Delaware County Community College’s new southeast campus at the former Archibishop Prendergast High School in Drexel Hill will serve 2,000 students, writes Kathleen E. Carey for the Daily Times.

“It is going to be so wonderful for that community and Delaware County as a whole,” said Dr. L. Joy Gates Black, president of Delaware County Community College.

The plan is to break ground for the new facility in early spring. Construction should take two years.

The DCCC southeast campus will include the Center for Workforce Development and Community Success where people can earn associate degrees and certificates in high-priority careers like advanced manufacturing, electro-mechanical, machine tool and computer numeric control technologies.

A second floor will have the Community Empowerment Center, which will give the community access to a computer lab, community agencies and community education courses.

A small business hub will provide training and guidance for small businesses.

There will be an early childhood education center, and a learning lab to coincide with the college’s Early Childhood Education program.

The center will be run by the YMCA of Eastern Delaware County.

The southeast campus will also have a gymnasium.

Read more about the new DCCC southeast campus in Drexel Hill at the Daily Times.