Seminole Community College

100 Weldon Blvd, Sanford, FL, 32773-6199 - View a map of this school Map

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The mission of Seminole Community College is to serve the community by providing a learning-centered, high-quality educational institution that anticipates and meets the needs of the community by providing a comprehensive range of programs and services. ...

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County Seminole County, FL -
Title IV Eligible Yes Yes
Carnegie Classification Associate of Arts Colleges Associate of Arts Colleges
Institution Level At least 2 yrs but < 4 yrs At least 2 yrs but < 4 yrs
Institution Control Public Public
Full-Time Undergraduate 4,092 students 1,020 students
Part-Time Undergraduate 7,563 students 1,444 students
Total Enrollment 11,655 students 2,213 students
% Students Receiving Some Financial Aid 68% 78%
% Students Receiving Federal Grants 29% 46%
Avg. Amount Of Federal Grants Received $2,727 $2,845
% Students Receiving State/Local Grants 33% 29%
Avg. Amount Of State/Local Grants Received $1,138 $1,273
% Students Receiving Institutional Grants 15% 12%
Avg. Amount Of Institutional Grants Received $1,138 $1,146
% Students Receiving Loans 19% 38%
Avg. Amount Of Loan Received $3,203 $3,129

School Notes:

  • Established in 1965, Seminole Community College is a full-service education provider offering two-year college credit degrees (A.A., A.S.); specialized career certificates; continuing professional education; customized workplace training; adult education; community, leisure and youth programs; and an array of culturally stimulating events including theatre, musical performances, planetarium shows, timely guest speakers and a film series.
  • SCC provides learning opportunities at two campuses, an instructional center, businesses, high schools and numerous outreach centers throughout Seminole County. The SCC at Sanford/Lake Mary campus resides on 200 acres of beautiful, rolling countryside, 15 miles north of Orlando, bordered by Sanford on the north and Lake Mary on the west.
  • Our national award-winning faculty and programs are as diverse as our students. Our top-producing programs range from college credit transfer degrees and career certificates to training for information technology and health professions to business management and construction trades. We believe you have the power. Choose your direction.
  • Seminole Community College will be renowned, first and foremost, for its enduring commitment to learning and focus on individual student success. We are student-centered, as evidenced by our investment in high quality, committed faculty and staff; distinctive and diverse programs; and the wide range of innovative services we offer. We are community-connected, as evidenced by our commitment to forging mutually beneficial partnerships and alliances that address the specific needs of our diverse community. We are future-focused as evidenced by our anticipation of the needs of our community and our proactive development of strategies to meet those needs.
  • Profile last updated: 08/22/2008.

In the News:

  • Seminole State College president retires for 1 month (Orlando Sentinel)
    posted on November 17, 2009 at 05:14:28 pm
    E. Ann McGee, president of Seminole State College since 1996, abruptly retired during a board meeting Monday night. But she'll be back. She plans to retire for the month of December to qualify for certain state retirement benefits and then return to her post in January.
  • Seminole glows against domestic violence (Seminole Chronicle)
    posted on October 15, 2009 at 12:09:50 am
    The Safe House of Seminole is shining a light on domestic violence this month with Purple Light Nights, a national campaign aimed to raise awareness in one of Florida's highest ranking counties for domestic violence. Purple Light Nights was ...
  • Orlando Theatre Project closes down after 23 years (Orlando Sentinel)
    posted on October 1, 2009 at 03:08:05 pm
    Company was Orlando's oldest professional theater Orlando Theatre Project, the area's longest-lived professional theater company, is calling it quits after 23 years. The reason? The economy, of course, but also the hardships of an arts group so small it had no professional staff.
  • New Grambling men's coach: 'We just need time to come together' (The News-Star)
    posted on September 29, 2009 at 06:27:39 am
    GRAMBLING — Grambling announced Robert Washington Jr. as its interim head men's basketball coach on Monday. Washington was an assistant under former coach Rick Duckett, who resigned on Friday in the wake of a GSU player's death.
  • Corridor presidents achievement awarded (Seminole Chronicle)
    posted on September 24, 2009 at 12:10:12 am
    SEMINOLE COUNTY - When Randy Berridge came to Seminole County in 1979 to work on the lawsuit that eventually broke AT&T into seven separate companies, he thought he would be in town until the lawsuit was settled. Two years later the work was ...

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