Seminole Community College
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Seminole State College of Florida (commonly referred to as Seminole State) is a public
state college located in Sanford
, Florida
, United States
. Seminole State is a member institution of the Florida College System, and competes in National Junior College Athletic Association
(NJCAA) Region VIII
(Suncoast Conference) in baseball
, softball
and women's golf
.
Founded in 1965, the Florida State Legislature
signed a charter creating "Seminole Junior College." The college opened in August 1966 with 700 students, at a former citrus grove in Seminole County, near U.S. Route 17/92 and Interstate 4
(between the cities of Lake Mary
and Sanford
). By October 1971, Seminole Junior College's enrollment had exceeded 7,000, and by 1975, Seminole Junior College became "Seminole Community College", with enrollment reaching 14,161. In 2006, Seminole Community College partnered with the University of Central Florida
to launch "DirectConnect to UCF", which guarantees Seminole Community College (SCC) graduates admission to the university, as well as academic advising by university counselors. In September 2009, the SCC Board of Trustees unanimously approved a motion to rename the institution "Seminole State College of Florida," eight months after the introduction of the institution's first state-approved bachelor's degree
program, the Bachelor of Applied Science
(B.A.S.) in interior design
.
As of 2011, the college serves over 30,000 students, full-time and part-time, and is also one of the largest employers in Seminole County. The college has expanded into four campuses since 1965, all based within Seminole County, Florida
. Its main campus is located in Sanford, and its satellite campuses located in Oviedo
, Altamonte Springs
and Heathrow
. The Oviedo campus had opened in 2001, the Heathrow campus opened in 2007, and the Altamonte Springs campus had opened in 2008.
School Board hired Dr. Earl S. Weldon to be the newly formed College’s president. One of Dr. Weldon’s first duties was to locate a piece of land to build the school. After reviewing many possible locations, R.T. Milwee (superintendent of Seminole County Public Schools) and Dr. Weldon chose an 80 acres (323,748.8 m²) lot that once belonged to Chase Citrus Groves, a location chosen for its proximity to U.S. 17-92 and Interstate 4
. Portable classrooms and offices were put in place, and plans were made for the construction of the College’s permanent structures.
Construction began in 1968 on the Campus’ first permanent structures. The F-Building, which houses the faculty offices, was built that year. The Vocational Building, Science Building and a library followed in 1969. The Admissions Building, the Student Center, the E-Building, the Health Building (the gym) and the Automotive Technology Building were added in 1974.
The G-Building (Fine Arts), the J-Building (business tech, drafting and design, digital media and healthcare) and the K-Building (used for automotive technology, EMT and fire training) were added in the late 1970s, and this period of growth for the College continued into the 1980s, seeing construction of the Adult Education Building and the Science Lab.
Dr. Weldon and Dr. Reitz both retired from the college in 1995. The next year, Dr. E. Ann McGee
, a community college graduate and administrator at Broward College, succeeded Dr. Weldon as the college's president. Faced with a more than 20 percent dip in attendance when she took office, Dr. McGee has rejuvenated Seminole State with a period of substantial growth in enrollment, new construction, and in new community partnerships. Under Dr. McGee’s direction, the SCC Foundation's assets increased from $1 million to more than $7 million.
Sparked by a $2.5 million donation from the Central Florida Auto Dealers’ Association, SCC opened its $10.1 million Automotive Training Center in January 2007. The next chapter of Seminole State’s growth came when the innovative Center of Economic Development at Heathrow opened in Fall 2007. The Center partners Central Florida’s economic development leaders with the College to train the region’s work force in business/technology-related programs, attract and retain leading technology companies to Central Florida, and sustain the driving force behind the region’s economic engine. The College’s Altamonte Springs Campus opened in January 2008. The Campus houses SCC’s Healthcare Program, a diverse offering of A.A. degrees and adult education.
In recent years, Seminole State has deployed a number of courses via distance learning. In 2006, Seminole State partnered with the University of Central Florida
, the third-largest university in the nation, to launch DirectConnect to UCF, which guarantees Seminole State graduates hassle-free admission to the university and academic advising by university counselors.
On September 21, 2009, the Board of Trustees, with permission from the Florida Legislature and input from students, changed the name of the college from Seminole Community College to Seminole State College of Florida, since it is now offering bachelors degrees in addition to associate degrees.
