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St. Louis Community College is in the middle of renovating many of its campuses. The update’s goal is to upgrade the look and function of each campus. After being voted approved in 2021, the updates are bringing new buildings and classrooms to the Florissant Valley, Forest Park, Meramec, and Wildwood campuses.

STLCC Transformed is the district’s plan for these renovated spaces. The funding for this project comes from Proposition R. It is an eight-cent tax levy that was approved by local voters. STLCC states that the funding allows campuses to repair aged buildings and create new learning spaces that suit modern study strategies. 

At the Florissant Valley campus, one of the biggest new additions is the Advanced Manufacturing Center. With the project starting in late 2023, it was completed in April 2025. All 96,000 square feet of the additions cost $51.8 million to complete (STLCC 25). The new building contains updated labs and classrooms for studying engineering, robotics, business, and technology. The campus had also reopened its Student Center. The renovation brings together all the students’ essential services. Advising, enrollment, and counseling are all together in one location. Now, students don’t need to visit multiple different buildings to get help with financial aid or class registration. 

The Forest Park campus has had significant changes as well. The campus underwent construction of the new Transportation Center in October 2024, with the building officially coming to completion in August 2025. The center contains 79,000 square feet of new facilities costing $46.4 million (STLCC 25). The facility places the automotive technology, diesel technology, and commercial driving programs in one spot. The programs grouped will better serve students in their preparation for skilled trades. 

At the Meramec campus, two new buildings opened in late August 2025, with the start of the projects beginning in September 2023. Both new facilities cost around $39 million each. The Emerging Technology Center’s 78,000 square feet allows for many classrooms and student study areas, including the campus’s library. In this building, students will study courses like “graphic communications, coding and gaming, horticulture, and cannabis and hemp production classes” (STLCC 25). The Financial Services Education Center contains 65,000 square feet, with an entire floor dedicated to enrollment services, like advisors, registration, and financial aid. The center also contains a “new home for the campus testing center and a suite dedicated to students enrolled in STLCC’s dual credit/dual enrollment programs,” along with more rooms featuring “an entrepreneurial center, study rooms, and several technology-integrated classrooms and computer labs” (STLCC 25). The renovations are still planned to continue, as the site is currently working on other student services and various landscaping. 

The Wildwood campus’s renovations include plans to improve the arts and communication facilities. Renovations to the facilities recently started in December of 2025, with plans for further construction to go through the summer of 2026. The campus Academic Success, Library, and Tutoring were all relocated while construction takes place. 

According to college officials, the goal of the renovations is to improve the overall student learning experience and provide programs that did not exist at the college before. In a college news release, STLCC Chancellor Jeff L. Pittman said the updated facilities will help students prepare for careers in growing industries throughout the region. He stated that modern spaces and equipment are important for both learning and workforce development (STLCC 25). 

While construction has posed some temporary challenges, with temporary class relocations and construction-related adjustments, the long-term benefit of the facilities will be of great value. An anonymous Forest Park student taking Automotive Fundamentals really enjoyed the new building, “This fresh building has so much room for all the new automotive guys, and the kitchen down the hall is a huge plus!”

As the STLCC Transformed projects continue through 2026, possibly farther, the campus officials and news plan to keep the community informed with construction updates, blogs, and events at each new milestone. 

Works Cited

“STLCC Transformed.” St. Louis Community College, https://stlcc.edu/transformed/. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.