Work is set to begin on a $20 million renovation and addition to Western Michigan University's College of Aviation.
The Kalamazoo Gazette reports that the revamped Aviation Education Center, located on the college's W.K. Kellogg Airport campus in Battle Creek, will include more classroom space, upgrades to composite and paint labs, a state-of-the-art simulation facility and a research center.
Western Michigan University officials say the enlarged and renovated center will allow the aviation college to grow enrollment. The college is currently at capacity with 870 students.
The state is providing $15 million for the project and the university is raising the remaining $5 million.
Construction is expected to start immediately and wrap up by summer 2019.
