History
The Round Rock Campus started in 1996 as the Round Rock Higher Education Center (RRHEC) and was housed in 15 portable buildings at the Westwood High School campus of the Round Rock Independent School District. Construction on a permanent campus, which is the RRC's current location, began in 2004 with the 125,000-square-foot (11,600 m2) Avery Building. The Avery Building opened its doors on August 26, 2005. In 2008, construction began on the campus' second building. The 77,740-square-foot (7,222 m2) Nursing Building opened its doors in 2010. The campus currently sits on 101 acres (0.41 km2) of property donated to Texas State University by the Avery family.
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