CCAC–Downtown Center to Close After Fall Term
Courses, scheduling formats, jobs to be preserved.
The Community College of Allegheny County Board of Trustees voted Thursday to close CCAC–Downtown Center at 625 Stanwix Street as of Dec. 31, consolidating the center’s courses at CCAC–Allegheny Campus on the North Shore. “CCAC–Downtown Center has played a valuable role at the college for two decades, but our current funding situation forces us to make this change to preserve affordable, quality education for all of our students,” said William Russell Robinson, board chairman. “Consolidating our facilities will enable the college to realize significant financial savings while still maintaining options for students.” The total cost of rent and maintenance for CCAC–Downtown Center has been $487,489 annually under a lease that expired Sept. …
