EDUCATION
Dallas College building new wing at its Richland Campus
BY JACKSON KING
4,000-square-foot conference space, a co ee shop and a cafeteria. Red River Hall’s main purpose is to give more room for dual-credit high school classes and students seeking to receive their associate degrees at the same time they receive their high school diplomas, according to Eggleston. She said dual-credit students comprise 30% of Dallas College’s entire enrollment, and they are a big factor in helping grow the nearby community. Eggleston said Dallas College as a whole has 88 partnerships with neighboring school districts as well as relationships with 45 charter schools and 41 private schools in Dallas County. “We believe we can transform the fabric of our communities through giving these young people an advanced opportunity to fast-track their education,” she said. “We do not want them in a classroom of only high school students; we want them to have a full collegiate experience.” In addition, the construction of
Red River Hall will allow the Richland Campus to expand its college of business, according to Eggleston. She said the use of Red River Hall will help replace the need for temporary modular buildings that have been on campus for years. “The intent is eventually to remove the modulars, but we will have to do it in a way to ensure that we have su cient capacity for growth,” she said. Red River Hall is expected to cost the college $33 million, according to cam- pus o cials. Construction of the hall began April 1, and its o cial opening is expected to take place in June 2023. The building was funded pri- marily through a $1.1 billion bond program Dallas County residents approved in 2019. “Our city is continuing to grow and change,” Eggleston said. “Richardson and [the] Lake Highlands area [is] changing as well. It’s critical that we be able to provide opportunities ... and support this community.”
Work on Red River Hall, a 100,000-square-foot building on the east side of Dallas College’s Richland Campus, got underway in April. Once it is completed, Red River Hall will be the second-largest building on campus behind only Sabine Hall, according to college o cials. Richland Campus President Kay Eggleston said the construction of Red River Hall is part of Dallas College’s larger focus on transform- ing lives and communities through higher education. “Only one in four young adults in Dallas County earn a living wage,” she said. “We’re hoping to be able to elevate our community’s prosperity through education.” Eggleston said this new building will include 41 classrooms and three computer labs. Additionally, the hall will house an Early College High School Education Partners Center for dual-credit high school students from Richardson ISD. It will also feature a
Red River Hall will open next fall at the Richland Campus. CAMPUS ADDITION Red River Hall is slated to be open at the start of the 2023-24 school year for Dallas College students and dual- credit enrollees.
100,000 square feet of space
41 classrooms 3 computer labs $33M cost JUNE 2023 expected completion date
SOURCE: DALLAS COLLEGE COMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER
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