New Sacramento State campus in Placer County plans approved
(FOX40.COM) — The California State University Sacramento goal to open a new off-campus center that will serve thousands of students recently crossed a milestone.
“Sacramento State and the greater Sacramento region are becoming increasingly diverse,” Sacramento State President Luke Wood said in a press release. “The Placer Center will be a welcoming and inclusive place where students and faculty thrive and the community and individuals will be provided with equitable access.”
Construction starts on Sacramento State Placer County campus
CSU Board of Trustees voted to approve plans for The Sacramento State Placer Center, which will engage the region through potential joint facilities with community partners, including a library, forensic science lab, conference center, and performing arts building, according to Sacramento State.
The Placer County Center will reportedly be located on 301 acres that was donated by philanthropist and businessman Eli Broad’s Placer Ranch, Inc. The center is part of a 2,213-acre master-planned community along Highway 65 known as Placer One.
The project broke ground in October 2022 and is expected to be developed in four phases over a period of 25 years -growing to 12,000 full-time students with a conference center and performing arts center, according to the university. A pilot project may begin to serve students as early as 2025.
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