Construction

History of building at evc

See below for more information on the list of buildings, including their opening dates, dedications, and ribbon cuttings.

September 3, 1975	EVC opened as a college
1975	Acacia Building opened
1975	Admissions & Records building opened
1975	Central utilities building opened
1975	PE Building opened
1976	Grounds shop opened
1977	Field House opened
1979	Library remodeled in Student Services Center
1979	Student Services Center opened
1979	Child Development Center opened
1984	Cedro Building opened
1988	Criminal Justice Training Center opens at EVC
2000	Old Bookstore converted in Admissions & Record Building.
2001	Gullo I Student Center opened
2002	Sequoia Building opened
April 2002	Admissions moves to building adjacent to Sequoia
Sept. 2003	Observatory opened
2004	Library Technology Building opened
2005	Gullo II opened
2005	Student Services Center remodeled
2007	Central Utilities security office expanded
2008	Acacia Building modernized
2008-09	Cedro Building modernized
2009	Visual Performing Arts Center opened
2013	Central Plant and Police Center renovated
2015	District offices move to downtown San Jose
2016	Automotive Technology opened
2016	MS3 Building opened
2016	Fitness Center opened
2016	Central Green Arts Plaza added
2018	Central Utilities renovated
2023	Language Arts Building opened
2024	Student Services Complex opened
2024	General Education & Engineering opened
2025	Nursing wing expanded, connecting to Sequoia
2025	Tamien Way dedicated for roadway to campus

December 1967	Campus site purchased
July 18, 1973	College Groundbreaking
September 3, 1975	First day of classes
March 25-27, 1976	Official college dedication and bicentennial
August 26, 1977	Learning Resource Center Groundbreaking
April 18, 1993	Angelina Gullo donates over $2M for future building
May 16, 1996	Dedication ceremony for Mauro Chavez plaque in Library
October 10, 1997	Gullo Student Center Groundbreaking
March 24, 1999	The Cesar Chavez Memorial Grove is dedicated
July 11, 2000	Sequoia Groundbreaking
May 8, 2002	Dedication ceremony for Sequoia Building
July 9, 2002	Library and Educational Technology Center Groundbreaking
Summer 2003	Phase II of Gullo Center Groundbreaking takes place
Sept. 4, 2003	Observatory Ribbon Cutting and opening
Spring 2004	Tony Bettencourt Stadium named.
October 2004	Construction begins on Visual & Performing Arts Center
October 9, 2007	Visual and Performing Arts Groundbreaking
September 26, 2016	Auto Tech debuts $13M Automotive Technology Center
October 19, 2016	MS3 Building and Fitness Center ribbon cutting
November 2, 2021	Dedication of outdoor sports complex with basketball courts and a pickleball court
November 21, 2023	Dedication to Language Arts
April 9, 2025	SSC, General Education, Nursing Expansion, Tamien Way Dedication