For students at Massasoit Community College’s Brockton campus, a $52 million investment means new facilities for the school’s slate of science, technology, engineering and mathematics programming.

The college broke ground on its new science building, which will replace a more-than-50-year-old facility, in a ceremony July 16. Next year, construction is slated to begin on a new health sciences building.

The new construction, which Massasoit leadership said they hope will attract and welcome new students to its STEM programs, comes as across the state, community colleges join a push to help grow and diversify the workforces in fields like the life sciences, information sciences and climate-related spaces.

The science building is expected to open in fall of 2026. The health science building

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