Community leaders and elected officials recently joined Owens Community College representatives in celebrating the official dedication of the college’s new south campus, which includes a renovated $2.6 million Founders Hall and $2.9 million Heritage Hall.

“This is truly a monumental moment in the history of Owens Community College as we remember our beginning as Penta County Technical Institute and celebrate our academic programs, technology and facilities of today,” said Dr. Larry G. McDougle, Owens president. “The new southern portion of the Toledo-area Campus, which previously served as home to Penta Career Center, has enabled Owens Community College to expand both academic programs and resources.:”

The 29,045 square-foot Founders Hall and 38,304 square-foot Heritage Hall buildings are both situated at the south end of the Toledo-area Campus, which formerly served as home to the Penta Career Center. Owens’ signature red and black logo welcomes those entering the two buildings.

Owens Adjunct Instructor of Nursing Beth Kartman-Orgel provides instruction within one of Heritage Hall's new nursing experiential learning classrooms.

Founders Hall, formerly the Penta Administration Building, features eight classrooms, two computer classrooms and one open computer laboratory. It will serve as the new home to the College’s Departments of English, Social and Behavioral Sciences, and Communications, Humanities and Languages, as well as the dean for the School of Arts and Sciences.

Heritage Hall, formerly the Penta Career Center Skill Center, includes six designated experiential learning classrooms for instruction and hands-on laboratory learning. It will house the college’s School of Business and Information Systems and the School of Nursing.

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