Florida State College at Jacksonville

Florida State College at Jacksonville
Established 1966
Type State college
Endowment $32 million[1]
Students 81,370[2]
Location Jacksonville, Florida, USA
Campus Urban
Former names Florida Community College at Jacksonville
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Florida State College at Jacksonville (FSCJ) is a state college in Jacksonville, Florida, U.S., and part of the Florida College System. It is one of several institutions in the Florida College System designated a "state college", as it offers a greater number of four-year bachelor's degrees than traditional two-year community colleges.

The school was founded in 1965 as Florida Junior College. It was known as Florida Community College at Jacksonville from 1986–2009, at which point it took its current name to reflect its changed focus. The college has four major physical campuses and several additional centers located around the First Coast region, and currently enrolls 81,370 students, making it the second largest institution of higher education in Florida.

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History

The institution was founded in 1965 as Florida Junior College. With the growth of the community college movement it was renamed Florida Community College at Jacksonville (FCCJ) in 1986. In the early 21st century, in recognition of a shortage of four-year colleges in the state the Florida Legislature passed legislation enabling some community colleges to become "state colleges", meaning they can offer more bachelor's degrees than traditional community colleges, but no graduate degree programs. FCCJ was one of the first community colleges to make the change, and in 2009 announced a name change to "Florida State College at Jacksonville".[3]

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Notable alumni and Attendees

Alumnus Notability
Janet H. Adkins Current member of the Florida House of Representatives
Audrey Gibson Current member of the Florida House of Representatives
Alvin Heggs Former NBA basketball player
Sam Jones Current mayor of Mobile, Alabama
Kevin O'Sullivan Current head baseball coach for the Florida Gators
Michael D. Reynolds Astronomer and currently a Dean at Florida State College at Jacksonville

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