{"id":33553,"date":"2020-08-14T10:03:58","date_gmt":"2020-08-14T14:03:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/?p=33553"},"modified":"2020-08-14T13:58:44","modified_gmt":"2020-08-14T17:58:44","slug":"hvcc-plans-new-building-programs-to-help-fill-shortages-in-skilled-trade-workers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/2020\/08\/hvcc-plans-new-building-programs-to-help-fill-shortages-in-skilled-trade-workers\/","title":{"rendered":"HVCC Plans New Building, Programs To Help Fill Shortages In Skilled Trade Workers"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_33554\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33554\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-33554\" src=\"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2020\/08\/hvcc-program-hc.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"737\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2020\/08\/hvcc-program-hc.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2020\/08\/hvcc-program-hc-300x221.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2020\/08\/hvcc-program-hc-768x566.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-33554\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This is a rendering of the proposed Applied Technology Education Center (ATEC).<br \/>Courtesy HVCC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>By Christine Graf<br \/>\nHudson Valley Community College is responding to the skilled labor shortage in the area and across the state by pursuing plans to build a new $65 million facility for skilled trades education.<br \/>\nThe proposed 130,000-square-foot Applied Technology Education Center (ATEC) will allow the college to expand its training of the skilled technical workforce.<br \/>\nA capital campaign is underway, and a concept plan of the project has been prepared by JMZ Architects and Planners of Glens Falls.<br \/>\nConstruction of ATEC, a net energy zero building, is in the planning phase. The architectural bidding process will begin in one to two months.<!--more--><br \/>\nOfficials said that within 10 years, ATEC will be able to graduate 4,877 technicians in a variety of fields, including mechatronics, plumbing, electrical, welding, HVAC and automotive. That would benefit areas including Saratoga, Warren and Washington counties. UA Plumbers &amp; Steamfitters Local 773 in Glens Falls are among the area groups that have bemoaned the lack of people to fill job openings.<br \/>\nAccording to Dr. Jonathan Ashdown, Dean of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM), \u201cThe crux of what we are trying to do with ATEC is build enough capacity into this 130,000 square foot building up front to account for the growth we anticipate. We want to accommodate students that are on our wait list every single year for (STEM) programs.\u201d<br \/>\nTo illustrate the demand that exists within STEM, Ashdown referenced HVCC\u2019s $14.5 million Gene F. Haas Center for Advanced Manufacturing Skills. The building opened in August 2019 and allowed the college to double AMT (Advanced Manufacturing Technology) enrollment from 144 to 288.<br \/>\n\u201cWe built capacity into that building and already filled and exceeded capacity in one year,\u201d said Ashdown. \u201cWe just had to start a wait list for that program.\u201d<br \/>\nThe addition of the proposed ATEC building will allow HVCC to expand existing programs as well as add a new welding and fabrication degree program.<br \/>\n\u201cExpansion into welding is crucial, as NYSERDA is investing $20 million into an offshore wind proposal for the Capital Region, which will result in the creation of hundreds of local positions to build and assemble turbine bases,\u201d said Ashdown.<br \/>\nHVCC estimates that ATEC will generate more than $2 billion in salaries for the regional and state-wide economy. Graduates from HVCC skilled trade programs typically earn starting salaries of $55,000 or more.<br \/>\n\u201cOne of the things I would like to get across is just how great of an investment this will be for New York state,\u201d said Ashdown. \u201cThe is a win-win for the state and Capital Region.\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cWe are at the stage of working with architectural firms to get the formal engineering plans drawn up. After that, we will be going out to solicit state and federal funding,\u201d said Ashdown. \u201cWe have a plan to get programs up and running by fall 2021. We will not be at full capacity before the building is complete. We are hoping to have Phase 1 complete by fall 2022 and Phase II by 2023.\u201d<br \/>\nAshdown acknowledged that COVID-19\u2019s impact on state and federal budgets could make obtaining funding challenging in the short term. He is hopeful that the timing of the project will align with a post-COVID economic rebound. Corporate partnerships are also in the works although none have been finalized.<br \/>\n\u201cCompanies and CEOs have voiced the need for this in the Capital Region especially to support the offshore wind initiative,\u201d said Ashdown.<br \/>\nCapital Region companies have also voiced the need for additional trained healthcare professionals to fill the region\u2019s more than 2,800 annual job vacancies.<br \/>\nHVCC has responded to this need by announcing plans to build a 7,250-square-foot health sciences building at HVCC North in Malta. It will be located next to the school\u2019s existing TEC-SMART (Training and Education Center for Semiconductor Manufacturing and Alternative and Renewable Technologies) building.<br \/>\nAccording to Penny Hill, dean of economic development and workforce initiatives, current demand exceeds capacity for HVCC\u2019s healthcare programs.<br \/>\n\u201cHealthcare is an area where we always have a wait list,\u201d she said. \u201cWe have capped program due to the intensity of the programs.\u201d<br \/>\nThe proposed health science building will house state-of-the-art classrooms as well as biology, chemistry, microbiology, and anatomy and physiology labs. It is being designed to provide first year students with the core courses required for HVCC\u2019s many health care programs. HVCC North will be considered an extension campus.<br \/>\n\u201cThe first year is a foundational year. It gets students started, and then they can go in different directions from there,\u201d she said. \u201cWe have a good partnership with Regeneron in Troy for biotech science, and a lot of these same courses could be pathways into the biotech field. It\u2019s also a pathway for those who want to go on to a four year institution for biology or pre-med.\u201d<br \/>\nHVCC\u2019s capital campaign for the healthcare building is underway, and Hill estimates they have raised approximately half of the necessary funds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Christine Graf Hudson Valley Community College is responding to the skilled labor shortage in the area and across the state by pursuing plans to build a new $65 million facility for skilled trades education. 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