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Chef Grayson Schmitz visited Florida State College at Jacksonville's North Campus to work with Culinary Arts program students preparing 400 meatballs for a fundraiser later that evening.

First Coast News Anchor/Reporter Shannon Ogden needed an expert to talk about Internships. Things have changed since he was an intern at CNN.

"This Class is a Joke." "No it's not." "Yes it is." "No it's not. A Continuing Education class in comedy writing and performance also has practical applications."

Aviation Professor Carter Cheatum went live Sept. 11, 2013, with WFOY Radio 102.3 FM Host Kim Kendall, talking about FSCJ Aviation programs. State Senator Aaron Bean joined the conversation to talk about Cecil Center's possibilities a s a horizontal launch site, and why it's a logical, better choice than another Florida launch site.

Florida State College at Jacksonville's firefighting program was ranked 42nd among 90 programs throughout the country by Fire Science Online for providing an excellent return on investment.

Nine colleges in Florida with firefighting programs were included this week in national rankings from Fire Science Online for providing excellent returns on investments. Florida State College at Jacksonville is one of them.

Thousands of air traffic controllers, hired in the 1980s after President Reagan fired striking workers, are being forced to retire because of their age.

An update on the latest FSCJ news, goals for the school and the way forward as FSCJ searches for its next long-term president, from Interim President Will Holcombe.

For media inquiries or to arrange for a faculty expert to assist with your news story, call 904-632-3310 or email michael.corby@fscj.edu.

Interim President Willis Holcombe sits down with Action News Sunday's Paige Kelton to give an update on Florida State College at Jacksonville.

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Eleshia Oldham recently received her high-school equivalency diploma. Thus, she became the first student to do so from a joint program between the Sulzbacher Center and Florida State College at Jacksonville’s Pathways to College High-School Equivalency program.

Win for FSCJ, Sulzbacher! (Click on image to read the article.)

"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently announced its latest grants for that program, totaling $3.2 million, to 16 grantees throughout the country. And for the third time, Florida State College at Jacksonville is among the recipients."

From Edu Jax reporter/blogger Khristopher Brooks, good news for first-time-in-college students attending Florida State College at Jacksonville!

The College Database has released its list of the Top Colleges in Florida for Future Service Members. Each college or university on the list offers at least two ROTC programs to active students, as well as in-state tuition below $20,000 per year.

The annual Community College Week Top 100 Associate Degree Producers list was released in June. As usual, Florida State College at Jacksonville ranked high in a number of categories. FSCJ also ranks in the 25 US colleges with the lowest tuition, making it accessible and affordable.

"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has given Florida State College at Jacksonville a grant to train local unemployed people so that they can get jobs in environmental health and safety," as told by reporter and blogger Khristopher Brooks of the Florida Times-Union.

Former Florida State College at Jacksonville and Indiana University pitcher got drafted to the San Francisco Giants and pitched his first MLB game against the Atlanta Braves June 16, 2013.