EGCC in Warren moving to Mickey's Army and Navy location

WARREN

Eastern Gateway Community College will be moving its Warren center this summer into the former Mickey’s Army and Navy store at the corner of Main Avenue and South Street in downtown Warren.

The president of the community college, Dr. Laura Meeks, made the announcement Thursday morning in front of City Hall, saying the new location will have 20,000 square feet, which is about 10 times more than the current location in the Atrium Building on Courthouse Square.

The community college expects to double the number of students it serves by this time next year — from 100 to 200, she said.

The announcement also means Mickey’s Army and Navy, an “institution” of its own in Warren since 1948, will be closing late this summer and will begin a going-out-of-business sale, said its owner, Marty Cohen.