FOLEY, Ala. - Fortis College held an open house event at the new campus in downtown Foley on Thursday.

    Before residents, students and city officials toured the building and enjoyed refreshments, a ribbon cutting was held to symbolically welcome the college into the South Baldwin Chamber of Commerce.

    Chamber Chairman Britton Bonner and Foley Mayor John Koniar welcomed the college and executive director Pam Milstead, who told the crowd of some recent changes from moving to the new U.S. Highway 98 location which include an upgrade from a 3,500 square-foot building to a 14,000 square-foot building.

    "I know our students are happy about it," she said.

    The college recently added programs in Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration, along with offering accredited Medical Assistant career training.