JMU Breaks Ground on $115.3 Million Health Studies Building
James Madison University (JMU) in Harrisonburg has broken ground on a new six-story building designed to expand its healthcare education, research, and clinical services. The facility, funded by $115.3 million in state allocations, will add over 134,000 square feet to…
Harrisonburg, VA, October 26, 2026 —
James Madison University has broken ground on a six-story building intended to expand healthcare education, research and clinical services at its College of Health and Behavioral Studies.
The planned facility will add more than 134,000 square feet to the college. The project is funded by $115.3 million in state allocations, according to the information provided about the development. JMU is located in Harrisonburg.
The university’s stated aims for the building include responding to Virginia’s growing healthcare workforce needs and patient care demands. The project is designed to support the college’s educational, research and clinical activities, though details about specific programs or services planned for the facility were not provided.
The building is scheduled to open in Fall 2029. No specific groundbreaking date was provided, and information about the construction company, project milestones or the building’s individual spaces was not included.
The new facility will increase the physical space available to the College of Health and Behavioral Studies by more than 134,000 square feet. The available information does not specify how that space will be divided among classrooms, research areas or clinical services, or how many students, staff members or patients the building is expected to serve.
The project’s stated purpose links the expansion to workforce and patient-care needs in Virginia. Further details about how the building will address those needs were not provided. The planned Fall 2029 opening remains the only timeline supplied for the facility.
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