. Their commitment to engineering education will have
\n a lasting impact on our students, our state, and the generations of engineers who
\n will follow.\u201d<\/p>\n
The joint institution\u2019s last major facility opened in 1998. Since then, enrollment
\n has surged: undergraduate enrollment is up 22% and graduate enrollment up 44% over
\n the past five years, pushing total enrollment past 3,700 students from FAMU and FSU.<\/p>\n
The roughly 164,000-square-foot building will add classrooms and hands-on instructional
\n space, plus a new plaza and auditorium. It will also become the engineering village\u2019s
\n main entrance, reshaping how students and visitors move through campus. Initial designs
\n continue the architectural throughline set by the college\u2019s original 1980s building
\n and its 1990s second building. The floor plan includes modern features to support
\n active learning, collaborative study, makerspaces and state-of-the-art lab space.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis was truly a joint effort from start to finish,\u201d De said. \u201cFSU\u2019s leadership and
\n government relations team worked alongside their FAMU counterparts throughout the
\n session, because both universities recognize how central the joint college is to their
\n future and are committed to its continued success.\u201d<\/p>\n
About the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering
Established in 1982, the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering is the only shared college
\n of engineering in the nation, jointly operated by Florida A&M University, a historically
\n Black university, and Florida State University, a Research 1 institution. Students
\n enroll and graduate through their home university while learning and researching together
\n at the college\u2019s shared campus in Tallahassee\u2019s Innovation Park.<\/p>\n
Media Contact:<\/p>\n
Rachel James-Terry Tisha\u00a0Keller, MA, CDMP<\/p>\n Assistant Dean for Marketing, Media & Communications<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n
Senior Director of Strtegic Communications
rachel.jamesterry@famu.edu<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n