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Design-Build Team for Placer County Forensic Science Laboratory
Design-Build Team for Placer County Forensic Science Laboratory (Crime Lab) Coming Soon!
The design-build team for the Placer County Crime Lab has been selected, and a formal announcement will be forthcoming. Placer County, Sierra College, and Sacramento State Placer are very pleased with the winning team and looking forward to the innovative, first-of-a-kind, design. The Crime Lab will begin construction in early 2027, with an opening date of fall 2028.
The Bachelor of Science in Forensic Science, unique to Sacramento State Placer, will be taught inside the new Crime Lab.
$2.5 million approved by the Placer County
The Placer County Board of Supervisors approved $2.5 million to begin designs for a 30,000sqft crime lab to be built at Sacramento State Placer. Placer County Forensic Science Laboratory is envisioned as a joint County – University crime lab that houses a state-of-the-art, working laboratory for forensic science professionals and instructional space for teaching and scholarship in the field of forensic science.
Sac State and Sierra College Sign Partnership Agreement
June 28, 2024- Sacramento State and Sierra College presidents signed an agreement forming a “momentous partnership” to develop a satellite campus in Placer County that will be a shared learning space and create seamless pathways to higher education.
CSU Trustees approve plans for Sac State off-campus center
February 01, 2024- Sacramento State’s plan to open a new off-campus center that will serve thousands of students in one of California’s fastest-growing regions has just taken a major step forward.
The Wide-ranging Impact of Late CSU, Sac State Benefactor Eli Broad
Among his contributions to Sac State were gifts that led to the building of the Eli and Edyth Broad FieldHouse at Hornet Stadium, and his gift of 300 acres of land that will be home to Sacramento State Placer Campus, a long-awaited extension of the University.
Placer Campus in the News
- New Sacramento State campus in Placer County plans Approved
- After CSU Trustee Approval, plans laid out for Start
- Placer One Groundbreaking
- Only CA County Where Young Kids are on the Rise
- Infrastructure Work for Future Sac State Placer Center Making Progress
- Land donation brings Sacramento State campus in Placer County a step closer
- $28 million sewer line project approved for Placer One and Sac State Placer Center
Additional Links and Resources
Documents
- Placer Center Master Plan
- The Draft Environmental Impact Report
- 2023 Initial Placer Center Academic Plan
- Placer Center Finale Mixer Boards
- Sketch Vision for Future Sac State Off-Campus
- Site Map