OCALA, FL (352today.com) – The College of Central Florida (CF) is celebrating the grand opening of a brand-new AdventHealth Center for Nursing at the CF Ocala Campus.
The college is holding a ribbon-cutting ceremony outside the center to commemorate its opening.
The ceremony will take place on Thursday, January 30, at 10:30 a.m., although the building will open for classes in alliance with the start of the 2025 spring semester on January 8.
The 42,500-square-foot building reportedly cost $20 million, with funding from AdventHealth Ocala, the Marion County Hospital District, the Florida Legislature, the Marion County Board of Commissioners, and other community partners.
The building is named after AdventHealth following a $3 million commitment to CF in September 2024. CF says the money AdventHealth grants will support student scholarships and new program equipment.
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Those who attend the ceremony will be invited inside the two-story building and given a tour of the six classrooms, three skills labs, six simulation rooms, and a testing lab. According to CF, the building will serve more than 300 students in RN and bachelor’s degree programs.
The ribbon-cutting event will require an RSVP to attend.