Elected officials and administrators from the School Board of Sarasota County, the Sarasota County Commission and the North Port City Commission will cut the ribbon to dedicate Suncoast Technical College-North Port and the Shannon Staub Library Nov. 7 at 9am.The project is the result of agreements among the school board, the county commission and the city commission to share the facility and costs for the benefit of citizens. The college includes a conference center jointly funded by Sarasota County Schools and the City of North Port. The budgeted and projected final cost for all components of the two-story, 77,500-square-foot facility, including furniture, fixtures and equipment, is $27.7 million. Suncoast Technical College-North Port, which opened to students Oct. 17, is the latest career and technical education facility of Sarasota County Schools. The Shannon Staub Library is the newest addition to Sarasota County Libraries. It will open Nov. 7, the day of the ribbon-cutting. The college is now enrolling students for classes that start in January on the North Port campus. Financial aid is available for qualifying students.

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