Building 4, which is the new addition to Skyline College, will finally be done by the end of February, and occupied in April.

The overall budget for this building was $39.1 million. The money that was used to construct this building was all from a bond that was passed in 2007 that can only be used for construction and to make improvements to the campus.

“They started almost two years ago; two years exactly, on January 9,” said the construction project manager Zak Conway.

According to Conway, the construction on the building will be done by the end of February and will be the last project until they pass another bond.

The administrative staff, including the president, will move into the 3rd floor of building 4 on April 4, and the occupants of the multicultural offices and classrooms will be moving into the 2nd floor of the building on April 11.

“We have long been on this floor and we are operating some significant instruction space,” said President Regina Stanback Stroud. “One of the next things we hope is that we will have a bond that will help us fix [building 1].”

The moving of administration to the new building will make way for additional fine arts instructional studio space. Building 4 will be the administration, multicultural and cosmetology building. This building will also help expand the general classroom offerings.

The multicultural center will be a place where many students will be able to interact, and it also has a hosting gallery for student events.

The cosmetology program will be using two floors on this building, and they will be moving into the building at the end of the spring semester into the summer. This new building will allow the cosmetology program to expand and also to have a real-life salon experience. As a Skyline student, you can receive discounts on all services as long as you bring your student ID card.

“We are excited about moving,” said Nancy Lam, the cosmetology Office Assistant.

The cosmetology program has been waiting for five years for this building. This new building will also help reduce the waiting list for the cosmetology program.

“I’m stoked about the new building. It’s going to be so good, and I think everyone will be happier, because we’ve been waiting,” said Holli Hitzman, a cosmetology freshman.

There is not a set date for the ribbon cutting of this building.