led the building's construction effort. The building is LEED Gold Certified. It has six classrooms of varying sizes, and larger meeting spaces similar in size to the existing Canon Lounge in Gladfelter, to offer more spaces for large community events.
The college's pool has been closed since 2014 when repairs to structural beams were deemed too expensive. Demolition and construction of a new pool structure began in 2017. Buncombe County contributed $300,000 to the project, with the understanding that local swim teams would also be able to use the pool. Construction encountered major setbacks. Although originally planned to be completed for the 2017–18 swim season, work on the internal aspects of the pool were still underway as of May 2023. The project has since stalled and not moving forward to the disappointment of many in the community.
== Notable alumni ==
Sara Benincasa, comedian
Bianca Canizio, United States Virgin Islands women's international soccer player
Reginald Dwayne Betts, poet, teacher, lawyer. …
