AC Martin designed a new 5,000 GSF Orthotics and Prosthetics (O&P) Education Center built adjacent to the existing College of Continuing and Professional Education (CCPE) building. The new education center houses a mechatronics lab, student lab, a maker space, clinical space, and shared resources for storage and deliverables. The O&P Department will utilize existing classroom space in the CCPE building for lecture courses. Located adjacent to Dignity Health Sports Park, the new O&P building will be used for prosthetic repairs for athletes at the 2028 Paralympics.

The Orthotics and Prosthetics Department was previously located off-campus in a 12,000 SF Los Alamitos office park, approximately 16 miles away from the CSUDH main campus in Carson. CSUDH extensively studied how to bring the O&P program to the main campus, including scenarios for renovations, new construction, and nearby property purchases. However, the construction of a new O&P facility on campus yielded the most long-term operational savings as well as most closely meeting the needs of the program.

Bringing the O&P program back to the main campus provides many advantages, including closer connection to the College of Health and Human Development, College of Continuing and Professional Education, and University services and resources.