Patrick & Henry Community College Celebrates Grand Opening of MET 2

Martinsville, Va. — Patrick & Henry Community College celebrated the grand opening of the Manufacturing, Engineering and Technology Complex (MET) 2 on Thursday, Nov. 30 with a large crowd of around 100 people at the facility, located at 67 Motorsports Drive at Patriot Centre. 
 
The 22,000 square-foot facility with a complete price tag just shy of $6 million has nearly 170 enrolled in the welding program and more than 70 students on the waiting list.

Partners in the project included The Harvest Foundation ($3.54 million), the Tobacco Commission ($600,000 in renovation funds and $224,000 for equipment), the Public Works Program of the Economic Development Administration ($458,000 for equipment), the P&HCC Board ($1.1 million), Virginia’s Community Colleges and local and federal government.  This project is 40 percent of the total space allocation in MET 2. P&HCC officials are actively pursuing funding to renovate the remaining 30,000 square feet to expand current programming and create new programs in areas like precision machining, engine repair, and heavy equipment operation and simulation.