North Florida Community College

North Florida Community College
Established	1958
Type	Community College
President	John Grosskopf
Students	1,255
Location	Madison County, Florida, USA
Website	www.nfcc.edu

North Florida Community College is a public community college in Madison, Florida, and part of the Florida College System. It enrolls around 1,200 students and serves six rural counties in North Florida: Madison County, Hamilton, Lafayette, Jefferson, Suwannee, and Taylor.

The school was founded as North Florida Junion College in 1957, with classes beginning the following year. It merged with the historically black Suwannee River Junior College in 1966. The current name was adopted in 1995.

History

In 1957 the Florida Legislature authorized North Florida Junior College. In March 1958, Dr. Marshall W. Hamilton was appointed President of North Florida Junior College. In September 1958, the first North Florida Junior College classes were organized. North Florida Junior College and Suwannee River Junior College, one of Florida's twelve black community colleges, were merged in 1966 after Congress passed the 1964 Civil Rights Act. In July 1995, the District Board of Trustees changed the name of the College from North Florida Junior College to North Florida Community College.

In 2007 the college began a registered nurse program. The Public Safety Academy provides correctional officer, fire fighter, EMT, Paramedic and law enforcement training.

Notable alumni and attendees

Alumni Status is open to all graduates of North Florida Community College, all former students of NFCC who regularly matriculated and left North Florida Community College in good standing.

Alumni	Notability
Leonard Bembry	Current member of the Florida House of Representatives
Kylie Williams	Miss Florida for 2007

See also

• Wardlaw-Smith House

External links

• NFCC website

Coordinates: 30°28′26″N 83°25′25″W / 30.473814°N 83.4236632°W / 30.473814; -83.4236632