Students, faculty, classified professionals, elected officials, and community members gathered on the San José City College campus last month to celebrate the completion of the Career Education Complex (CEC). This sprawling, four-story building represents the most significant investment in SJCC’s facilities since the college was founded more than a century ago.
The CEC had already been welcoming students since the start of the spring semester, with roughly 140 course sections being taught in its new classrooms. Tuesday’s ribbon-cutting ceremony, held at the building, gave the broader community its formal introduction to a project years in the making. The event opened with a performance by SJCC’s Luz de Aztlan Folklorico Dancers. It included a land acknowledgment led by Charlene Nijmeh, Chairwoman of the Muwekma Ohlone Indian Tribe, and cultural bearer Joey Iyolopixtli Torres. The evening closed with a lion dance performance by San José State University’s Vietnamese Student Association.
“It was really nice to see different aspects of the community here,” said SJCC President Dr. Marilyn Flores. “We had representatives from the state legislature, local elected officials, K-12 partners, and students, all here to support the growth of the college.”…