Broward Community College
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Broward Community College is a publicly-funded community college, founded in 1959. With the appointment of a local Advisory Committee under State Board of Education Regulations in October of that year, the College began to develop. Dr. Joe B. Rushing undertook his responsibilities as the first President on April 7, 1960. The following Autumn, with an enrollment of 701 students, the College opened its doors in buildings formerly used by the Naval Air Station at the Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport. From this beginning, the College has experienced solid growth in facilities, number of students, and quality of programs. When the first permanent building was completed in August 1963, the College moved to its present Central Campus location on Southwest Davie Road in Davie.
Campuses
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.
Currently, Broward Community College has six campuses. After Dr. Adams announced his intent to retire on December 31, 1986, Central Campus was renamed the A. Hugh Adams Central Campus in his honor. In addition to the A. Hugh Adams Central Campus on Southwest Davie Road in Davie, the College has a North Campus on Coconut Creek Boulevard in Coconut Creek, and the Judson A. Samuels South Campus on Hollywood Boulevard in Pembroke Pines. The Center for Health Science has its administrative offices on Southwest Davie Road, but offers courses at each of the other three locations. The Willis Holcombe Center is located in downtown Fort Lauderdale and features technology, business, art and pre-law classes. Opened in the fall of 2000, the Pines Center is located the Pembroke Pines Academic Village on Sheridan Street. The Pines Center offers an athletic/aquatic complex and a wetlands nature reserve near the campus.
Notable people
Alumni
- Parris Glendening, former Governor of Maryland (received a scholarship to attend)
- Tory Lane, adult entertainer (received Associate's degree in business)
- Marilyn Manson, entertainer (studied journalism and theatre, was the assistant entertainment editor of the Observer)
Faculty
- Richard Grayson, writer and political activist (former instructor of English)
External links
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