UCF hits milestone on Lake Nona facility, scores $2.5 million from Nemours

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The University of Central Florida on Sept. 24 hit a key construction milestone for its Dr. Phillips Nursing Pavilion.

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The college brought in representatives from AdventHealth, Orlando Health, Nemours Children’s Health, Dr. Phillips Inc. and more to sign a beam that will be put in the $68 million, 90,000-square-foot building. Construction is more than 40% complete on the facility, which the college expects to occupy late next summer ahead of the 2025-26 academic year.

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UCF College of Nursing Dean Mary Lou Sole told Orlando Business Journal the program already has added 100 students and is planning how it can accommodate those students and more at the new building. The expanded building will allow the school to graduate 150 more nurses per year than the roughly 260 it averages now.

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