thumb|left|Library In 2008, it was announced that part of HCCC's $200 million capital expansion program would be spent for the construction of The North Hudson Higher Education Center. opened for the 2011 fall semester and is the first expansion of HCCC since the 2007 opening of the Culinary Arts Institute. In 2012, a new multi-functional library building across from Journal Square was opened to the public. A new STEM building near Bergen Square is expected to open in fall 2017.