The first classes on campus were held that fall as the building was being completed around them. After three name changes, the college became the University of Nebraska at Kearney in 1991. In 1998 the 235 acre campus includes 38 buildings, thre e of which are included in the University of Nebraska's deferred maintenance initiative. Two buildings, West Center and Communications Center, will undergo renovation beginning in late 1998. Since the area was designed to accommodate hospital patient rooms and wards, it is not conducive to instruction.
Pillars limit vision in classrooms.
Lighting is inadequate. Acoustics are substandard and need to be updated. Not all areas are handicapped accessible. The original elevator in the west wing will be replaced. The Communications Center Building was started as a part of the Rural Health Education and Distance Learning Research Center.