, offers a full curriculum taught in small, intimate classroom settings. In addition to offering a wide variety of degree and certificate programs to meet even the most unique needs, the Campus is also home to Seminole State's Art & Phyllis Grindle Honors Institute, the Fine Arts Theatre, and the colleges planetarium and intercollegiate athletics programs. The Fine Arts Gallery in Building "G" is the oldest gallery in Seminole County.
Campus is one of Seminole State's most popular campuses due to its proximity to affordable student housing and a bustling commercial district. The campus is only a few miles from the University of Central Florida, making it an ideal choice for students who wish to transfer there after they have achieved an associate degree.
Campus concentrate in three key academic areas: healthcare, general education requirements for the A.A. degrees offered by the College, and adult education.
, Seminole State ranked 13 out of 15 Florida community colleges in terms of the number of Associate's Degrees awarded. The report ranked United States community colleges by various categories, including total Associate’s Degrees awarded, and Associate's to African Americans and Hispanics. The article stated that 15 Florida community colleges ranked among the top 100 colleges in the United States, in terms of numbers of Associate's Degrees awarded, with Miami Dade College
at number 1 and Valencia Community College
at number 3. Two other Central Florida schools, Brevard Community College
and Daytona Beach Community College
, were 27th and 59th respectively. Seminole Community College ranked 71 out of 100 in total Associate's Degrees awarded during the period. Seminole State did not rank in the top 100 with regard to Associate's conferred upon Hispanics or African Americans.
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The school offers a healthy dose fine arts activities, with an art gallery on campus that showcases work by the students and a dramatic theatre that is open to the public. The Encore! Music Series presented by the school features performances by the Seminole State Gospel Choir and the Concert Chorale.
, North Carolina
, and Florida. The then named Seminole Community College was among those profiled. Fisher stated that "a student at Seminole Community College in Florida had been refused permission to pass out animal-rights brochures near a cafe on campus because, according to the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education
(FIRE), an administrator did not like the group, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
(PETA), and didn't want her to hand out literature near where people were eating."
FIRE challenged Seminole State's free speech policies detailed in Fisher's 2008 article, and described the results in a 2005 press release, "Student Free to Protest Animal Cruelty Outside of 'Free Speech Zone'." FIRE contacted Seminole State in writing after "administrators failed to produce a written copy of the alleged tabling policy (prohibiting distribution of literature)." The FIRE release added that James D. Henningsen, an official at SCC, replied to FIRE's request saying "that [SCC] [would then] allow Campos [the student] to set up a table in the campus’ café to distribute PETA literature." Henningsen also promised that the college would create a committee to review and make recommendations for changes to the college’s existing speech policies."
the former professional tennis player, John Hart
the former general manager of the Cleveland Indians
and Texas Rangers
, Rob Ducey
the former Major League Baseball
player and olympian, and Doug Marlette the pulitzer prize
winning cartoonist
.
Public university
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state college located in Sanford
Sanford, Florida
Sanford is a city in, and the county seat of, Seminole County, Florida, United States. The population was 38,291 at the 2000 census. As of 2009, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau was 50,998...
, Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Seminole State is a member institution of the Florida College System, and competes in National Junior College Athletic Association
National Junior College Athletic Association
The National Junior College Athletic Association , founded in 1938, is an association of community college and junior college athletic departments throughout the United States. It is held as Divisions and Regions. The current NJCAA holds 24 separate regions.-History:The idea for the NJCAA was...
(NJCAA) Region VIII
Suncoast Conference
Also known as '. Hosted by the National Junior College Athletic Association, also known as Region VIII is a junior college conference for many Tech and Community Colleges...
(Suncoast Conference) in baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
, softball
Softball
Softball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of 10 to 14 players. It is a direct descendant of baseball although there are some key differences: softballs are larger than baseballs, and the pitches are thrown underhand rather than overhand...
and women's golf
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
.
Founded in 1965, the Florida State Legislature
Florida Legislature
The Florida State Legislature is the term often used to refer to the two houses that act as the state legislature of the U.S. state of Florida. The Florida Constitution states that "The legislative power of the state shall be vested in a legislature of the State of Florida," composed of a Senate...
signed a charter creating "Seminole Junior College." The college opened in August 1966 with 700 students, at a former citrus grove in Seminole County, near U.S. Route 17/92 and Interstate 4
Interstate 4
Interstate 4 is a intrastate Highway located entirely within the state of Florida, United States. It goes from Interstate 275 in Tampa, Florida to Interstate 95 at Daytona Beach, Florida . It also has the Florida Department of Transportation designation of State Road 400, but only a small...
