Carl Sandburg College Trustees met last Thursday and approved a contract to install new wireless access points through all campuses over the summer. The Board approved a $266,000 contract to Heart Technologies for Sandburg's first wireless access point upgrade since 2014. The installation of the access points will be done following graduation in May and should be completed before the start of the 2023 Fall Semester. The college anticipates there will be minimal disruptions during the installation period. Trustees also awarded contracts totaling $2.7 million toward constructing the new Science and Technology Center to River City Construction, which serves as the project's construction manager. Contracts were awarded to East Moline Glass for glazing systems, Flooring Systems Inc. for floor covering and Vogue Painting for painting.
Carl Sandburg College's Trustees awarded a nearly $16 million contract for some new construction last week. The Board of Trustees held their monthly meeting on Thursday, Feb. 23, where the $15,996,891 contract to River City Construction, who serves as the project's construction manager, was approved. The new Science and Technology Center will house the school's dental hygiene program, nursing programs, and the Math and Natural Sciences Department once it is complete. This is the first new construction on the main campus since 2006 and the largest project since its initial construction in 1969. Students attending Carl Sandburg College will not see an increase in their per-credit-hour tuition for the next year. At the community college's monthly meeting last week, the Board of Trustees approved a tuition rate of $175 per credit hour for in-district students, $262 per credit hour for out-of-district students, and $292 per credit hour for students from out-of-state. Thi