North Florida College

Public community college in Madison, Florida, US

North Florida College

Type| Public community college
Established| 1958; 67 years ago (1958)

Parent institution

| Florida College System
President| John Grosskopf
Students| 1,255
Location|

Madison County

Florida

United States

Colors|  Burgundy, gray, and black
Nickname| NFC
Mascot| Sentinel
Website| www.nfc.edu

North Florida College is a public community college in Madison, Florida. It is part of the Florida College System. It enrolls around 1,200 students and serves six rural counties in North Florida: Madison, Hamilton, Lafayette, Jefferson, Suwannee, and Taylor.

The school was founded as North Florida Junior College in 1957, with classes beginning the following year. It merged with the historically black Suwannee River Junior College in 1966. In July 1995, the District Board of Trustees changed the institution's name to North Florida Community College. Its current name was adopted in 2019.

## History

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In 1957 the Florida Legislature authorized expansion of Florida's junior college system. North Florida Junior College, for white students, and Suwannee River Junior College, for black students, were founded simultaneously. In March 1958, Marshall W. Hamilton was appointed president and the first classes were held in September 1958.

Following the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which buttressed the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education court decision prohibiting racial discrimination in schools, Suwannee River Junior College was closed. Most faculty moved to North Florida Junior College. Although North Florida was now open to them, few black students enrolled.[1]

In July 1995, the District Board of Trustees changed the institution's name to North Florida Community College. Over 20 years later, in 2016, NFCC announced plans to rename the college as it moved toward offering a new Bachelor of Science in Nursing, the college's first baccalaureate-level program.

In 2016, North Florida Community College established an educational partnership with Valdosta State University (VSU) in Valdosta, Georgia.[2] In 2017, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools accredited NFCC as a Level II baccalaureate degree-granting institution and the NFCC District Board of Trustees approved North Florida College as the new name.

## Gallery

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* Entrance sign

* Business Education Building

* Technology Center

* Mathematics Classrooms

* Science Learning Center

* Fine Arts Building

* Hardee Center

* Career and Technical Education Center

* Hamilton Library

* Colin P. Kelly Fitness Center

* Frank Cantey Softball Field

* Van H. Priest Auditorium

## Notable alumni

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* Leonard L. Bembry, former member of the Florida House of Representatives
* Jesse Solomon, former NFL player
* Kylie Williams, Miss Florida 2007

## See also

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* Florida portal

* Wardlaw-Smith House

## References

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1. ^ Walter L. Smith, The Magnificent Twelve: Florida's Black Junior Colleges, Winter Park, Florida, FOUR-G Publishers, 1994, ISBN 1885066015, p. 169.
2. ^ "VSU, North Florida Community College Establish New Educational Partnership - Valdosta State University". www.valdosta.edu. Retrieved October 20, 2021.

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