Introduction
Florida Gateway College (FGC) is a two-year public college in Lake City, Florida. FGC was founded as Columbia Forestry School in 1947, when Lake City was the
Florida Gateway College
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| Total Cost On-Campus Attendance | $11,767 |
| Admission Success rate | N/A |
| Student Ratio Students-to-Faculty | 17 : 1 |
| Retention (full-time / part-time) | N/A / N/A |
| Enrollment Total (all students) | 3,385 |
Academics
FGS offers a huge range of degrees, programs, and certificates to meet the needs of rural Floridians and their economy. Major divisions at the school include Allied Health, Continuing Education, Golf and Landscape Operations, High School Programs, Liberal Arts and Sciences, Occupational Programs, and the Teaching Academy. The Forest Technology program, which had long been the lynchpin of the FGS course catalog, was discontinued in 2010.
Transferring to Four Year Institutions
A large percentage of the student body at FGC chooses to go on to a four-year institution after finishing their time at community college. For those who know before enrolling that they will wish to do so, there are 44 majors in the transfer track.
FGC has a partnership agreement with Saint Leo University (SLU) in Lake City, so that students pursuing a four-year degree may be guaranteed admission through a strong academic performance at FGC. SLU offers bachelor
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Admissions
Most of the programs at FGC have open enrollment. The exceptions are golf course operations, nursing, and allied health programs.
Financial Aid
In addition to the several federal and state financial aid options that are open to any student in Florida, FGC offers several of their own scholarships. Special scholarships are open to students in music, theater, and student government. The Florida Gateway College Foundation offers several privately funded scholarships, especial for students in the Allied Health Programs and Golf and Landscape programs.
Some of the most popular scholarship programs at FGC for students from the state of Florida include Florida Bright Futures, Florida Academic Scholars, Florida Medallion Scholars, Florida Gold Seal Vocational Scholars, and Children/Spouse of Deceased/Disabled Veterans scholarships.
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Clubs and Organizations
Student clubs and organizations include an art club, an anime organization, a college choir, cosmetology support programs, a drama club, the Florida Turf Grass & Golf Course Superintendents Association, two nursing associations, Phi Theta Kappa, and the student veteran
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Athletics
Although the college had several strong competitive intercollegiate athletic teams for several decades, the athletics program was discontinued early in the 2000s. Popular intramural sports include basketball, flag football, soccer, ping pong, and dodgeball. FSC is known for their annual Spades Tournament.
Alumni
Well-known alumni include Houston Astros outfielder Reggie Abercrombie and Kansas City Royals pitcher Heath Phillips.
Bibliography
Catalog. Florida Gateway College. Web. 3 May 2011.
Fiske, Edward B. Fiske Guide to Colleges 2011. Chicago: Sourcebooks, 2010. Print.
Golf Course Operations. Florida Gateway College. Web. 3 May 2011.
Pope, Loren. Looking Beyond the Ivy League: Finding the College That
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