The Stowers Machinery Foundation recently donated $100,000 to support Roane State’s new Knox Regional Health Science Education Center. The campus is currently under construction in West Knoxville and is expected to open in the fall of 2025. The 130,000-square-foot center will be located at 9575 Sherrill Boulevard, across from Parkwest Medical Center, and will house health science programs offered by both Roane State and the Tennessee College of Applied Technology (TCAT) Knoxville.
Once completed, the center will replace Roane State’s current Knox County Center for Health Sciences and allow both colleges to significantly expand health science courses and programs.
Roane State broke ground on the health science center in the summer of 2023. The total estimated dollar amount for the project is $75 million, with the State of Tennessee contributing $67.5 million to the effort. The college needs at least $7.5 million in private philanthropy to complete the project and sustain funding for the students who will attend.
Interested supporters can learn more about getting involved with the fundraising effort or making a direct contribution at thrive.roanestate.edu.