Hillsborough Community College
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Hillsborough Community College (HCC) is a two-year community college
, located in Hillsborough County, Florida
. The college has six campuses located throughout the county. Locations include: Brandon
, Dale Mabry
, Plant City
, Ybor City, MacDill AFB
, and South Shore (on the south shore of Tampa Bay
in Ruskin
). Administrative offices and headquarters are located on Davis Islands, near downtown Tampa
.
HCC was one of the last community colleges to be created in Florida, founded in 1968. Only Pasco–Hernando Community College, out of the 28-school Florida community college system, was founded later. Despite its late start, HCC has grown to include over 43,000 students. In 2010, HCC ranked 8th in the state and 20th in the nation in total number of associate degrees produced. In January 2008 the school opened its first residence hall, Hawk's Landing, named after the school mascot. This marks HCC as one of the few community colleges with its own residence hall and will be a gauge of viability for future endeavors by other community colleges.
HCC houses the prestigious Honors Institute. In 2007, Dr. Lydia Lyons, Director of the Honors Institute was elected to the office of Vice-President of the National Collegiate Honors Council. In 2009, she served as the President of that organization. The Honors coordinator, Lauren Furry, currently serves as the Vice President of the Southern Regional Honors Council. Every year the graduating students from the Honors Institute transfer to universities and colleges such as Boston University, Columbia University, Cornell University, Mount Holyoke College, UCLA, Virginia tech, and Yale.
There is a small sports program at HCC, with the school having a handful of sports teams that compete against other colleges.
and left the College in good standing.
Community college
A community college is a type of educational institution. The term can have different meanings in different countries.-Australia:Community colleges carry on the tradition of adult education, which was established in Australia around mid 19th century when evening classes were held to help adults...
, located in Hillsborough County, Florida
Hillsborough County, Florida
As of the census of 2000, there were 998,948 people, 391,357 households, and 255,164 families residing in the county. The population density was 951 people per square mile . There were 425,962 housing units at an average density of 405 per square mile...
. The college has six campuses located throughout the county. Locations include: Brandon
Brandon, Florida
Brandon is a census-designated place in Hillsborough County, Florida, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the CDP had a total population of 103,483.-Founding:...
, Dale Mabry
Dale Mabry Highway
Dale Mabry Highway is a north–south road in Tampa, Florida. The majority of its length consists of three lanes each direction plus a central turn-lane and often includes a right-turn lane. It begins at the MacDill Air Force Base entrance in South Tampa and ends by merging with US 41 just...
, Plant City
Plant City, Florida
Plant City is a city in Hillsborough County, Florida, in the United States, approximately midway between Brandon and Lakeland along Interstate 4. The population was 34,721 at the 2010 census....
, Ybor City, MacDill AFB
MacDill Air Force Base
MacDill Air Force Base is an active United States Air Force base located approximately south-southwest of downtown Tampa, Florida...
, and South Shore (on the south shore of Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is a large natural harbor and estuary along the Gulf of Mexico on the west central coast of Florida, comprising Hillsborough Bay, Old Tampa Bay, Middle Tampa Bay, and Lower Tampa Bay."Tampa Bay" is not the name of any municipality...
in Ruskin
Ruskin, Florida
Ruskin is an unincorporated census-designated place in Hillsborough County, Florida, United States. The population was 17,208 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Ruskin is located at ....
). Administrative offices and headquarters are located on Davis Islands, near downtown Tampa
Tampa, Florida
Tampa is a city in the U.S. state of Florida. It serves as the county seat for Hillsborough County. Tampa is located on the west coast of Florida. The population of Tampa in 2010 was 335,709....
.
HCC was one of the last community colleges to be created in Florida, founded in 1968. Only Pasco–Hernando Community College, out of the 28-school Florida community college system, was founded later. Despite its late start, HCC has grown to include over 43,000 students. In 2010, HCC ranked 8th in the state and 20th in the nation in total number of associate degrees produced. In January 2008 the school opened its first residence hall, Hawk's Landing, named after the school mascot. This marks HCC as one of the few community colleges with its own residence hall and will be a gauge of viability for future endeavors by other community colleges.
HCC houses the prestigious Honors Institute. In 2007, Dr. Lydia Lyons, Director of the Honors Institute was elected to the office of Vice-President of the National Collegiate Honors Council. In 2009, she served as the President of that organization. The Honors coordinator, Lauren Furry, currently serves as the Vice President of the Southern Regional Honors Council. Every year the graduating students from the Honors Institute transfer to universities and colleges such as Boston University, Columbia University, Cornell University, Mount Holyoke College, UCLA, Virginia tech, and Yale.
There is a small sports program at HCC, with the school having a handful of sports teams that compete against other colleges.
Faculty
| Name | Known for | Relationship to Hillsborough Community College |
|---|---|---|
| Percival Davis Percival Davis See also Clifford Grey, whose real name was Percival Davis.Percival William Davis, also known as Bill Davis, is an American author, young earth creationist, and intelligent design proponent.-Education and career:... |
American author, a young earth creationist, and activist in the intelligent design movement Intelligent design movement The intelligent design movement is a neo-creationist religious campaign for broad social, academic and political change to promote and support the idea of "intelligent design," which asserts that "certain features of the universe and of living things are... |
Professor of Life Science, since 1968. |
| Lydia Lyons | President of the National Collegiate Honors Council National Collegiate Honors Council The National Collegiate Honors Council is the United States non-profit professional association of undergraduate honors programs, colleges, directors, deans, faculty, staff, and students... |
Director of the Honors Program |
Alumni
Alumni Status is open to all graduates of Hillsborough Community College, all former students of HCC who regularly matriculatedMatriculation
Matriculation, in the broadest sense, means to be registered or added to a list, from the Latin matricula – little list. In Scottish heraldry, for instance, a matriculation is a registration of armorial bearings...
and left the College in good standing.
| Name | Known for |
|---|---|
| Keith Brumbaugh | National Basketball Association National Basketball Association The National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada... prospect |
| Geoffrey Giuliano Geoffrey Giuliano Geoffrey Giuliano is an American author, radio personality and film actor, best known for his biographies of The Beatles members John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and George Harrison, and of musician Pete Townshend.... |
Author, radio personality |