Ryan Nicol
The Florida House voted unanimously Wednesday to rename Florida Keys Community College and North Florida Community College by dropping the “community” from each college’s name.
The institutions would be called “The College of the Florida Keys” and “North Florida College,” respectively. The bill (HB 525), approved by the House in a 112-0 vote, was filed by Rep. Holly Raschein, a Key Largo Republican.
A companion bill (SB 720) was filed in the Senate by Sen. Anitere Flores. It’s been approved by the Education Committee.
This is the third straight year the name changes have been proposed in the Legislature. And it’s not the first time the House has unanimously agreed to rename the schools. But the proposal has previously met resistance in the Senate, which has caused it to fail.
The pair of schools are two of only four remaining in the state which call themselves “community colleges.” Should the bill be a success this time around, only Hillsborough Community College and Tallahassee Community College would remain.
One comment
Elizabeth Smock
March 28, 2019 at 10:26 am
Please note that these are not “universities” unless they offer graduate degrees, as in master’s or doctorates. They will be “colleges” offering associates and bachelors degrees, which is awesome in and of itself, but not the same. Thank you.
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