College explodes with epic hordes of new students
Florida State College at Jacksonville is becoming more popular for new students due to its afforability, accessibility, and flexibility
Benjamin Jackson
Issue date: 12/8/09 Section: News
Florida State College at Jacksonville is under siege, not by Swine Flu or bomb threats, but by students. According to the school's Web site, during the fall semester of 2009, classrooms and blackboard were packed with 42,897 students. Compared to last year's numbers, that adds an additional 906 students to the roster.
The appeal to many students can be found in the fact that Florida State College at Jacksonville offers you the chance to get your core classes completed before transferring to a university. This appeals to some for financial reasons, and to others to build momentum before starting at a university.
"I figured I could still live at home and retain my job at the Ritz-Carlton Amelia Island and just bank the money I would be spending on rent and get the same classes everyone else is taking at a senior college for their pre requisites," said Matthew Schubert, a sophomore who is taking advantage of Florida State College's transfer program.
"[Florida State College at Jacksonville] has been great for me because of monetary reasons mostly," said Tiffany Binkley, a sophomore student at South Campus. "While I'm getting my AA degree here, I can save my money because I can live with my parents. "
Binkley pursued her GED after dropping out of high school, and started her first semester at FSCJ soon after in order to save herself years of manual labor. "I dropped out of high school and I couldn't go to a university right after, I had no other choice except to work for minimum wage for the rest of my life," Binkley added.
Florida State College at Jacksonville currently offers seven bachelor degree programs: Nursing, Early Childhood Education, Networking and Telecommunications, Fire Science Management, Information Technology Management, Public Safety Management, and Supervision/Management. This helps to change the view of the college from a part-time institute to a full-time institute, something that can also be attributed to our name change from Florida Community College.
The appeal to many students can be found in the fact that Florida State College at Jacksonville offers you the chance to get your core classes completed before transferring to a university. This appeals to some for financial reasons, and to others to build momentum before starting at a university.
"I figured I could still live at home and retain my job at the Ritz-Carlton Amelia Island and just bank the money I would be spending on rent and get the same classes everyone else is taking at a senior college for their pre requisites," said Matthew Schubert, a sophomore who is taking advantage of Florida State College's transfer program.
"[Florida State College at Jacksonville] has been great for me because of monetary reasons mostly," said Tiffany Binkley, a sophomore student at South Campus. "While I'm getting my AA degree here, I can save my money because I can live with my parents. "
Binkley pursued her GED after dropping out of high school, and started her first semester at FSCJ soon after in order to save herself years of manual labor. "I dropped out of high school and I couldn't go to a university right after, I had no other choice except to work for minimum wage for the rest of my life," Binkley added.
Florida State College at Jacksonville currently offers seven bachelor degree programs: Nursing, Early Childhood Education, Networking and Telecommunications, Fire Science Management, Information Technology Management, Public Safety Management, and Supervision/Management. This helps to change the view of the college from a part-time institute to a full-time institute, something that can also be attributed to our name change from Florida Community College.
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