Last Updated on April 6, 2025 10:46 am
Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute has announced that a new health science facility is being planned for the college’s Caldwell Campus in Hudson. CCC&TI received funding for the project through a series of state budget allocations over the last few years. The new facility will be a state-of-the-art teaching and learning center with a simulated hospital environment, as well as a variety of labs and classroom spaces that will allow the college’s health sciences programs to be co-located in one facility. At 65,000 square feet, the facility will be the largest building on the Caldwell Campus when completed.
According to recent research, North Carolina will face a critical shortage of healthcare professionals over the next decade, particularly in areas such as nursing. One study estimates that by 2033, our state will have a shortage of about 12,500 registered nurses and 5,000 practical nurses1. CCC&TI’s new building will help address these shortages by expanding capacity in its current health sciences programs as well as providing space for additional program offerings to be added in the future. These efforts will help ensure that everyone in our community continues to have access to high-quality healthcare and well-trained healthcare professionals…