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More than 200 students, faculty, staff and community members turned out Thursday for
the official dedication and ribbon cutting of the new classroom building on Daytona
State College's Deltona Campus. State-of-the-art facility will be home to the College’s
Nursing, Diagnostic Medical Sonography and CNC Machining programs
DELTONA, FLA. (August 22, 2024) – In front of an audience of hundreds of students,
faculty, staff and community members, Daytona State College officials cut the ceremonial
ribbon to mark the completion of a new classroom building on the College’s Deltona
Campus that will house the Nursing, Diagnostic Medical Sonography and CNC Machining
programs.
The two-story, 30,000 square foot building includes classrooms, medical simulation
labs, offices and space for CNC machining equipment. The facility also has a bookstore
and grab-n-go food area for the campus’ 1,200 students.
“This state-of-the-art facility reflects our dedication to meeting the educational
and workforce demands of our community and business leaders,” said Dr. Tom LoBasso,
President of Daytona State College. “Graduates from our nursing, sonography, and CNC
machining programs are highly sought after by local employers and are poised for fulfilling
careers with significant growth potential."
The classroom building is already in use, hosting the first cohort of students in
the Diagnostic Medical Sonography program. The Nursing and CNC Machining programs
will begin August 26 with the start of the Fall semester. At full capacity, the facility
can house up to 120 nursing students, up to 40 CNC students and up to 100 students
in the sonography program.
In addition, a large section of Fathi Hall is being renovated to support a new welding
program that will accommodate 50 students.
“This facility incorporates modern classrooms with cutting edge medical simulation
labs,” said Dr. Randy Howard, DSC District Board of Trustees Chair. “These labs mimic
the hospital environment and provide students with hands-on clinical training you
can’t learn from textbooks. This is the closest experience to working with actual
patients in actual healthcare settings.”
Over the course of five years, Gov. Ron DeSantis, the Legislature and the College
allocated $19 million for the project. Architectural design work was handled by SchenkelShultz,
which also designed Building Three at Daytona State’s Flagler/Palm Coast Campus.
Featured speakers at the groundbreaking included Daytona State College President Dr.
Tom LoBasso, DSC District Board of Trustees Chair Dr. Randy Howard, Deltona Mayor
Santiago Avila, Jr., Dr. Colin Chesley, Associate Vice President of the College of
Health & Public Services, and Lisa Bohan, a first-year student in the Diagnostic Medical
Sonography program.
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Offering more than 100 certificates, associate and bachelor’s degree programs, Daytona
State College is the leader in education and workforce training needs of Volusia and
Flagler counties and beyond. The College enrolls approximately 23,000 students a year
at its seven campuses, with graduates serving in critical fields including healthcare,
emergency services and public safety, business, education, hospitality, engineering,
project management, accounting, computer science, digital media, and more.
Daytona State has been recognized as a leader in higher education numerous times.
U.S. News & World Report ranks the College among the Top Tier Best Online Bachelor’s
Programs. The U.S. Department of Education’s College Affordability and Transparency
Center ranks DSC among the top 50 most affordable public four-year institutions in
the country, with less than half the tuition of the national average. And U.S. News
& World Report has ranked DSC among its Top Online Bachelor's Programs for Veterans
multiple times.
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