Pensacola State College

Pensacola State College
Former names
Pensacola Junior College
MottoGo Here. Get There.
TypePublic college
Established1948; 76 years ago (1948)
Parent institution
Florida College System
Endowment$10.1 million[1]
PresidentC. Edward Meadows
Academic staff
200
Administrative staff
448
Students36,000
Undergraduates21,396[2]
Location
Pensacola, Florida
,
U.S.

30°28′52″N 87°12′05″W / 30.4810°N 87.2014°W / 30.4810; -87.2014
Colors      Green, blue, white
Sporting affiliations
NJCAA Region 8, Panhandle Conference
MascotPirate
Websitewww.pensacolastate.edu

Pensacola State College (PSC), formerly Pensacola Junior College, is a public college in Pensacola, Florida. It is part of the Florida College System.

The main campus, located in Pensacola, was opened in 1948 and was the first institute of higher learning in Pensacola. Pensacola State quickly expanded to include a downtown campus in 1957, a Milton campus in 1971, and a Warrington campus in 1977, with centers on the Fairpoint Peninsula area of Santa Rosa County, as well as one in Century.[3] A mini-campus opened on Naval Air Station Pensacola in 1981 but was destroyed during Hurricane Ivan in 2004. In July 2010, the college changed its name to Pensacola State College in order to reflect its transition into offering four-year degrees.[4] The current president is C. Edward Meadows. The college is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.[5]

  1. ^ As of June 30, 2011. "U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2011 Endowment Market Value and Percentage Change in Endowment Market Value from FY 2010 to FY 2011" (PDF). National Association of College and University Business Officers. January 17, 2012. p. 22. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-29. Retrieved February 17, 2012.
  2. ^ "The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System".
  3. ^ "Pensacola State College - Campus Information". Archived from the original on 2013-08-05. Retrieved 2013-09-05.
  4. ^ "PJC now known as Pensacola State College | www.gulfbreezenews.com | Gulf Breeze News". Archived from the original on 2011-07-11. Retrieved 2010-07-04. PJC now known as Pensacola State College
  5. ^ http://www.northescambia.com/?p=20319 No More Pensacola Junior College