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Southside Education and Training Center (SETC)
Capital Improvement Projects (CIP)
The landscape of Palo Alto College has changed considerably over the years with upgrades and construction of new facilities. With the support of the community, these state-of-the-art spaces enhance the learning experience and support the future success of our students. Navigate within the projects menu below to learn more!
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In May 2017, Bexar County voters approved a $450 million capital improvement bond for the Alamo Colleges District, with $19.8 million allocated for Gym & Natatorium renovations. Since its closure in 2019, new findings revealed that demolishing the existing natatorium and constructing a new facility would be the most cost-effective. The City of San Antonio and Alamo Colleges District-Palo Alto College came together to reshape the original 2017 project. Funds were appropriated to the 2022 bond project to move the project forward, with $5.3 million coming from a 2017 municipal bond, $10 million from the 2022 municipal bond, and the remaining funds coming from the Alamo Colleges 2017 bond and 2020 maintenance tax notes for a total project cost of $51.7 million. The Natatorium, Wellness & Multigenerational Center will feature both a new and renovated facility to support constituent services, a meeting space, and other community and recreational services that will be open and accessible to the general public. With a larger footprint and variety of spaces, the new center will provide an array of educational and wellness programming. The facility will have the following amenities: fitness spaces, multipurpose rooms, indoor aquatics including a 50-meter Olympic pool, educational classrooms, and an indoor basketball/volleyball court. |
Architect: RVK Architects Contractor: Joeris General Contractors Building Square Footage: 90,334 (approx.) Estimate to Complete: $52M Building Upgrades: New: Olympic-size pool (50 meter ) and support spaces Upgrade: fitness spaces, multipurpose rooms, educational classrooms, indoor basketball/volleyball court, locker rooms, community office space Construction Start Date: Apr. 24, 2025 Estimated Completion: Spring 2027 In partnership with City of San Antonio
Natatorium, Wellness and Multigenerational Center Renderings Please note, project details are subject to change as new information is received. |
Non-Bond Funded Projects
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Located adjacent to the renovated Natatorium, Wellness, and Multigenerational Center, the Palo Alto College Veteran’s Center will be a home away from home for our military veteran students. The center will house all veteran specific support services, quiet study spaces, recreational areas, and communal areas to hold events. The space will be also be utilized to host community trainings and events. |
Architect: RVK Contractor: Joeris General Contractors Estimate to complete: $7.6 mil Building Square Footage: 8,088 Construction Start Date: Apr. 24, 2025 Estimated Completion: Spring 2027 |
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| The Palo Alto College Student Commons Drainage improvement project will take place under the floor and at the perimeter of the building. The work for this project includes the installation of a concrete mud slab, underground storm drains, the excavation and installation of a French drain, two sump pumps, concrete swales, general flatwork, electrical, irrigation, grading, and landscaping. |
Contractor: Spaw Glass Civil Engineer: Bain Median Bain COOP: Region 20 21027 / 21027B / 21027C PM 23 Project Budget: $1,498,657.00 Construction Start Date: Oct. 16, 2024 Estimated Completion: Oct. 31, 2025 |
| The Alamo Colleges Palo Alto College Campus Hydronic Piping System involves replacing the existing Chilled Water Supply and Hot Water Supply Distribution systems with piping mains for the college campus buildings. The extension and expansion of the Chilled Water Hydronic distribution main will provide a continuous primary system loop with the campus central plants that connects the existing split east and west campus systems into secondary loops. |
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The scope of the work includes upgrades and replacements of Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) equipment, including a water-cooled chiller, hydronic boilers, hydronic pumps for heating and cooling, mini-split system air conditioning, overhead door replacement, building system control upgrades, and interior and exterior lighting replacement.
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Completed Projects
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The Rio Grande will serve as a joint purpose dedicated to promoting collaborative learning and interactive instruction in advance manufacturing and public service. Courses that will be taught include Advance Manufacturing, Criminal Justice, Dental Hygiene and Student Services. Palo Alto College’s Rio Grande Building will serve 804 manufacturing students over five years, providing 271,232 contact hours in advanced manufacturing education. Also located in the Rio Grande Building will be the New Student Engagement & Welcome Center which will provide visitors, students, and faculty with a primary entry point to the campus. Various student support services will be housed within this building and will serve as a one-stop location for new students. |
Architect: RVK Architects Contractor: Bartlett Cocke General Contractors Building Square Footage: 128,000 (approx.) Estimate to Complete: $59.7M Classrooms: Advanced Manufacturing Center and Labs; Student Engagement & Welcome Center; Healthcare Center of Excellence; Dental Clinic for community use; health clinic; el museo/event space, Cybersecurity Lab; Science Labs; Simulated Courtroom; STEM Makers Space, instructional spaces/labs Labs: Geology, Physics, Biochemistry, Chemistry, Technical Construction Start Date: November 2020 Completion: October 2022 |
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The Southside Education and Training Center (SETC) is planned in collaboration with Southside ISD to utilize existing land on the Southside ISD campus property. The goal of the project is to build the SETC facility to meet accreditation standards that would allow students the opportunity to earn both academic and workforce education degrees and certificated utilizing the collective instructional resources of Palo Alto College. The SETC is part of the Alamo Colleges District Higher Education Regional Campus network, designed to increase access to higher education services for residents of underserved rural and high-needs sectors of Bexar County. |
Architect: Lake Flato Architects Contractor: Byrne Construction Service Building Square Footage: 48,915 Estimate to Complete: $23M Building Components: Biblotech/Welcome center, training rooms, robotics, multipurpose room, AMT, Allied Health faculty/staff office; Nursing spaces, computer labs, classrooms, skills/simulation labs, faculty office, conference room Construction Start Date: February 2021 Target Completion: March 23, 2023 |
| PAC’S physical plants improvement project, designed to provide additional capacity for the growing campus, includes an addition to the existing Physical Plant, as well as the addition of a 500 ton water-cooled centrifugal chiller, a 500 ton/3,000 GPM cooling tower and the associated pumps, variable frequency drives, piping and electrical service necessary for their operation. |
Architect: Rehler Vaughn & Koone Contractor: Bartlett Cocke General Contractors, LLC Building Square Footage: Expansion: 2,905sf, Total Building 5,023 sf. Construction Start Date: December 2020 Completion: Fall 2022 |
Non-Bond Funded Projects
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Palo Alto College has constructed a vineyard to support its new Viticulture and Enology program. The vineyard will provide students with a unique hands on learning experience and an opportunity to explore the process of wine-making in a controlled environment. |
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Centrally located in the heart of the Palo Alto College campus, the new amphitheater/outdoor learning classroom will provide an inclusive learning space for academic activities. The reimagined outdoor learning environment will promote the arts with the inclusion of five sculptural pads where students will have the opportunity to have their art on display. Additionally, the space will be utilized to host choir, jazz concerts, and outdoor theater performances. |
Architect: RVK Contractor: Alpha Estimate to complete: $916k Target Completion: March 31, 2023 |
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Jennifer Mejia Location: EO-141 Email: |