NEWS FROM TRIANGLE
NEWS
July 7, 2010
Triangle to Construct An Osteopathic Medical College for the Carolinas
Triangle Construction has begun work on the the new Spartanburg campus of the Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine. VCOM will open the new Carolinas Campus in the Fall 2011 on the site at the corner of College Street and Howard Street in downtown Spartanburg, formerly the site of Spartan Mills.
The original Spartan Mills smokestack, the tallest brick structure in the state of South Carolina, remains structurally sound and will be left standing on the site.
Triangle will build a 75,000 square foot structure on the 18-plus acre campus, which will also include 450 parking spaces to accomodate the needs of students and faculty.
According to VCOM officials, "The VCOM Spartanburg branch campus will offer all four years of osteopathic medical education to 150 medical students per year, totaling to a four-year student body of 600 students.
"VCOM is proud to join a community with a rich tradition of educational excellence with six colleges, including our Spartanburg educational affiliate, Wofford College. VCOM partners with Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina physicians and community-based hospitals, such as Spartanburg Regional, to provide on-site clinical rotation instruction for its third and fourth year medical students and graduate residents."
http://www.vcom.vt.edu/news/groundbreaking.html
