PHIL CAMPBELL – Changes are coming to the Phil Campbell campus of Northwest-Shoals Community College.
School officials announced Monday plans for a $30 million building and renovation project for the campus.
The plans include Patriot Plaza, a building connecting the newly renovated Wallace administration building and library. The Patriot Plaza will serve as the centralized point of campus for student life. The college’s sports teams are called the Patriots.
“It is past time for our facilities to resemble the amazing education that takes place inside our classrooms every day,” NW-SCC President Dr. Jeff Goodwin said. “This campus is where community colleges started in our state and we want it to be the model for community colleges moving forward.”
Goodwin said the infrastructure plan would include the construction of the 5,400-square-foot Patriot Plaza and approximately 60,000 square feet of total renovated space on campus.
Sitework for stabilizing a retaining wall is expected to start this summer and the construction and renovation projects are slated for late this year or next spring.
The Phil Campbell campus was founded in 1963 as Northwest Alabama State Junior College and was the first public junior college in what would become the Alabama Community College System.
“The expectations of our students and the way they take classes have changed a lot in the last 60 years,” Goodwin said. “Many of our courses are taken online and through dual enrollment.
“However, this plan will help us to give our Phil Campbell campus a nice modern look with upgraded technology while maximizing our space in a very efficient way.”
The new plan will turn much of the library and another building into classroom and lab space, largely devoted to the Associate Degree Nursing program. Another building near the library will be renovated to include office space, classrooms, and a community meeting space.
Northwest-Shoals, with more than 4,000 students, offers more than 100 certificate and degree programs.
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