Florida College System

















Florida College System
Florida College System
Former names
Florida Community College System
TypePublic College System
Established1933
ChancellorMadeline Pumariega
StudentsOver 813,000 annually
Location
28 locations
,
Florida
,
USA

Website
floridacollegesystem.com
www.fldoe.org/fcs

The Florida College System, previously known as the Florida Community College System, comprises 28 public community colleges and state colleges in the U.S. state of Florida. In 2013-14, enrollment consisted of more than 813,000 students.[1] Together with the State University System of Florida, which includes Florida's 12 public four-year universities, it is part of Florida's system of public higher education.


While governed by local boards of trustees, the colleges are coordinated under the jurisdiction of Florida's State Board of Education. Administratively, the Chancellor of the Florida College System is the chief executive officer of the system, reporting to the Commissioner of Education who serves as the chief executive officer of Florida's public education system. In 2009, the Florida Legislature changed the name from the "Florida Community College System" to the "Florida College System," reflecting the fact that some of its member institutions now offer four-year bachelor's degrees. As of 2014, only three members of the Florida College System retain "community college" in their official name.[2]




Map of the System




Contents





  • 1 Member institutions


  • 2 Student profile


  • 3 Mission and offerings


  • 4 Athletics


  • 5 Chancellors and Directors


  • 6 Timeline


  • 7 See also


  • 8 References


  • 9 External links




Member institutions





  • Broward College

  • Chipola College

  • College of Central Florida

  • Daytona State College

  • Eastern Florida State College

  • Florida Gateway College

  • Florida Keys Community College

  • Florida SouthWestern State College

  • Florida State College at Jacksonville

  • Gulf Coast State College

  • Hillsborough Community College

  • Indian River State College

  • Lake–Sumter State College

  • Miami Dade College


  • North Florida Community College

  • Northwest Florida State College

  • Palm Beach State College

  • Pasco–Hernando State College

  • Pensacola State College

  • Polk State College

  • Santa Fe College

  • Seminole State College of Florida

  • South Florida State College

  • St. Johns River State College

  • St. Petersburg College

  • State College of Florida

  • Tallahassee Community College

  • Valencia College


Student profile































Racial and/or ethnic background (2014)
Students[3]Florida[4]United States[5]

Non-Hispanic White
45%57%63%

Hispanic
(of any race)
26%23%17%

Black
18%17%13%

Multi-ethnic
2%N/AN/A

International student
2%N/AN/A

Other races
8%N/AN/A


Mission and offerings


Section (s.) 1004.65, Florida Statutes (F.S.), establishes the primary mission and responsibility of Florida College System institutions as responding to community needs for postsecondary academic education and career degree education. This mission and responsibility includes:[6]


(a) Providing lower level undergraduate instruction and awarding associate degrees.

(b) Preparing students directly for careers requiring less than baccalaureate degrees. This may include preparing for job entry, supplementing of skills and knowledge, and responding to needs in new areas of technology. Career education in a Florida College System institution shall consist of career certificates, credit courses leading to associate in science degrees and associate in applied science degrees, and other programs in fields requiring substantial academic work, background, or qualifications. A Florida College System institution may offer career education programs in fields having lesser academic or technical requirements.

(c) Providing student development services, including assessment, student tracking, support for disabled students, advisement, counseling, financial aid, career development, and remedial and tutorial services, to ensure student success.

(d) Promoting economic development for the state within each Florida College System institution district through the provision of special programs, including, but not limited to:
1. Enterprise Florida-related programs.

2. Technology transfer centers.

3. Economic development centers.

4. Workforce literacy programs.


(e) Providing dual enrollment instruction.

(f) Providing upper level instruction and awarding baccalaureate degrees as specifically authorized by law.

A separate and secondary role for Florida College System institutions includes the offering of programs in:


(a) Community services that are not directly related to academic or occupational advancement.

(b) Adult education services, including adult basic education, adult general education, adult secondary education, and General Educational Development test instruction.

(c) Recreational and leisure services.

In addition, s. 1007.33(2), F.S., requires that any Florida College System institution that offers one or more baccalaureate degree programs:


(a) Maintain as its primary mission:
1. Responsibility for responding to community needs for postsecondary academic education and career degree education as prescribed in s. 1004.65(5), F.S.

2. The provision of associate degrees that provide access to a university.


(b) Maintain an open-door admission policy for associate-level degree programs and workforce education programs.

(c) Continue to provide outreach to underserved populations.

(d) Continue to provide remedial education.

(e) Comply with all provisions of the statewide articulation agreement which relate to 2-year and 4-year public degree-granting institutions as adopted by the State Board of Education pursuant to s. 1007.23, F.S.


Athletics


The schools athletic teams are governed by the Florida State College Activities Association (FSCAA) and compete in the National Junior College Athletic Association Region 8.



