Construction of the Avery Building and St. David's Nursing School
Sketch of the Avery Building and the future St. David's School of Nursing.
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With the Avery family's 101 acres of land donation the center was ready to have their first permanent building. The center was set to move 25 minutes away from their original location to the donated land. It was planned for the building to be three-stories with 117,000 square feet to hold classrooms, laboratories, and office space. In total 40 classrooms, 8 computer labs, ITV rooms, a 112-seat lecture hall, 90 seat lecture hall/event center, Student Lounge, Library, Counseling Center, University Police Station, Faculty & administrative, Student Support Services, and a Small Business Development Center.
Round Rock Higher Education Center Groundbreaking
The ground was broken on March 22nd, 2004, and construction began May 10. TXST also received a $198,820 donation from the U.S. Department of Education to purchase equipment for the RRHEC. The building was officially opened on August 24th, 2005.
St. David's Nursing School
In 2008, the company Broaddus & Associates drafted up a plan for a nursing building at the RRHEC. It was planned to have four floors containing lecture halls, classrooms, offices, high tech labs, exam rooms, and supporting facilities. Construction began in January 2009 and opened its doors in 2010. St. David's School of Nursing received its name in honor of St. David's Community Health Foundation donation of $6 million to fund a nursing school at Texas State's RRHEC in 2006. The money was used on new faculty, equipment for laboratories and other costs of the nursing school.