Riverside Community College District outlines $180 million Inland Empire Technical Trade Center plan for Jurupa Valley

Riverside Community College District officials presented the Inland Empire Technical Trade Center plan to the Jurupa Valley City Council during a study session, describing a campus-sized program aimed at workforce development and pathways into higher-paid jobs.

Chancellor Dr. Esock told the council the district has prioritized Jurupa Valley for a technical trade campus and described the project’s guiding title as “Moving Revitcendants from Poverty to Prosperity.” He said the district has $954,000,000 in bond proceeds, of which about $180,000,000 is assigned for the initial IETTC construction and another $33,000,000 is set aside for land acquisition — a total of roughly $213,000,000 allocated to Jurupa Valley.

The presentation, led by the chancellor and district vice chancellors, described two initial career-technical buildings totaling roughly 93,000 gross square feet and an initial enrollment target of about 400 full‑time‑equivalent students (the district estimated that represents roughly 1,200–1,300 unduplicated students). Programs discussed at the meeting included health‑care pathways (certified nursing assistant and vocational nursing), welding, HVAC, software/IT,…