Construction Projects Wrap Up at Levine Campus

Central Piedmont is excited to announce that both construction projects at its Levine Campus the new Levine III classroom building and the Joe Hendrick Center for Automotive Technology expansion are complete.  

Levine III

The new 88,000 square-foot facility includes the Georgia Tucker Fine Arts Hall, a new campus library, a new campus bookstore, health and science labs, and classrooms.

Levine III includes:

  • Georgia Tucker Fine Arts Hall
  • Library
  • Science Labs
  • Health Simulation Labs
  • Math Emporium
  • Academic Learning Center
  • Classrooms
  • Faculty/Staff Offices

The facility's 2,300 square-foot fine arts hall is named in memory of Georgia Tucker, an accomplished ballerina and choreographer who performed throughout the U.S. prior to coming home to Charlotte. She attended Central Piedmont and taught at the college as a dance instructor.

The Georgia Tucker Fine Arts Hall is a two-story facility with views of the campus lake. The arts space includes:

  • A performance space to accommodate up to 200
  • A large instructional classroom, with a seating capacity of nearly 100
  • Reception space for functions with a capacity of 160 attendees
  • A box office and dressing rooms

Joe Hendrick Center for Automotive Technology

The Joe Hendrick Center for Automotive Technology expansion took a little over a year to complete. The 10,330-square-foot expansion helped the college add the following amenities to its campus:

  • a new alignment and suspension shop with seven vehicle bays
  • a four-vehicle bay training lab with classroom
  • a two-vehicle bay training lab with classroom
  • additional faculty offices and storage rooms

"Levine's new facilities will significantly enhance Central Piedmont's ability to put students on a pathway to meaningful lives and family-supporting careers and will help prepare the talented workforce needed to support the economic growth of our community," said Central Piedmont President Dr. Kandi Deitemeyer. "They will help to advance the mission of the college by offering access to education and career development for additional students. These new buildings will transform lives and transform this community."

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Latest Gorelick Gallery Opens on Harper Campus

The newest building on Central Piedmont's Harper Campus will serve as home to the latest Bill and Patty Gorelick academic building on Harper CampusGallery at the college. Faculty and staff are busy moving into the new building which opens to students and visitors in August. The building which serves as the new entry for Harper Campus includes a bookstore, library, registration, financial aid, counseling and advising services, student life, center for military families and veterans, and technology labs for electrical systems, architecture, welding and construction management among other spaces. The college's fourth Gorelick Gallery, located on the lower level, offers large arched windows, casual seating, collaboration and study spaces, and 18-foot high ceilings. The gallery will feature works from the collection of Bill and the late Patty Gorelick and paintings by Tom Stanley for its first installation on exhibit from August 2019 until July 2020. By 2021, each of the college's six campuses will feature a Bill and Patty Gorelick Gallery.


For more information about the Bill and Patty Gorelick Galleries at Central Piedmont, or to schedule a visit, please call Robin Glenn at 704.330.6869, or visit blogs.cpcc.edu/cpccartgalleries/pattyandbillgorelickgalleries.

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New Building Opens on Harper Campus

Central Piedmont is excited to announce that its new Harper IV building, located on its Harper Campus, located at 315 W. Hebron St., is open and ready to welcome students in time for the fall semester.

new building on Haper campusThe new 84,357 square-foot facility features:

  • A new campus library with computer classroom
  • A Student Commons with lounge areas, bookstore, food service, and student government spaces
  • Construction trades classrooms and labs for architectural technology, electrical, plumbing, and welding
  • General and computer classrooms
  • Science labs
  • Developmental reading and math labs
  • Student services suite
  • Student study areas
  • Faculty offices

The new structure expands Central Piedmont's footprint in southwest Charlotte, helping the college better respond to the educational and workforce training needs of Mecklenburg County's residents and business community.

As a result of its construction, Harper Campus is now better equipped to help students interested in the following programs, housed on the campus:

  • Advertising + Graphic Design
  • Air Conditioning, Heating & Refrigeration
  • Construction Management
  • Electrical Systems Technology
  • Graphic Arts and Imaging Technology
  • Non-Destructive Examination Technology
  • Welding Technology

To learn more about all our Harper Campus has to offer, visit https://www.cpcc.edu/locations/harper-campus.

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