Florida Gateway College

Florida Gateway College
Former name
Columbia Forestry School
Lake City Junior College
Forest Ranger School
Lake City Community College
MottoGo Further, Together
TypePublic college
Established1947; 77 years ago (1947)
Parent institution
Florida College System
Endowment$18.9 million (2020)[1]
PresidentLawrence Barrett
Administrative staff
212
Students4,958 of which 1,203 were Dual Enrollment students (2018)[2]
Location, ,
U.S.
CampusRural, 132 acres (53 ha)
Colors   Green & yellow
NicknameTimberwolves
Websitewww.fgc.edu

Florida Gateway College (FGC), formerly Lake City Community College, is a public college in Lake City, Florida. It is part of the Florida College System and one of the institutions in the system designated a "state college", allowing it to offer four-year bachelor's degrees.

The institution was established in 1947 as the Columbia Forestry School and became a junior college in 1961. It adopted its current name in 2008. The school serves 7,000 students each year from its five-county district, which includes Baker, Columbia, Dixie, Gilchrist and Union counties.[3]

  1. ^ As of June 30, 2020. U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2020 Endowment Market Value and Change in Endowment Market Value from FY19 to FY20 (Report). National Association of College and University Business Officers and TIAA. February 19, 2021. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  2. ^ [2017-2018 Preliminary estimated unduplicated headcount completed by Florida Gateway College faculty]
  3. ^ [1] Archived 2009-12-02 at the Wayback Machine Lake City Community College, History