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Las Positas College’s STEAM Complex received a groundbreaking ceremony April 15. (Photo by Bryn Power Lux) 
Las Positas College President Dyrell Foster. (Photo by Bryn Power Lux) 
Las Positas College staff, students and college district representatives were among those in attendance at the groundbreaking ceremony April 15 for the new STEAM Complex. (Photo by Bryn Power Lux)
Las Positas College celebrated the start of construction on an interdisciplinary facility this month with a ceremonial soil-turning.
Expected for completion in fall 2028, the science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics complex will house laboratories and preparation spaces for STEAM-related programs, classrooms, computer labs, shared meeting rooms, faculty workspaces, an outdoor garden and a display area.
The school will also complete amphitheater improvements and related renovations as part of the project, which are anticipated for completion in spring 2026.
Given the overall $112 million budget, this is the school’s most expensive building project to date, according to chancellor of the Chabot-Las Positas Community College District, Ronald Gerhard. Its kick-off marks a “bold investment” in students, faculty and future of STEAM education at LPC, Gerhard said.
Present to celebrate the project April 15, were students, faculty, staff, CLPCCD board trustees, local representatives and community members.
“The STEAM building will provide outstanding opportunities for hands-on learning,” LPC’s Vice President of academic services Nan Ho said. “As we bring all these diverse perspectives together, some for the first time, the natural collision of ideas promises to become an incubator of innovation and creativity.”
At the time of the groundbreaking event, construction of the complex was underway.
The facility will replace building 800, which was demolished during spring break. This former building previously housed the viticulture and winery technology program before it relocated to a new facility on campus.
Along with the STEAM Complex, the school’s outdoor amphitheater will gain a truss on the existing stage for lighting and sound, a storage building adjacent to the stage and a control booth, according to Chip Woerner, director of marketing and communications at LPC.
Property taxpayers in Alameda County have funded the project via Measure A, a $950 million bond for CLPCCD passed in 2016, Gerhard said at the ceremony.
“Thank you for your support in allowing the college to continue to enhance the teaching and learning environment for our students as we prepare them to transfer to a university and or to enter the workforce in a career with a well-paying salary,” said Jamal Cooks, president of LPC’s sister campus Chabot College.
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