Houston Community College revealed its two-story design for a new Missouri City campus at a public meeting Dec. 1. About 50 people including city and county officials gathered at Missouri City City Hall to discuss the $21.5 million bond project.

HCC will relocate its Sienna Plantation campus to a 21-acre tract of land at the intersection of Texas Parkway and Thomas Taylor Parkway near City Hall. City officials said the relocated campus is expected to boost economic development in the area once the project finishes in January 2017.

“[This is a] very good project from a city standpoint,” Mayor Pro Tem Don Smith said. “You’re going to attract bookstores, delicatessens and other support [businesses].”

The 70,000-square-foot campus will house HCC’s Center for Entrepreneurship, Technology and Health. The campus will also have 19 classrooms, two university classrooms, two science labs, lounges and other areas for student collaboration, HCC officials said.

Health care and life safety career training, such as police and fire and rescue, will be a focus of the new campus, HCC Chancellor Cesar Maldonado said. The full core curriculum will be offered immediately, however, workforce programs will be offered according to demand.

“I have no doubt we’ll be able to meet the community’s needs and industry’s needs here with this campus,” Maldonado said.

Employees from Houston-based architectural firm Kirksey said the new campus will have about 200 parking spaces, and will face Texas Parkway to increase access and visibility.