FSCJ launched the Mechatronics certification in January of 2014.

Florida Chief Financial Officer and State Fire Marshal Jeff Atwater announced the Department of Financial Services initiative at Florida State College at Jacksonville's Fire Academy of the South on Thursday.

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As hurricane season approaches, we want to make sure that faculty, staff and students know how and where to find important information during emergency situations.

In case you missed it, the ERP/Campus Solutions Project just launched a dedicated monthly newsletter to help keep faculty and staff apprised of important information regarding the College’s transition to Oracle PeopleSoft.

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For students who didn’t make it into the University of North Florida this year, a new door to a four-year bachelor’s degree there just opened.

Florida State College at Jacksonville and the University of North Florida are partnering to launch a new program, Connect, in order to make it easier for students to seamlessly transfer from one campus to the other.

Pamela Watkins and Altonia Bryant, career development center managers, recently sat down on Jax Journal on 104.5 to talk about the services FSCJ Career Development Centers offer, as well as the importance of being prepared for career fairs. The clip is broken down into three shorter segments. Find out what they had to say about resume writing, networking, career researching and attending job/career fairs.

Brandi Bleak shares great organization apps for wedding planning.

Professor Andrew Holt talks about the recent situation with the hostages who were accidentally killed in the drone attack.

Florida State College at Jacksonville has implemented a policy that mandates sex offenders go through an additional application process while baring sexual predators from enrolling.

Sen. Joe Negron has worked out a compromise with the state’s community college system that won’t require individual schools to change their names.

Our Education Technology Specialist sits down with The Chat and reviews some of her favorite projects from the 2015 One Spark. Snap Decision Phyrefly Verti Bad Spaide Sunglasses

The Herbert W. Scheidel Community Leadership in Action Award was established to continue the legacy of Herbert W. Scheidel, by recognizing and encouraging emerging leaders within the Jacksonville community, who go above and beyond to positively impact the lives of others.

Channel 4 interviewed FSCJ Program Manager and current student about the statewide Drive to 1,000 campaign.