Campus Improvements and Construction Updates

New Projects for Fall 2025—Spring 2026

Stay tuned for updates on these and other efforts! Please refer to our Maps page for the current locations of our classrooms and offices.

MCC Engagement Hall – Coming Summer 2026
MCC Learning Commons Renovation – Now Open
EMS Lab/Classroom Renovation – Now Open
New Health Careers Classrooms – Coming Fall 2025-Spring 2026

MCC Engagement Hall—Coming in 2026

MCC's newest space—the MCC Engagement Hall—will provide the college community with a dynamic and multi-functional environment, allowing us to grow our engagement and connection opportunities with students, employees, and partners in support of the College’s mission and goals.

As part of this exciting renovation, we will also re-imagine the Building B entrance to create a more welcoming and clear entry point to campus for students and visitors.

MCC’s Engagement Hall project will leverage an existing but unused portion of college space to create transformational programming. In addition, it will:

Offer an opportunity to expand the attendance capacity for college programming and events, special events, and community programs and gatherings
Keep the places where students and student athletes gather intact (ex., MCC Café, Gym, Scot Room)
Create a more inviting, attractive, and clear entrance for pedestrian traffic
Improve infrastructure related to storm drainage and the connected link
Showcase the College and increase visibility, bringing more community members to campus

Project Features and Fast Facts

Engagement Hall

5,263 gross square feet of event/programming space
250-person capacity
Multi-functional and modular space to allow for an array of event and program types
Primary event and programming space for: students, student athletes, prospective students, alumni, donors, K-12 and workforce partners, friends of the College
Dynamic digital display for high-tech event presentations
Updated hallway between Buildings B and C, including seating areas and event pre-function/check-in space
Functional outdoor patio area to use for additional event space and other student and employee use

New Building B Entrance

Easily identifiable as a main college entrance
Direct access to building entry doors
Functional outdoor grassy area leading to the entrance
Safe and accessible pedestrian walkways

Learn more about the MCC Engagement Hall

MCC Engagement Hall

A rendering depicts the Engagement Hall entrance with large windows, natural light, and people sitting or walking. A rendering depicts a conference hall with attendees viewing scientific posters on tables arranged in rows. A rendering depicts a spacious banquet hall with round tables draped in white and black chairs, filled with people socializing and dining. A rendering shows the engagement hall with large glass windows, green lawns, and colorful flower beds beneath a clear blue sky. A rendering shows the Engagement Hall with outdoor seating and people socializing under a colorful evening sky. A rendering shows the Engagement Hall with a green lawn, trees, and students near the McHenry County College sign. A rendering depicts the Engagement Hall courtyard with students walking and sitting near brick and glass buildings under a partly cloudy sky. A rendering shows the new Building B entrance with students walking on paved pathways under a bright blue sky with scattered clouds.