Besser Technical Center was built in 1963 by industrialist and
philanthropist Jesse Besser to showcase the structural and architectural
use of concrete block products. When completed, the building was
given to Alpena Community College to support an expanded curriculum
featuring technical education programs.
Today, specially-equipped instructional areas and laboratories are used for manufacturing technology, welding, computer-aided drafting and design, automotive service and repair and physics.
The building is built around an accessible open air courtyard and houses the ACC Bookstore and Lumberjack Shack (dining services) as well as faculty offices and the offices of the President, Board of Trustees, Director of Public Information, Alpena Community College Foundation, Director of Facilities Management, Parking Control, Educational Talent Search and the Lumberjack student newspaper. A microcomputer instructional lab, computer projection room and student computer lab round out the first floor facilities. Second floor classrooms house performing arts and music classes.
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