In March 2005, Pacific University’s board of trustees decided to build a new 225,000-square-foot (20,900 m2) campus in Hillsboro to house the college’s healthcare related programs.

[4] Pacific balanced a need to expand closer to health care partners and its longstanding relationship with Forest Grove.

[5] Pacific partnered with the federal government, the city of Hillsboro, health care providers, Washington County, and private developers.

[2] The second phase of the campus was expected to cost $45 million and have 125,000 square feet (11,600 m2) of space,[3] built on a second half-acre parcel the school purchased an option to from Tuality.

[2] On August 9, 2005, a groundbreaking was held at the site and construction began with Lease Crutcher Lewis as the general contractor.

[7] These concerns led the city and university to seek state funding to build a parking garage estimated to cost $16 million.

[8] Once built, the 500 space garage would be owned by the city and would allow Pacific to complete the second phase of construction on the campus.

[17] A doctoral program for audiology was added in 2012, housed in Tuality Healthcare's 7th Avenue Medical Plaza a few blocks from the university's campus.

[19][20] The building also houses psychology, optometry, dental health, and physical therapy clinics where students receive hands-on training.