Palo Alto College to Host Grand Opening for Veterinary Technology Building

PAC Veterinary Tech. Building

SAN ANTONIO—Palo Alto College will host a grand opening for its new 15,188 square foot Veterinary Technology Building on the college campus, Feb. 20 at 10:30 a.m. The event is free and open to the public.

The building is one of several new construction and renovation projects currently underway at Palo Alto College (PAC) as a result of the 2005 Bexar County bond election that approved $450 million for the physical expansion of The Alamo Colleges.
According to Robert Garza, coordinator of the Capital Improvement Program at PAC, the Veterinary Technology Building exemplifies what the college aspires to achieve by providing state-of-the-art facilities, equipment and instruction to meet the needs of the community, students and employers across the region.

The $5.2 million facility houses an anatomy/physiology lab; a clinical/pathology lab; a parasitology lab; an equine lab; a surgery room; pharmacy; kennels; and classrooms. An animal pen has been constructed adjacent to the building.
Completion of the building allowed PAC to move its Veterinary Program to the college campus from its former location at Brooks City Base.

PAC received $55 million from the bond election that will increase the square footage of the campus from 385,404 to 498,993. A 46,243 square foot Convocation Building is currently under construction with a completion date of December 2008. A groundbreaking will be held for the construction of a 53,180 square foot Science and Workforce Center in March, with a scheduled completion date of August 2009.

  • Project Address: 1400 W. Villaret San Antonio, TX 78224
  • Construction start date: January 2007
  • Completion date: December 31, 2007
  • Square footage: 15,188
  • Special features: Surgical rooms, clinical pathology lab, parasitology lab, pharmacy, x-ray room, kennels and outside exercise area
  • Cost: $5.2 million
  • Architect: Rehler Vaughn & Koone, Inc.
  • Contractor: Spawglass