Brief College History

1965	Established as Florida Junior College at Jacksonville (FJC)
Aug. 22, 1966	First Day of Class in College History; initial enrollment: 2,610 students
1968	Control of community colleges shifted from local school boards to district boards of trustees appointed by the governor.
1969	FJC receives full associates level accreditation from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.
Aug. 27, 1970	North Campus, the College’s first permanent campus, opens.
1986	College changes name to Florida Community College at Jacksonville.
Jan. 9, 2007	College receives accreditation to offer its first bachelor’s degree, the Bachelor of Applied Science in Fire Science Management.
Fall Term 2007	College offers its first upper division courses for the new bachelor’s degree.
Fall Term 2008	The College offers three new bachelor’s degrees.
March 3, 2009	The College announce its new name as Florida State College.
May 9, 2009	Six graduates of the Bachelor of Applied Science in Fire Science Management achieve their degrees, the first presented by FCCJ.
Aug. 1, 2009	The former FCCJ begins full operations as Florida State College at Jacksonville.
Aug. 31, 2009	Florida State College at Jacksonville begins its first full academic year.
May 8, 2010	Florida State College at Jacksonville holds its first Commencement Ceremony. Among more than 5,800 degrees and certificate awarded are its first-ever Bachelor of Science degrees in Nursing (22) and Bachelor Of Applied Science in Supervision and Management (69) and Bachelor of Applied Science in Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications (four).

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Florida State College at Jacksonville is a member of the Florida College System and is not affiliated with any other public or private university or college in Florida or elsewhere.

Florida State College at Jacksonville is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award the baccalaureate and associate degree. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097, or call (404) 679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of Florida State College at Jacksonville. The Commission is to be contacted only if there is evidence that appears to support an institution's significant non-compliance with a requirement or standard.