Health Professions Center

Lone Star College-Kingwood understands the challenges and needs of the healthcare industry. With those requirements in mind, the college’s new Health Professions Center will house state-of-the-art equipment, simulation labs, and top-notch medical spaces for students in the five healthcare industries: dental assisting, dental hygiene, nursing, occupational therapy assistant, and respiratory care. Students will train in a clinical setting, which will help them learn and gain the necessary skills in treating various health conditions that they will experience in their chosen professions.

Quick Facts:

• Construction Began: Spring 2020
• Construction Completed: Fall 2021
• Gross Square Footage: 49,440
• Cost: $18.8 million
• Location: LSC-Kingwood, east of the Student Conference Center
• General Classrooms
• Program-Specific Spaces:
  • Dental Assisting: one combined classroom/lab with 4 dental chairs
  • Dental Hygiene: A 24-chair dental clinic, sterilization room, radiology room, and a multipurpose simulation and dental materials lab
  • Nursing: two skills labs with 11 hospital beds each, a state-of-the-art simulation room with eight medical surgical areas, three ICU areas, one home health room, one labor and delivery room, and a student debriefing room
  • Occupational Therapy Assistant: life-skills teaching lab, patient environment lab, and a rehab gym
  • Respiratory Care: two skills labs, two-bed simulation area with a control room, a virtual lab, and a cardiopulmonary lab
• Architect: AutoArch Architects, LLC
• Construction Contractor: Tellepsen Builders