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Former names | Junior College of Broward County (1959–1968) Broward Junior College (1968–1970) Broward Community College (1970–2008)[1] |
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| Type | Public college |
| Established | 1959; 67 years ago (1959) |
Parent institution | Florida College System |
| Accreditation | SACS |
| Endowment | $44 million (2024)[2] |
| Budget | $220.8 million (2024)[3] |
| President | Donald P. Astrab (interim)[4] |
Academic staff | 349 (full-time)[5] 755 (part-time)[5] |
| Undergraduates | 30,057 (fall 2022)[5] |
| Location | ,, United States 26°04′49″N80°14′04″W / 26.08028°N 80.23444°W /26.08028; -80.23444 |
| Campus | Midsize city[5] |
| Colors | Broward College Blue |
| Nickname | Seahawks |
| Mascot | Sammy the Seahawk |
| Website | www |
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Broward College is apublic college based inFort Lauderdale, Florida,Miramar, Florida,Pembroke Pines, Florida andDavie, Florida. It is a member of theFlorida College System, and offers several associate and baccalaureate degree programs.
The college was established in 1959 as theJunior College of Broward County with 701 students and 28 faculty members, initially operating in buildings that once belonged to a naval air station on the western end ofFort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.[6] It moved to its permanent site in 1963. Its name changed toBroward Junior College in 1968, then toBroward Community College in 1970, before becoming 'Broward College' in 2008. Over the decades, the institution expanded with new campuses and centers to meet growing demand.[6]
Broward College operates three main campuses and several additional centers acrossBroward County. The A. Hugh Adams Central Campus inDavie, the first permanent site of the college, houses theBuehler Planetarium, a health sciences complex, and a joint-use library withFlorida Atlantic University. The Judson A. Samuels South Campus inPembroke Pines is home to the Aviation Institute and a regional library, while the North Campus inCoconut Creek includes health science programs, the Citrix IT Academy, and the Junior Achievement Huizenga Enterprise Village. Additional facilities include the Willis Holcombe Center inDowntown Fort Lauderdale, which offers classroom space and administrative offices, and the Tigertail Lake Center inDania Beach, which provides aquatic and adventure learning programs. Broward College also extends its reach through international centers in countries such asEcuador,Peru,Sri Lanka, andVietnam, delivering courses identical to those taught in Florida.
Broward College competed in collegiate sports from 1962 until 2021, participating in theNational Junior College Athletic Association before discontinuing its athletic programs for budgetary reasons.
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