Pitt Community College (PCC) held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Greenville Toyota Welding Technology Building on May 13th, expanding what officials say is the largest welding program in North Carolina.

JKF Architecture was selected to a design a new, state-of-the-art Welding Building on the main campus of PCC in late 2022. The facility is approximately 37,000 SF and includes multiple fabrication bays for both beginner-level and advanced welding, as well as a robotics welding lab. The building includes multiple general-purpose classrooms located in close proximity to the lab, faculty offices, conference area, and restrooms. The fabrication labs have been designed with large rollup doors at multiple points of entry that opens directly to the exterior of the building to accommodate either large equipment or offer additional covered outdoor lab space when necessary. A large, fenced-in yard is located behind the building for storage and secure outdoor training space.

John Farkas, the project’s Principal Architect and President of JKF Architecture offered remarks at the ceremony.

“For more than 20 years, Pitt Community College has trusted our team with the design of many of the College’s major facilities, and that relationship means a great deal to us — especially because this is our hometown, too,” said Farkas. “As a local firm, there is something especially meaningful about helping shape spaces that directly impact the future of Greenville and eastern North Carolina.”

With multiple welding manufacturing facilities, welding/fabrication shops, pressure vessel fabricators, piping companies, boat manufacturers, and construction-based fabrication shops located nearby, this new building will train the next generation of welders for years to come.

(Photo Credit: Pitt Community College)