San Diego City College hosted a ceremonial groundbreaking for its new Science building, a four-story building with 98,978 gross square feet to house the Astronomy, Life Sciences and Physical Sciences programs.

The new building will include multiple laboratories, science lecture classrooms, a rooftop observation deck and a planetarium.

The $57.2 million project, funded as part of the San Diego Community College District's $1.555 billion Propositions S and N construction bond program, is on track to obtain a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold certification from the United States Green Building Council (USGBC), one of 12 across the District and among a total of 30 LEED certifications.