JCCC plans to move Olathe health programs to new main-campus building
A college timeline lists opening for classes in January 2029; a September news release says groundbreaking is planned during the 2026-2027 academic year.
DE SOTO — Johnson County Community College plans to move healthcare programs now based at its Olathe Health Education Center, 21201 W. 152nd St., into a new Healthcare Education Building on the college's main campus at 12345 College Blvd. in Overland Park, according to JCCC's facilities master-plan pages.
The college says the building will let it expand Practical Nursing and Registered Nursing programs and start programs such as sonography, surgical technology and radiographic technology. JCCC's pages describe high-fidelity simulation labs meant to resemble hospital settings, including ICU rooms and surgical suites. The Olathe center now houses classrooms and skills labs for practical nursing, health occupations, respiratory care and neurodiagnostic technology, the college's OHEC page says.
JCCC's Board of Trustees approved a 2025-2035 Facilities Master Plan in 2025, the college's master-plan site says. A project timeline lists planning and design for the healthcare building in 2026-2027, construction in late 2027-2028, and opening for classes in January 2029. A Sept. 9, 2026, college news release says JCCC plans to break ground during the 2026-2027 academic year. The college names PGAV Architects and McCown Gordon Construction among its Phase 1 project partners.
First reported by the Kansas City Business Journal.
Source: JCCC, Establish a Center of Excellence for Science and Healthcare; JCCC, Facilities Master Plan project timeline; JCCC, Olathe Health Education Center; JCCC news release, Sept. 9, 2026.