![]() ![]() May 2008: SCC opened the $3 million expansion of its Geneva Center, which includes a Public Safety Driving Track and a new classroom building. The four-story campus replaced the Hunt Club Center. Charlie Crist helped dedicate the $33 million Altamonte Springs Campus, which houses all of the College's healthcare programs. January 2007: With a $2.5 million donation from the Central Florida Auto Dealers Association, the College opened its $10.1 million Automotive Training Center.Īugust 2007: The College opened its $30 million Center for Economic Development at Heathrow. John HittĢ006: SCC partnered with UCF to launch DirectConnect® to UCF, which guarantees graduates of the College hassle-free admission to the university as well as academic advising by university counselors. The donation, given by Art Grindle, a former state legislator and Central Florida auto dealer, created the Art & Phyllis Grindle Honors Institute. 1 community college in the country in planning, governance and finance.Ģ006: The College received its first $1 million private donation. The College was honored with the Bellwether Award for being the No. Jeb Bush visited the campus to view the damage. July 2001: The Construction Trades building (building D) opened on the Sanford/Lake Mary Campus.Ģ002: Seminole Community College and the University of Central Florida celebrated the grand opening of UCF's new regional campus at Sanford/Lake Mary.Ģ003: The Raider men's baseball team won its first state title and advanced to the JUCO World Series.Ģ004: Thousands of students were relocated after Hurricane Frances caused severe damage to building B on the Sanford/Lake Mary Campus. January 2001: The Oviedo Campus opened to serve residents of east Seminole County. Bush, then the Republican nominee, gave a campaign speech at the Sanford/Lake Mary Campus. Ann McGee, a community college graduate and administrator at Broward Community College, became the College's second president.ġ998: College Drive, a road connecting the College's Sanford/Lake Mary Campus with Lake Mary Boulevard, opened.ġ999: The $5 million high-tech Science building opened.Ģ000: The College's Seminole Technology Business Incubation Center opened at the Port of Sanford. Weldon retired after nearly 30 years of service. July 1994: The Weldon building, the College's administration facility, opened.ġ995: Dr. The Public Safety Training Center is located on 221 acres of land that the College leases from Seminole County. Jim Brantley Firing Range opened at Geneva. The new building included a planetarium.ġ994: The Lt. SCC began Phase III of construction, which included the Fine Arts and Vocational buildings.ġ982: The Raider men's tennis team won its first of two back-to-back national tennis championships.ġ987: The College's Adult Education building opened. ![]() Phase II of construction was completed with the opening of the College's gymnasium (building H). October 1971: The College's enrollment exceeded 7,000.ġ975: Seminole Junior College became Seminole Community College, with enrollment reaching 14,161. July 1968: The Florida Legislature removed junior colleges from the purview of county school boards and turned the colleges' advisory boards into district boards of trustees.Īpril 1971: The dedication was held for Seminole Junior College's Sanford/Lake Mary Campus. The College held its first commencement exercises. August 1966: Seminole Junior College opened with 800 students housed in portable classrooms.ġ968: Construction began on the College's first permanent structures. ![]()
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