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Florida Keys Community College

School Overview:

School Notes:

• Florida Keys Community College is a comprehensive community college responding to the diverse and changing needs of Monroe County. The college offers quality education and activities that are innovative, accessible and affordable in the areas of university transfer, workforce development, college preparatory, continuing education, distance learning and cultural enrichment. The college provides a student-centered atmosphere conducive to scholarly inquiry, critical thinking, and personal growth.
• Florida Keys Community College serves Monroe County, a 220-mile long region comprised of 1,034 square miles, consisting, in large part, of a string of small islands stretching from the tip of the mainland peninsula to the island city of Key West and beyond. Forty-six of more than 1,500 small islands are connected by a two- lane highway that traverses 43 bridges and numerous narrow stretches of landfill. FKCC is the southernmost college in the continental United States and is located minutes from downtown Key West and 90 miles from Cuba. The main campus in Key West is surrounded by the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean while the Middle and Upper Keys Centers, located in Marathon and Key Largo, are positioned on 4-5 acre properties in joint-use facilities with the local high schools.
• Florida Keys Community College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award the associate degree.
• Profile last updated: 07/30/2009.

In the News:

• Interim Keys college president Tyree lays out vision (Florida Keys Keynoter)
  posted on November 18, 2009 at 04:12:41 pm
  Interim Florida Keys Community College President Larry Tyree hit the ground running on his first day Monday, and on Tuesday, took time out of his busy schedule to tell the community what he's all about.
• Suspect faces murder victim's kin (Florida Keys Keynoter)
  posted on November 11, 2009 at 04:12:31 pm
  A Hollywood man charged with killing Key Wester Marques Butler early Nov. 1 was in and out of Monroe County Circuit Court Judge David Audlin's courtroom Tuesday morning.
• 'One big family' says goodbye to a son (Key West Citizen)
  posted on November 8, 2009 at 06:09:48 am
  The community mourned Marques Butler Saturday as 1,000 people or more packed the Key West High School auditorium to celebrate the life of a young man known for his athletic ability, his gentle deme read more
• Tyree ready to jump in and tackle college presidency. First on his agenda: Listening (Florida Keys Keynoter)
  posted on November 4, 2009 at 03:58:01 pm
  Starting Nov. 16, Florida Keys Community College will have a new interim president. Larry Tyree of Sarasota will take the helm five weeks after the dramatic departure of Jill Landesberg-Boyle, who negotiated an early release Oct. 21.
• Keys college theater loses group's support (Florida Keys Keynoter)
  posted on November 4, 2009 at 03:57:31 pm
  The Performing Arts Centers for Key West, which operates the Tennessee Williams Theatre on Stock Island, will no longer be a direct support organization of Florida Keys Community College.

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