Farmingdale State College in Farmingdale, New York, has broken ground on a $75 million Computer Sciences Center.
The Center will have new classrooms, computer labs, seminar spaces and a collaborative space for industry-related vendors. It will support Farmingdale’s growing computer and information science programs, which have experienced a 40% increase in enrollment over the last five years.
The 52,000-square-foot facility aims to be Farmingdale's first Zero Net Carbon Ready building.
The three-story structure will integrate seven academic programs in a single building: baccalaureate programs in computer programming and information systems, computer science, computer security technology, geographic information systems and science, and science and technology & society.
It will also incorporate the college’s technology management graduate program and a host of certificate programs.
In addition, the Center will house an 1,800-square-foot business incubator on the ground floor for use by local computer and information technology industry businesses.
The architect is Urbahn Architects, and the construction manager is the joint venture of Triton Construction and Elite Construction of NY.
Funding for the project comes from a $30 million investment through Empire State Development’s Long Island Investment Fund and $45 million in capital funding from SUNY.