Chancellors and Directors


























Year
Names[7]Title
1957–1967Dr. James L. Wattenbarger
Director of the Division of Community Colleges
1967–1983Dr. Lee G. HendersonDirector of the Division of Community Colleges
1984–1997Mr. Clark Maxwell, Jr.Executive Director of the Florida Community College System
1998–2007J. David Armstrong, Jr.Executive Director of the Florida Community College System (1998-2001), Chancellor of the Florida College System (2001-2007)
2007–2011Dr. Willis N. Holcombe
Chancellor of the Florida College System
2011–2014Dr. Randall W. Hanna
Chancellor of the Florida College System
2015–presentMadeline M. PumariegaPresident & CEO of Take Stock in Children (2013-2015), Chancellor of the Florida College System (2015–present)


Timeline


Dr. James L. Wattenbarger, Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus, University of Florida
and Dr. Harry T. Albertson, Former Chief Executive Officer, Florida Association of Community Colleges, outlined the history of the Florida College System through 2009.[8]


























































Timeline of the
Florida College System
1927St. Petersburg Junior College founded as private, two-year college
1933Palm Beach Junior College founded as first public college
1939Legislature passes law allowing counties to petition for the establishment of public colleges
1947"Junior colleges" detailed in report to legislature
1947-1948St. Petersburg Junior College becomes part of Florida's public system

Legislature approves creation of three new colleges: Palm Beach Junior College, Chipola Junior College, and Pensacola Junior College


1948Creation of Florida Association of Public Junior Colleges
1955Legislature created Community College Council to formulate long-range plans
1957-58Community College Council issues report to legislature which recommended state plan for 28 community/junior colleges

Legislature approves creation of six new colleges: Gulf Coast Community College, Central Florida Community College, Daytona Beach Community College, Manatee Junior College, North Florida Junior College, and St. Johns River Community College.
Legislature approves statutory revisions permitting junior colleges to separate from K-12
Legislature establishes the Division of Community Colleges


1960Legislature approves creation of four new colleges: Brevard Community College, Broward Community College, Miami Dade Community College, and Indian River Community College
1962Legislature approves creation of three new colleges: Edison Community College, Lake City Community College, and Lake-Sumter Junior College
1964Legislature approves creation of Okaloosa-Walton Community College
1965Legislature approves creation of Polk Community College
1966Legislature approves creation of five new colleges: Florida Keys Community College, Florida Community College at Jacksonville, Santa Fe Community College, Seminole Community College, and South Florida Community College
1967Legislature approves creation of two new colleges: Valencia Community College and Tallahassee Community College
1968Legislature approves creation of Hillsborough Community College

Legislature approves measure allowing community colleges to be governed under local boards


1972Legislature approves creation of Pasco-Hernando Community College
1979Legislature creates Community College Coordinating Board
1983Legislature replaces Community College Coordinating Board with State Board of Community Colleges
1996Colleges become first state agency in Florida to embrace performance based budgeting
1998Commissioner of Education eliminated from cabinet position
2000Florida higher Education Reorganization Act restructures higher education systems and Division of Community Colleges merged with Division of Workforce Development
2001Senate Bill 1162 eliminates State Board of Community Colleges, creates State Board of Education, and creates local boards of trustees
2002New statutes give more control to local boards
2004Legislation outlines process for community colleges to create baccalaureate degrees and allows community colleges to change names to reflect expanding mission[9]
2009The Florida Community College System is renamed the Florida College System
2011FCS member institution Valencia College named nation's best community college as first-ever winner of Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence[10]
2012Governor Rick Scott announces "…$10,000 degree challenge will help us continue to improve the value of our higher education system." As of 2015, 23 of the 28 Florida College System institutions are offering $10,000 bachelor's degrees.[11]
2015Santa Fe College is the second Florida college to win the Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence[12]


See also



  • Education in Florida

  • Florida Board of Governors

  • Florida Department of Education

  • State University System of Florida

  • List of colleges and universities in Florida


References




  1. ^ Florida College System, 2014 Annual Report


  2. ^ Section 1007.33, Florida Statutes, Site-Determined Baccalaureate Degree Access [1]


  3. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-01-09.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link).mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em


  4. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-08-14. Retrieved 2012-08-14.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link)


  5. ^ http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/00000.html


  6. ^ "Section 1004.65, Florida Statutes, Florida College System institutions; governance, mission, and responsibilities".


  7. ^ Wattenbarger & Albertson. "A Succinct History of the Florida Community College System" (PDF).


  8. ^ Wattenbarger & Albertson. "A Succinct History of the Florida Community College System" (PDF).


  9. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-12-02. Retrieved 2014-11-24.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link)


  10. ^ Valencia College wins Aspen Prize


  11. ^ Gov. Rick Scott announces $10,000 Degree Challenge


  12. ^ Santa Fe College wins Aspen Prize




External links


  • Florida College System

  • Florida College System Activities Association

  • Association of Florida Colleges

  • State University system of Florida








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