Mar 03, 2015

Final Beam Lands Atop Columbia State Williamson Campus

(COLUMBIA, Tenn. - Mar. 3, 2015) - - -


Photo Caption: A GoPro action camera was strapped to the beam to record the beam's trip to the top of the student services and administration building on the new Williamson Campus.


Photo Caption: Members of the construction crew give the go ahead to lift the final piece of steel used in construction the new Columbia State Williamson Campus.


Photo Caption: Two Hoar Construction workers secure the beam to the cupola at the top of the student services and administration building, which marks the highest point of the new Williamson Campus.


Photo Caption: Dr. Janet F. Smith, Columbia State president, and Jerry Young, Hoar Construction senior superintendent, discuss the next steps in construction process for the new Williamson Campus.

Columbia State is a two-year college, serving a nine-county area in southern Middle Tennessee with locations in Columbia, Franklin, Lawrenceburg, Lewisburg and Clifton. As Tennessee's first community college, Columbia State is committed to increasing access and enhancing diversity at all five campuses. Columbia State is a member of the Tennessee Board of Regents, one of the largest higher education systems in the nation. For more information, please visit www.columbiastate.edu.

Tennessee's Community Colleges is a system of 13 colleges offering a high-quality, affordable, convenient and personal education to prepare students to achieve their educational and career goals in two years or less. We offer associate degree and certificate programs, workforce development programs and transfer pathways to four-year degrees. For more information, please visit us online at tncommunitycolleges.org.

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