APS BREAKS GROUND WEDNESDAY AT 10AM ON A NEW FACILITY FOR ITS FAST GROWING CAREER ENRICHMENT AND EARLY COLLEGE ACADEMY PROGRAMS. THE NEW 20-THOUSAND-230 SQUARE FOOT BUILDING IS GOING UP ON MOUNTAIN ROAD BY ALBUQUERQUE HIGH.
JOHANNA KING WITH APS SAYS THE NEW FACILITY WILL PROVIDE MORE CLASSROOM SPACE FOR STUDENTS IN THESE PROGRAMS. SHE SAYS IT INCLUDES PROVIDING THE EMT CLASS WITH ITS OWN SPACE, AND MORE SPACE FOR BOTH CULINARY ARTS AND LANGUAGE PROGRAMS.
KING TELLS US THE CAREER ENRICHMENT AND EARLY COLLEGE PROGRAMS CURRENTLY ENROLL ABOUT 15 HUNDRED STUDENTS. THE NEW FACILITY ON MOUNTAIN ROAD WILL COST 5-POINT-6 MILLION DOLLARS TO BUILD AND IS PART OF THE APS MASTER PLAN.
