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Broward Community College

School Overview:

School Notes:

• Broward Community College provides higher education and technical and occupational training for the citizens of Broward County, its district by law. As the first public higher education institution in the county, Broward Community College functions as the principal provider of undergraduate higher education for the residents of Broward County: As one of the twenty eight community colleges in the Florida system, Broward Community College is designed to be a community-based institution that offers a comprehensive range of programs responsive to changes in the community and in technology. Where appropriate, these programs are articulated with the public school system, area vocational schools, and upper-level institutions to insure that students can move smoothly from one system to another.
• Through this wide variety of degree and certificate programs and continuing education courses, the College attracts a great diversity of students, including individuals planning to complete a bachelor's degree program, people seeking to acquire job-entry skills, employees desiring to upgrade skills for promotion or career change, and individuals seeking education for their personal enrichment. From high school students who enroll in a course to accelerate their college education, to retirees who return to education after decades devoted to other pursuits, a multitude of age groups is represented at Broward Community College. These culturally diverse students span the learning spectrum from developmental to gifted. The College's programs and services are designed to serve the community by meeting the higher education needs of all these individuals.
• The College has several centers and numerous off-campus facilities. The Downtown Center is the site of the College's administrative offices. The North Area Office of Business and Industry Services, on W. Commercial Boulevard in Fort Lauderdale, provides classes and counseling/advisement. Tigertail Lake, on Ravenswood Road in Fort Lauderdale, is leased from the County for various instructional and recreational purposes.
• Broward Community College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award Associate Degrees. The College is also authorized by the Florida Department of Education.
• Profile last updated: 08/22/2008.

In the News:

• Fort Lauderdale officer fired after forging beggar's signature, records show (Sun-Sentinel)
  posted on November 8, 2009 at 01:19:08 pm
  A police officer with a history of careless behavior has fired for forging the signature of an alleged street beggar on a police report, records show.
• Roethlisberger's accuser quits job at casino (The Toledo Blade)
  posted on November 7, 2009 at 12:35:55 pm
  FROM BLADE STAFF AND NEWS SERVICES RENO, Nev. - The woman who filed a lawsuit accusing Ben Roethlisberger of raping her has quit her job at the Lake Tahoe hotel-casino where she claims the assault occurred in the NFL quarterback's penthouse room more than a year ago. The woman had been working as a VIP host at Harrah's Lake Tahoe in July, 2008, when she alleges the two-time Super Bowl champ for ...
• Business agenda (Miami Herald)
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• MasterMind Awards — Meet the Judges (Broward-Palm Beach New Times)
  posted on September 15, 2009 at 07:52:45 pm
  N ew Times is excited to announce that we're giving away $1,000 apiece to four local artists as part of our newly established Master­Mind Awards. Individuals can enter a variety of media — performance art, video/film/multimedia, visual art, fashion design — or nominate someone ...
• 9/11 attacks shaped South Florida antiterror partnership (Miami Herald)
  posted on September 11, 2009 at 11:06:29 am
  The threatening caller, a woman miffed about her tax increase, called the Broward County property appraiser to say ``you now have anthrax spores.'' She sounded credible because she referred to ``infectious agents'' stored at the National Institutes of Health.

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