HCC Shifts Dale Mabry Campus Plan to Two Off-Site Locations
Hillsborough Community College (HCC) has altered its plan for temporary educational facilities at its Dale Mabry campus, which is being displaced by a new Tampa Bay Rays stadium. Initially promised as an on-site temporary campus, classes will now be held…
Tampa St. Petersburg, FL, October 28, 2026 —
Hillsborough Community College has changed its plan for temporary educational facilities at the Dale Mabry campus, which is being displaced by a new Tampa Bay Rays stadium. Instead of holding classes at a temporary campus on the site, the college plans to use two separate off-site locations.
The change has prompted concerns among students and faculty, who have described the shift as a broken promise and questioned the transparency of the planning process. The original plan had called for temporary facilities on campus; the revised arrangement moves classes away from the site.
The names and addresses of the two off-site locations were not provided in the available information. It also did not specify when the change was announced, when classes will move, which programs or students will be assigned to each location, or how long the temporary arrangement is expected to last.
The information provided does not include a statement from HCC explaining why the plan changed or detailing how students and faculty were informed. It also does not describe any steps the college may take to address the concerns raised. Those details would help clarify how the revised arrangement will work and what it means for the campus community.
For now, the central change is that classes will be held at two off-site locations rather than at the on-site temporary campus initially promised. The specific locations, schedule, and further explanation from the college were not included in the trend summary.
Story summarized from the original created by Valerie Smith on www.cltampa.com, see more information here.
