The Matador Activity Center will include a lecture hall, multiple instructional modalities, shared common areas, conference rooms, maker space, an eatery, game areas, and a multimedia center and esports arena. The multimedia center will house the KAWC radio station and broadcast television studio with an emphasis on modern technology. Students and the public will be able to observe behind-the-scenes production through glass walls and TV monitors.
The Matador Activity Center will also provide honors students with a sanctuary to study and collaborate on group projects; a food pantry and clothing program for disadvantaged students named Andale’s Pantry; and 13,000 square feet of administrative space on the second floor.
“Achieving topping out on the Matador Activity Center is exciting and brings our objective of further contributing to the student experience at Arizona Western College and serving future generations closer to realization,” said AWC President Daniel Corr, Ph.D.
The project is being funded through board-approved revenue bonds for the college’s capital building efforts. Revenue bonds do not raise taxes for local taxpayers in Yuma and La Paz County. Instead, they guarantee revenue to pay off bonds.
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“Topping out a project is an important milestone to mark the great progress our team is making,” said Jakob Lund, Project Manager at McCarthy Building Companies. “On site and around campus you can feel the excitement for what the new building will bring to the students and staff."
EMC2 is the design architect on the Matador Activity Center. Major trade partners working on the project include Haxton Masonry, Delta Diversified Enterprises, Yuma Valley Contractors, Pacific Steel Inc., and Progressive Roofing.
