A new Student Center that will transform the student experience is on its way to Brevard College. The extensive project was approved at the recent spring meeting of the College’s Board of Trustees.
Construction for the new Brevard College Student Center is expected to begin in January, 2026. The facility is projected to be complete by the summer of 2027.
“The new Student Center represents an exciting time of growth for our campus and community,” said Dr. Bradley J Andrews, President of Brevard College. “We heard from our students and in turn designed a facility that incorporates every one of their top unmet needs.”
The College further announced at the Board of Trustees meeting that over $10 million has already been raised for the project. Additional gifts to fund the remainder of the project are anticipated to be raised through a public fundraising campaign that will be launched this summer.
“We thank those who are making this dream a reality, including the Board of Trustees, our generous donors and the BC student body, faculty and staff,” added President Andrews. “We look forward to kicking off our fundraising campaign this summer which will take this exciting project to the finish line.”
The roughly 30,000 square-foot Student Center will feature an indoor/outdoor communal gathering space for students, the first of its kind at Brevard College. Within the Student Center will be new dining facilities and kitchens, a fitness center, lounges, fireplaces, and game tables, as well as an improved Boerner Conference Room and a new mail facility.
A major feature of the project is the creation of a pedestrian plaza along what is currently Campus Drive, turning a large stretch of campus into a promenade adjacent to the new Student Center. The Campus Plaza will include lounge areas as well as additional dining locations, fire pits and outdoor games.
The Student Center will be constructed at the location of the Myers Dining Hall, expanding beyond the building’s current footprint by approximately 75%. The new Campus Plaza will emerge between the new Student Center and the current J.A. Jones Library/Experiential Learning Commons, Coltrane Hall and Beam Residence Hall. Entrances to the Student Center will be located both at the Campus Plaza and on the west side from the existing Robbins Quad.
The project came to fruition after an exhaustive process of surveying Brevard College students about potential physical improvements on campus. Common themes emerged from the surveys asking for specific gathering spaces for students, fitness facilities for non-athletes and improvements in dining facilities. As a result, the new Student Center was conceptualized and designed to fulfill the requests of BC students.
Brevard College has continually been an open campus for the local community to enjoy. The new Student Center with its enhanced dining facility, along with the Campus Plaza, will be an asset for the local community to experience as well.
“Community members have been enjoying the Brevard College campus and our dining facility as a place to gather and dine for years,” said President Andrews. “I anticipate that our community will even further enjoy coming to campus with the arrival of the Student Center.”
Brevard College is partnering with Credo Design Architects on the design of the Student Center.
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Image Credit: Credo Design Architects