(between the cities of Lake Mary
Lake Mary, Florida
Lake Mary is a city in Seminole County, Florida, United States. The population was 11,456 at the 2000 census. As of 2009, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 15,230...
and Sanford
Sanford, Florida
Sanford is a city in, and the county seat of, Seminole County, Florida, United States. The population was 38,291 at the 2000 census. As of 2009, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau was 50,998...
). By October 1971, Seminole Junior College's enrollment had exceeded 7,000, and by 1975, Seminole Junior College became "Seminole Community College", with enrollment reaching 14,161. In 2006, Seminole Community College partnered with the University of Central Florida
University of Central Florida
The University of Central Florida, commonly referred to as UCF, is a metropolitan public research university located in Orlando, Florida, United States...
to launch "DirectConnect to UCF", which guarantees Seminole Community College (SCC) graduates admission to the university, as well as academic advising by university counselors. In September 2009, the SCC Board of Trustees unanimously approved a motion to rename the institution "Seminole State College of Florida," eight months after the introduction of the institution's first state-approved bachelor's degree
Bachelor's degree
A bachelor's degree is usually an academic degree awarded for an undergraduate course or major that generally lasts for three or four years, but can range anywhere from two to six years depending on the region of the world...
program, the Bachelor of Applied Science
Bachelor of Applied Science
The Bachelor of Applied Science, often abbreviated as BAS, BSAS. BASc or BAppSc is an undergraduate degree awarded for a course of study that generally lasts three to four years in the United Kingdom and Australia, and four to six years in Canada, the Netherlands and the United States.-Usage:In...
(B.A.S.) in interior design
Interior design
Interior design describes a group of various yet related projects that involve turning an interior space into an effective setting for the range of human activities are to take place there. An interior designer is someone who conducts such projects...
.
As of 2011, the college serves over 30,000 students, full-time and part-time, and is also one of the largest employers in Seminole County. The college has expanded into four campuses since 1965, all based within Seminole County, Florida
Seminole County, Florida
Seminole County is a county in the U.S. state of Florida. Located between Orlando to the south and Deland and Daytona Beach to the north, it is part of the Greater Orlando metropolitan area. Its county seat and largest city is Sanford...
. Its main campus is located in Sanford, and its satellite campuses located in Oviedo
Oviedo, Florida
Oviedo is a city in Seminole County, Florida, United States. The population was 26,316 as of the 2000 census. As of 2009, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 32,961...
, Altamonte Springs
Altamonte Springs, Florida
Altamonte Springs is a city in Seminole county in the U.S. state of Florida, which had a population of 41,496 at the 2010 census. Located primarily in Seminole County, the city is in the northern suburbs of the Orlando–Kissimmee-Sanford Metropolitan Statistical Area, which the United States...
and Heathrow
Heathrow, Florida
Heathrow is a census-designated place and an unincorporated suburban community in Seminole County, Florida, United States. Heathrow is located on the I-4 Corridor in Central Florida, 19 miles Northeast of Orlando and 38 miles Southwest of Daytona Beach...
. The Oviedo campus had opened in 2001, the Heathrow campus opened in 2007, and the Altamonte Springs campus had opened in 2008.
Establishment
On July 1, 1965, the Florida State Legislature signed a charter creating Seminole Junior College. That year, the Seminole CountySeminole County, Florida
Seminole County is a county in the U.S. state of Florida. Located between Orlando to the south and Deland and Daytona Beach to the north, it is part of the Greater Orlando metropolitan area. Its county seat and largest city is Sanford...
School Board hired Dr. Earl S. Weldon to be the newly formed College’s president. One of Dr. Weldon’s first duties was to locate a piece of land to build the school. After reviewing many possible locations, R.T. Milwee (superintendent of Seminole County Public Schools) and Dr. Weldon chose an 80 acres (323,748.8 m²) lot that once belonged to Chase Citrus Groves, a location chosen for its proximity to U.S. 17-92 and Interstate 4
Interstate 4
Interstate 4 is a intrastate Highway located entirely within the state of Florida, United States. It goes from Interstate 275 in Tampa, Florida to Interstate 95 at Daytona Beach, Florida . It also has the Florida Department of Transportation designation of State Road 400, but only a small...
