Gov. Kathy Hochul has big plans for the former College of Saint Rose campus.

Hochul wants to turn part of the former college into a training ground for jobs at companies such as GlobalFoundries, Regeneron and GE.

Speaking at the former college on Thursday, Hochul talked about the importance of not only utilizing the former Saint Rose campus, but finding space for people to train for these careers.

The new school would be led by the Center for Economic Growth, Hochul said.

“Since the last graduating class came through after 100 years of being here, graduating students, sending them on to their futures, this place became very quiet. It was almost deafening how quiet it got,” Hochul said. “There should be life here; there should be energy.”

“They can come from all over, not just Albany County, but all over the Capital Region to walk through this beautiful campus, to enjoy the campus, but to get training, to get a job that leads to bigger and better things,” said County Executive Dan McCoy.

The announcement comes as McCoy also announced plans to move some state offices to the former college.

As NewsChannel 13 has reported, Saint Rose closed permanently in 2024 after more than 100 years.

The college had been experiencing financial problems.

The closure left more than 80 buildings in Albany vacant.