GCC officially opens new Sierra Vista student services building

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The new Sierra Vista building at Glendale Community College was launched with a bottle of champagne by board of education president Dr. Armine Hacopian, left, and GCC president Dr. David Viar, during ceremony on campus in Glendale on Thursday, Feb. 15, 2018. The three-story building houses office like admissions and records, counseling, career services, financial aid, as well as classrooms, the journalism department and the culinary school. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

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The new Sierra Vista building at Glendale Community College was officially opened during ceremony on campus in Glendale on Thursday, Feb. 15, 2018. The three-story building houses office like admissions and records, counseling, career services, financial aid, as well as classrooms, the journalism department and the culinary school. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

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Before the new Sierra Vista building at Glendale Community College was officially opened, GCC president Dr. David Viar, left, gave a private tour to Glendale Unified School District president Nayiri Nahabedian, right, on campus in Glendale on Thursday, Feb. 15, 2018. The three-story building houses office like admissions and records, counseling, career services, financial aid, as well as classrooms, the journalism department and the culinary school. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

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Board of education president Dr. Armine Hacopian spoke during ceremony to officially open the new Sierra Vista building at Glendale Community College on Thursday, Feb. 15, 2018. The three-story building houses office like admissions and records, counseling, career services, financial aid, as well as classrooms, the journalism department and the culinary school. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

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A plaque was unveiled during ceremony to officially open the new Sierra Vista building at Glendale Community College on Thursday, Feb. 15, 2018. The three-story building houses office like admissions and records, counseling, career services, financial aid, as well as classrooms, the journalism department and the culinary school. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

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Student trustee Colleen Gabrimasshi spoke during ceremony to officially open the new Sierra Vista building at Glendale Community College on Thursday, Feb. 15, 2018. The three-story building houses office like admissions and records, counseling, career services, financial aid, as well as classrooms, the journalism department and the culinary school. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

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Glendale Community College president Dr. Davids Viar, left, received a certificate of recognition from Victoria Dochoghlian, field rep for Assemblymember Laura Friedman, during ceremony to officially open the new Sierra Vista building on Thursday, Feb. 15, 2018. The three-story building houses office like admissions and records, counseling, career services, financial aid, as well as classrooms, the journalism department and the culinary school. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

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With Glendale Community College president David Viar behind him, Glendale mayor Vartan Gharpetian spoke during ceremony to officially open the new Sierra Vista building at GCC on Thursday, Feb. 15, 2018. The three-story building houses office like admissions and records, counseling, career services, financial aid, as well as classrooms, the journalism department and the culinary school. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

By Jeff Landa

Feb. 16, 2018 6:45 PM PT

On Thursday, Glendale Community College celebrated the opening of Sierra Vista, a three-story, roughly 95,000-square-foot student services facility and now the largest building on the Verdugo campus.

Armine Hacopian, the college board’s president, joined David Viar, the school’s superintendent/president, for the grand opening of the building, where a bottle of champagne was smashed to mark the “launch” of Sierra Vista.

The $49-million site was paid for by a combination of state and Measure G funds and houses the college’s journalism department and culinary arts school as well as admissions and records, counseling, career services, financial aid and various classrooms.

Student trustee Colleen Gabrimasshi and Glendale Mayor Vartan Gharpetian also spoke during the ceremony.

jeff.landa@latimes.com

Twitter: @JeffLanda