. Portable classrooms and offices were put in place, and plans were made for the construction of the College’s permanent structures.
Seminole Junior College
Seminole Junior College opened in 1966. Seven-hundred students paid $5 per credit hour to further their educations. Initial class offerings included accounting, business, English I and II, journalism, Spanish, math, science and speech, among others.Construction began in 1968 on the Campus’ first permanent structures. The F-Building, which houses the faculty offices, was built that year. The Vocational Building, Science Building and a library followed in 1969. The Admissions Building, the Student Center, the E-Building, the Health Building (the gym) and the Automotive Technology Building were added in 1974.
Seminole Community College
On July 1, 1975, Seminole Junior College became Seminole Community College. By the end of the college’s first decade, enrollment had increased to 14,161.The G-Building (Fine Arts), the J-Building (business tech, drafting and design, digital media and healthcare) and the K-Building (used for automotive technology, EMT and fire training) were added in the late 1970s, and this period of growth for the College continued into the 1980s, seeing construction of the Adult Education Building and the Science Lab.
Dr. Weldon and Dr. Reitz both retired from the college in 1995. The next year, Dr. E. Ann McGee
E. Ann McGee
Dr. E. Ann McGee is an American academic, and the current President of Seminole State College of Florida. McGee graduated with her Bachelors degree in speech from Florida State University. She received her Masters degree from Florida State University in communications. In addition she received her...
, a community college graduate and administrator at Broward College, succeeded Dr. Weldon as the college's president. Faced with a more than 20 percent dip in attendance when she took office, Dr. McGee has rejuvenated Seminole State with a period of substantial growth in enrollment, new construction, and in new community partnerships. Under Dr. McGee’s direction, the SCC Foundation's assets increased from $1 million to more than $7 million.
The new millennium
In recent years, Seminole State has deployed a number of courses via distance learning. In 2006, Seminole State partnered with the University of Central Florida
University of Central Florida
The University of Central Florida, commonly referred to as UCF, is a metropolitan public research university located in Orlando, Florida, United States...
, the third-largest university in the nation, to launch DirectConnect to UCF, which guarantees Seminole State graduates hassle-free admission to the university and academic advising by university counselors.
On September 21, 2009, the Board of Trustees, with permission from the Florida Legislature and input from students, changed the name of the college from Seminole Community College to Seminole State College of Florida, since it is now offering bachelors degrees in addition to associate degrees.
Sanford/Lake Mary
This Campus, located in Sanford, FloridaSanford, Florida
Sanford is a city in, and the county seat of, Seminole County, Florida, United States. The population was 38,291 at the 2000 census. As of 2009, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau was 50,998...
, offers a full curriculum taught in small, intimate classroom settings. In addition to offering a wide variety of degree and certificate programs to meet even the most unique needs, the Campus is also home to Seminole State's Art & Phyllis Grindle Honors Institute, the Fine Arts Theatre, and the colleges planetarium and intercollegiate athletics programs. The Fine Arts Gallery in Building "G" is the oldest gallery in Seminole County.
Oviedo
The OviedoOviedo, Florida
Oviedo is a city in Seminole County, Florida, United States. The population was 26,316 as of the 2000 census. As of 2009, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 32,961...
Campus is one of Seminole State's most popular campuses due to its proximity to affordable student housing and a bustling commercial district. The campus is only a few miles from the University of Central Florida, making it an ideal choice for students who wish to transfer there after they have achieved an associate degree.
Altamonte Springs
Seminole State's program offerings at the Altamonte SpringsAltamonte Springs, Florida
Altamonte Springs is a city in Seminole county in the U.S. state of Florida, which had a population of 41,496 at the 2010 census. Located primarily in Seminole County, the city is in the northern suburbs of the Orlando–Kissimmee-Sanford Metropolitan Statistical Area, which the United States...
Campus concentrate in three key academic areas: healthcare, general education requirements for the A.A. degrees offered by the College, and adult education.
