OPENED FALL 2018

State-of-the-art training for first responders

The ACC Public Safety Training Center at Hays Campus opened in fall 2018. The new first-responder center will prepare ACC students for critical front-line roles in law enforcement and emergency medical services.

The project is phase 2 of Hays Campus. The main campus serves nearly 1,700 students in transferable core curriculum courses, college-readiness classes, and the Pathway co-enrollment program with Texas State University. Degrees offered include criminal justice, computer information technology, and office administration.

Features

50-yard tactical indoor firing range with 12 double-wide lanes.
7,000 square-foot climate controlled force-on-force modular training room.
Defensive tactics training room.
19-acre emergency vehicle operator course, known as EVOC.
Outdoor areas for emergency medical training.
Specially-outfitted tiered classrooms for emergency response training.

Project at-a-glance

Budget: $22.4 million
Total area: Two buildings totaling 40,000 square feet; training track on 19 acres
Architect: Brinkley Sargent Wiginton
Construction Manager at Risk: JT Vaughn Construction
ACC Project Manager: Deborah Ford Femat