JUCO breaks ground on new Ottawa campus

? The Neosho County Community College has broken ground on a new facility in Ottawa.

The Ottawa Herald reported that the 52,000-square-foot building has an expected completion date of January 2011.

A professional wing that will house the college’s school of nursing with labs and a simulated hospital. The facility’s interactive wing will include a student lounge, learning center offices and a 100-seat auditorium. And the building’s teaching wing will include classrooms and teacher offices.