SAN MARCOS: A groundbreaking ceremony to kick off the construction of a three-story academic building at Palomar College will be held at noon tomorrow.

The 100,000-square-foot building will house several departments, including business administration, American Indian studies and computer science.

The $37 million building will resemble the community college's natural sciences building, which opened last year.

Construction of the new building is expected to start this month and be completed in late 2010, officials said. The public ceremony will be held across from Building F on the San Marcos campus, in the Student Union pathway. –L.L.