The first day of priority registration will begin Oct. 21, 2013 for those students with 45 or more credit hours and baccalaureate students. On Oct. 22, the priority registration will be open for students with 30 or more credit hours. All remaining students will be able to register on Oct. 23.

In the Chronicle of Higher Education: "New students who show up here at Florida State College at Jacksonville have to take placement tests in mathematics, English, and reading. About 70 percent end up in one or more remedial courses. For now, at least... Starting next year, recent high-school graduates and active-duty military members in Florida will have the choice of whether to take the courses or even the tests meant to gauge students' readiness for college-level work."

"When Melkevia Morris was in high school, she struggled with what she wanted to be when she grew up. When she considered fashion design, her Take Stock in Children mentor brought her colored pencils to help her envision herself in that career." (c) Story and Photo The Florida Times-Union

EduJax Blog: Education news and issues from around the First Coast.

EduJax Blog: Education news and issues from around the First Coast.

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.

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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!