Tillamook Bay Community College Set to Expand with New $23.8M Healthcare Education Building

In May 2022, Tillamook Bay Community College (TBCC) secured a $14.4M bond from Tillamook County voters. This, along with $8M from the Oregon Legislature and a $1.4M bond premium, totals $23.8M for a new Healthcare Education Building. The design phase is complete, with input from the community, TBCC staff, and Board members. The college is now seeking contractor bids for the 28,000-square-foot building.

The building will include a teaching lab for the new Nursing program and an Emergency Medical Services lab. This will enable the expansion of these programs. It will also have additional classrooms, study spaces, and administrative offices.

The building will also have a 360-seat Community Event room with a kitchen. The groundbreaking is set for late spring 2024. The building will be south of the current TBCC building, with a new driveway from the Brookfield Ave. entrance.

The new Healthcare Education Building will be part of a transformed TBCC campus, which will also include the Main Building, a campus plaza, the new Center for Industrial Technology Building, and the Partners for Rural Innovation Building. Floorplans and drawings can be found on the TBCC website.

TBCC has also expanded its student offerings this winter, with high enrollment due to new programs in Career Technical Education and Apprenticeship, a new Nursing program, and strong enrollment in dual credit and general education courses. An Open House will be held on April 13th, from 2:00 – 5:00 pm to showcase its programs and discuss the new campus.

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