$44M EVIT expansion featured in grand opening event Saturday in Mesa
Posted 10/19/23
A $44 million expansion of the East Valley Institute of Technology’s Power Campus, 6625 S. Power Road in Mesa, will be the highlight of the Power Campus Showcase 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday Oct. 21. …
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A $44 million expansion of the East Valley Institute of Technology’s Power Campus, 6625 S. Power Road in Mesa, will be the highlight of the Power Campus Showcase 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday Oct. 21. A ribbon-cutting at 9:30 a.m. will be held by the Mesa Chamber of Commerce.
Guests will be able to tour the Power Campus, meet instructors and learn more about EVIT programs. Other activities include flight simulators, hair styling demonstrations, and pumpkin chucking with a catapult built by the engineering students, according to a release.
EVIT provides career training for East Valley high school students and Phoenix-area adults at two central campuses in Mesa, including the Main Campus, 1601 W. Main St.. The Power Campus opened in 2011 to accommodate the needs of a growing population in the southeast Valley.
The expansion and renovation project by McCarthy Construction, One Architecture PLC and SPS+ Architects includes a new hangar for the aviation program, expanded facilities for the veterinary assistant and future engineers programs and more. The Power Campus also houses cosmetology, medical assistant, nursing assistant, cosmetology, aesthetics, criminal justice and welding programs.
EVIT had a record enrollment this year of more than 6,000 students, including over 1,700 at the Power Campus, as more families are discovering the value of career and technical education, the release states.
“Schools like EVIT provide multiple options and pathways to rewarding careers,” Superintendent Dr. Chad Wilson said in the release. “We have high school students who will go into the workforce after they complete their training and graduate, many who will go on to college or the military, adults who are taking our programs to upgrade their skills and those who want to start a new career. EVIT provides pathways for all of them.”
EVIT offers 50 different occupational programs. East Valley high school students attend for a half-day tuition-free. Adults pay tuition, with financial aid available for those who qualify.
More than 90% of EVIT students graduate from high school, two out of three go on to college and 91% are in jobs related to their training, college or the military within a year of finishing their program. In addition, 94% of EVIT students say they would recommend EVIT to a friend, and 94% of parents say they would recommend EVIT to other families.
