EGCC to lease downtown Warren cornerstone

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Eastern Gateway Community College hopes to begin offering classes in January at the Kleese Atrium building in downtown Warren.

“The very idea of community college is to provide greater opportunities for residents for a cost-effective education,” Molly Seals, chairwoman of the EGCC board of trustees, said at an announcement Wednesday of the Warren space that will be called the Warren Center.

The EGCC board approved the lease of 2,130 square feet on the first floor of the West Market Street building. The cost is $13 per square foot or about $27,000 annually.

The lease runs through June with an option at that time of more space and an additional three years.

The space will include one classroom, a computer lab and three offices for student services.

The additional area allows the college to reach more people across the four-county

region that includes Mahoning, Trumbull, Columbiana and Jefferson counties.

Laura Meeks, EGCC president, said the college includes

about 400 students and

expects 750 students in the spring.

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