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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:

• Mile Markers (Key West Citizen)
  posted on March 18, 2010 at 05:14:22 am
  KEY WEST Teen bicyclist hit by pickup A 19-year-old critically injured woman was airlifted to Miami after a pickup truck hit her about 4:40 p.m. Wednesday at the entrance to Key... read more
• FKCC puts disadvantaged on college track (Key West Citizen)
  posted on March 15, 2010 at 05:20:35 am
  Katlin Rahming is only in the sixth grade but she's already been to college. read more
• Teacher brings Japanese style to Keys (Key West Citizen)
  posted on March 14, 2010 at 06:06:06 am
  Intriguing faces appeared throughout the ceramics lab at Florida Keys Community College over the past few weeks. Most were made of clay and created under the watchful eye of artist Hiro Tashima, a... read more
• Key Wester mixes the past, the present (Florida Keys Keynoter)
  posted on March 10, 2010 at 04:13:31 pm
  Through technology and community outreach, Key West history buff Bruce Neff is working to offer residents and visitors a "big-picture" understanding of the Southernmost City's historical importance, one landmark at a time.
• Bowers running for Keys School Board (Florida Keys Keynoter)
  posted on February 27, 2010 at 01:52:39 pm
  Key West semi-retiree Barbara Bowers, formerly the chairwoman of the city's Historic Architectural Review Committee, has thrown her name in the running to take over Steve Pribramsky's soon-to-be-vacant District 1 School Board seat.

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