A Sneak Preview event was held Tuesday, December 2 for over 150 supporters and donors that played a key role in making the Chester Center a dream come true. The journey has been a long one, but we are very excited to finally bring a higher education facility to the Chester community. The building consists of two distance learning rooms, one computer lab, three general purpose classrooms, assessment center, library, Welding lab, Mechatronics lab, student commons area, and several faculty and staff offices. Chester Economic Development offices will be located upstairs. Local residents are thrilled to have this state-of-the-art facility in Chester, and we believe the Center will make a positive difference in the lives of students and in the community. A special thanks to Dave LeGrande and Dr. Ed Duffy for their hard work and dedication to this project. I am grateful to everyone involved in making this dream a reality in Chester County.
An open house for the community is scheduled for the spring. Information about the Chester Center is available at
http://www.yorktech.com/chester/.
In the Chester County Industrial Park, a 1,494 sq ft classroom building is nearing completion for the Heavy Equipment Operator Program. The building will consist of two classrooms, one office, a reception area, service area, locker room and restrooms. The land for the training site was donated by Chester County which consists of 11.7 acres. Funds for the building were provided by the College Foundation. The building is scheduled for completion in early 
March 2009. The site also includes a 30 x 60 foot shed to protect the program’s equipment. Information about the Heavy Equipment Operator program is available at: http://www.yorktech.com/constructiontrades/heavy_equipment.asp.
