Eastern Florida State College

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Eastern Florida State University
Eastern Florida State College Logo.png
Motto Explore. Achieve. Succeed.
Type Public
Established 1960
President Jim Richey
Academic staff
 251[1]
Students 14,616
Location
Brevard County
,
Florida
,
USA
Campus Suburban
Affiliations Florida College System
Mascot Titans
Website www.easternflorida.edu

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Eastern Florida State College, formerly Brevard Community College, is a public state college on Florida's Space Coast, in Brevard County, Florida. A member institution of the Florida College System, it has four campuses in Cocoa, Melbourne, Palm Bay, and Titusville, as well as an Aerospace program at Kennedy Space Center and a Virtual Campus.

Since its inception, the college has served more than a half-million students. About 35,000 students take courses annually on the Titusville, Cocoa, Melbourne and Palm Bay campuses, and online. According to state Florida College System statistics, the college has among the top graduation rates in the 28-member Florida College System, and the highest graduation rate among state and community colleges in Central Florida.[2]

In 2010, the college reported 25,000 students enrolled for courses.[3] There were 1,200 employees in 2011, including support personnel and faculty.[4] Eastern Florida State College is ranked 19th among more than 1,200 community colleges in the nation in awarding associate degrees.[citation needed]

History

Then called Brevard Junior College, the school opened with 768 students in the fall of 1960 in the former Cocoa High School on Forrest Avenue in Cocoa. Dr.J. Bruce Wilson was president. There were 31 faculty members. Four associate degrees were offered.[1]

At the time, it was racially segregated, and a separate Carver Junior College for African-American students was opened the same year.[5] To accomplish desegregation in compliance with the law, Brevard Junior College merged with the all-black Carver Junior College [6] in 1963 and moved to the present location of the Cocoa Campus at 1519 Clearlake Rd in Cocoa. The college was renamed Brevard Community College in 1970 when the state of Florida created a system of two-year colleges. In 1966, the enrollment reached 4,335.[7]

The college experienced a 51% increase in enrollment for online classes from 2007 to 2010.[8]

In September 2012, a professor was placed on paid leave, and an investigation was started, after the professor allegedly made students sign a pledge to vote for Barack Obama.[9] An investigation concluded that the professor violated policies and should be fired.[10]

On July 1, 2013, it was officially named Eastern Florida State College.[11] It now offers four year degrees in health care management and general business management.[12]

Academics

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Melbourne Campus

The college offers nearly 100 degree and certificate programs, including career and technical programs.[13]

In 2009, there were 19.7 students per class, average.[14]

Most of EFSC's students take part in its Associate in Arts transfer program. In 2007, EFSC was listed 21st in the nation in the number of AA degrees awarded.[15] Transfer and articulation partnerships between EFSC and the University of Central Florida, a joint initiative called "DirectConnect," and with the Florida Institute of Technology, whose TechTrack program guarantees the admission of EFSC graduates who wish to transfer to Florida Tech, make possible the seamless transfer of credits to other four-year institutions.[citation needed] The EFSC-UCF partnership also involves the sharing of facilities and services with UCF on EFSC's campuses, including the EFSC/UCF Joint-Use Library.

Administration

The president's office and the college's headquarters are on the Melbourne campus. The college is directed by a five-member Board of Trustees appointed by the Governor. The current chair is Alan H. Landman, a Melbourne attorney.[16] Dr. James H. Richey is president of the college, named to that position in January 2012 after serving as interim president since October 2011.[17] Richey also previously served as Executive Vice President and General Counsel.

Athletics

EFSC's Athletic teams are nicknamed the Titans and participate in softball, baseball, women's basketball, men's basketball, men's golf, men's soccer, women's soccer, women's tennis and women's volleyball. They participate in the Southern Conference of the Florida State College Activities Association (FSCAA) and the National Junior College Athletic Association Region 8.[18] The men's golf program has won seven National Junior College Championships since 1969.[19]

Other programs

The college include the Law Enforcement Academy which trains people for employment in local law enforcement positions. There are about 25–30 students.[20]

Cultural

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The Maxwell C. King Center for the Performing Arts

The 2,000-seat Maxwell C. King Center for the Performing Arts, on the Melbourne campus, offers performances and cultural art events. The Astronaut Memorial Planetarium and Observatory, on the Cocoa campus, features one of the largest public-access telescopes in Florida[21] as well as large-format movies, laser light shows, and other presentations.

The Titusville campus contains the John Henry Jones Gymnatorium, used for performing arts as well as athletic events. The Digital Media Bobcats, have conducted the Independent Digital Features Festival since the Fall of 2011 Showcasing the talent of the Digital Media students.

WEFS TV is a non-commercial educational television station operated by EFSC. WEFS TV broadcasts educational, cultural, and informational materials and telecourses of special interest.

The Harry T. and Harriette Moore Multicultural Center commemorates the lives and work of the Moores, African-American community leaders who lived and worked in Brevard County, martyr-pioneers of the civil rights era.

Notable people

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Main article: List of Eastern Florida State College people

References

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