COLLEGE TOWN, FL \u2014 Florida approved $91.98M for FAMU-FSU’s Building C, completing $152M in state funding for the engineering campus’s first major expansion since 1998.<\/p>\n
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FAMU-FSU College of Engineering expansion fully funded with $91.98M state approval 11w 82c (suggested 110c max)<\/p>\n
State funding brings the total investment to roughly $152 million for a new 164,000-square-foot facility at Innovation Park.<\/p>\n
The State of Florida has approved the final $91.98 million needed to build Building C at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering, bringing the state’s total investment in the project to roughly $152 million over the past three years.<\/p>\n
The new 164,000-square-foot facility will add classrooms, teaching labs, makerspaces and collaborative learning spaces to the engineering campus at Innovation Park.<\/p>\n
College leaders say it is the first major expansion since 1998, despite enrollment continuing to grow. Over the past five years, undergraduate enrollment has increased by 22%, while graduate enrollment is up 44%, with more than 3,700 students now enrolled through Florida A&M and Florida State.<\/p>\n
Suvranu De, Dean of the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering, said:<\/p>\n
“This new building will give our students the classrooms, teaching laboratories, and collaborative spaces they need to learn by doing \u2014 the hallmark of an engineering education.”<\/p>\n
The building will also feature a new auditorium and public plaza, and will serve as the main entrance to the engineering campus, creating more room for hands-on learning while helping meet Florida’s growing demand for engineers.<\/p>\n
Once complete, Building C will further expand the nation’s only jointly operated college of engineering, creating more opportunities for future engineers from both Florida A&M and Florida State.<\/p>\n
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