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'''Pensacola State College''' (usually shortened to '''Pensacola State''') is the name for an umbrella of multiple community colleges in [[Escambia County]] and [[Santa Rosa County]]. The college's slogan is "You can get there from here."
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'''Pensacola State College''', originally '''Pensacola Junior College''', is the name of a multi-campus public college in [[Escambia County]] and [[Santa Rosa County]].  
  
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The main campus, located in Pensacola, was opened in [[1948]] and was the first institute of higher learning in the town ([[University of West Florida]] would not open to a full class of undergraduates until [[1983]]). PSC quickly expanded to include a [[Downtown Pensacola]] campus in [[1957]], and a [[Milton]] campus in [[1971]]. A mini-campus opened on [[Naval Air Station Pensacola]] in [[1981]]. A final branch in [[Warrington]] rounded out the five-location junior college system.
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The main campus, located in Pensacola, opened in [[1948]] and was the first institution of higher learning in Northwest Florida.  (The area's second such institution was the [[University of West Florida]], which first admitted students in [[1967]]). PJC expanded to include a [[Downtown Pensacola]] campus in [[1957]], a [[Milton, Florida]] campus in [[1971]], a mini-campus on [[Naval Air Station Pensacola]] in [[1981]], and a fifth campus in [[Warrington]].
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The name was changed in 2010, when the college began offering upper-level undergraduate coursework and bachelor's degrees.  The college's slogan is "You can get there from here."
  
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Currently the college offers a two-year transitional program in conjunction with the [[University of West Florida]].  This is the most popular program among students, many continuing on to a bigger university setting after two years at PSC.
 
 
PSC operates [[WSRE]], the only PBS member station in town.
 
PSC operates [[WSRE]], the only PBS member station in town.
  

Revision as of 10:05, 29 December 2010

Pensacola State College, originally Pensacola Junior College, is the name of a multi-campus public college in Escambia County and Santa Rosa County.

The main campus, located in Pensacola, opened in 1948 and was the first institution of higher learning in Northwest Florida. (The area's second such institution was the University of West Florida, which first admitted students in 1967). PJC expanded to include a Downtown Pensacola campus in 1957, a Milton, Florida campus in 1971, a mini-campus on Naval Air Station Pensacola in 1981, and a fifth campus in Warrington.

The name was changed in 2010, when the college began offering upper-level undergraduate coursework and bachelor's degrees. The college's slogan is "You can get there from here."

PSC operates WSRE, the only PBS member station in town.

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