Capital Development Committee backs Red Rocks plan for new health‑sciences facility
The committee unanimously recommended support for Red Rocks Community College’s proposed ~28,605,000 health‑sciences facility to expand nursing, sonography and rad‑tech programs; the college said it will fund the project with reserves, philanthropy and debt and hopes to start construction in 2026.
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Red Rocks Community College told the Capital Development Committee it needs a new facility to expand constrained health‑care programs and address regional workforce demand. Landon Pirius, president of Red Rocks Community College, said the college currently caps its registered‑nursing cohort at about 36 students and plans to grow capacity to roughly 180 if it secures a new building.
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