College of DuPage Homeland Security Education Center
Construction Date: 2011
Location: Wheaton, IL
Surface Area: 66,000 sq ft
General Contractor: Power Construction
New Construction
“Completed in fall of 2011, this $25 million facility was funded through proceeds from a successful 2002 capital referendum. At approximately 66,000 square feet, the HEC houses the college’s Criminal Justice, Fire Science/EMS, Police Department and the Suburban Law Enforcement Academy. This comprehensive, multi-jurisdictional training center features:
A full-scale indoor street scene for force-on-force exercises
Forensics and cybercrimes labs
A command center designed to instruct National Incident Management System protocols
A smoke room with moveable walls for EMS, fire rescue simulations
An outdoor scaling and rappelling tower, and a full-size ambulance.”
