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MCC breaks ground on $69.6M ATC expansion to boost STEM careers
MCC’s $69.6M Advanced Technology Center expansion in Brighton is expected to boost STEM and tech careers. (rendering courtesy of Gov. Hochul’s office)
MCC’s $69.6M Advanced Technology Center expansion in Brighton is expected to boost STEM and tech careers. (rendering courtesy of Gov. Hochul’s office)
MCC breaks ground on $69.6M ATC expansion to boost STEM careers
Work is now underway on the expanded Advanced Technology Center (ATC) at Monroe Community College‘s main campus in Brighton and is expected to be open to students in the fall of 2026.
The $69.6 million project will move technology programs from an outdated facility on West Henrietta Road to the facility at the Brighton campus, connecting them with the college’s science, technology, engineering and mathematics programs.
The expansion will also provide a new home and accelerate the growth of the center’s Optical Systems Technology program, which has seen a 2,400 percent increase in student enrollment since 2019.
The two-year training program is the first-of-its-kind in the nation, providing a direct path to employment for students and supporting the state’s efforts to grow the semiconductor industry across Upstate New York.
The ATC offers many additional career paths including automotive technician, precision tooling, heating, ventilating, air conditioning service technician and mechanic.
The center will also have a solar lab, which can be used to provide training for fields such as solar photovoltaic panel installer, solar energy installation manager and service technician.
“We are excited to yet again be meeting the need for highly skilled, in-demand workers, this time through our new Advanced Technology Center,” said Monroe Community College President Dr. DeAnna R. Burt-Nanna. “We are catalyzing bright futures for the community and its people through this center, which includes state-of-the-art equipment to enable students across a broad spectrum of fields to realize their dream of a secure career with a family-sustaining wage.”
Gov. Kathy Hochul originally announced the state’s investment of $13.75 million for campus upgrades in February of 2024, including $10 million for the center’s STEM addition.
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