The Center for Economic Development at Heathrow
This facility partners Central Florida’s economic development leaders with Seminole State to train the region’s work force in business/technology-related programs, attract and retain leading technology companies to Central Florida and sustain the driving force behind the region’s economic engine. It offers relevant programming for the area’s emergent work force. The college's interior design and construction programs are based at the facility. It is also the home of the Employ Florida Banner Center for Digital Media http://www.digitalmediabannercenter.com/, a statewide resource for the digital media industry. The Seminole County Economic Development Department and the Seminole County Regional Chamber of Commerce are also based at the center.Distance Learning
In recent years, Seminole State has deployed a number of courses via distance learning. Seminole State College is currently using ANGEL and is migrating to the open source Sakai system in 2010.Rankings
According to an October 2007 article from the Florida Department of EducationFlorida Department of Education
The Florida Department of Education is the state education agency of Florida. It governs public education and manages funding and testing for local educational agencies . It is headquartered in the Turlington Building in Tallahassee.The Florida Commissioner of Education manages the day-to-day...
, Seminole State ranked 13 out of 15 Florida community colleges in terms of the number of Associate's Degrees awarded. The report ranked United States community colleges by various categories, including total Associate’s Degrees awarded, and Associate's to African Americans and Hispanics. The article stated that 15 Florida community colleges ranked among the top 100 colleges in the United States, in terms of numbers of Associate's Degrees awarded, with Miami Dade College
Miami Dade College
Miami Dade College, or simply Miami Dade or MDC, is a state college with eight campuses and twenty-one outreach centers located throughout Miami-Dade County, Florida in the United States. It is part of the Florida College System. Miami Dade College is the largest school in the Florida College...
at number 1 and Valencia Community College
Valencia Community College
Valencia College, formerly known as Valencia Community College, is a public state college in Orlando, Florida, United States. Valencia is the third-largest member institution of the Florida College System....
at number 3. Two other Central Florida schools, Brevard Community College
Brevard Community College
Brevard Community College, founded in 1960, is a community college on Florida's Space Coast, in Brevard County, Florida. It has four campuses in Cocoa, Melbourne, Palm Bay, and Titusville, as well as an Aerospace program at Kennedy Space Center and a Virtual Campus...
and Daytona Beach Community College
Daytona Beach Community College
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, were 27th and 59th respectively. Seminole Community College ranked 71 out of 100 in total Associate's Degrees awarded during the period. Seminole State did not rank in the top 100 with regard to Associate's conferred upon Hispanics or African Americans.
Graduation statistics
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| Gender or Ethnicity | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|
| Male Male Male refers to the biological sex of an organism, or part of an organism, which produces small mobile gametes, called spermatozoa. Each spermatozoon can fuse with a larger female gamete or ovum, in the process of fertilization... |
32% |
| Female Female Female is the sex of an organism, or a part of an organism, which produces non-mobile ova .- Defining characteristics :The ova are defined as the larger gametes in a heterogamous reproduction system, while the smaller, usually motile gamete, the spermatozoon, is produced by the male... |
31% |
| African-American | 16% |
| Hispanic Hispanic Hispanic is a term that originally denoted a relationship to Hispania, which is to say the Iberian Peninsula: Andorra, Gibraltar, Portugal and Spain. During the Modern Era, Hispanic sometimes takes on a more limited meaning, particularly in the United States, where the term means a person of ... |
25% |
Accreditation's and approvals
Seminole State College of Florida is accredited and approved by the following organizations:- American Bar AssociationAmerican Bar AssociationThe American Bar Association , founded August 21, 1878, is a voluntary bar association of lawyers and law students, which is not specific to any jurisdiction in the United States. The ABA's most important stated activities are the setting of academic standards for law schools, and the formulation...
- Approval Committee for Certificate Programs (ACCP)
- American Medical AssociationAmerican Medical AssociationThe American Medical Association , founded in 1847 and incorporated in 1897, is the largest association of medical doctors and medical students in the United States.-Scope and operations:...
(AMA) - Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education ProgramsCommission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education ProgramsCommission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs, , is an agency of accreditation for the accredits postsecondary education programs in 19 different allied health and related fields....
(CAAHEP) - Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE)
- Committee on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CARC)
- Foundation for Interior Design Education Research (FIDER)
- National League of Nursing (NLN)
- Southern Association of Colleges and SchoolsSouthern Association of Colleges and SchoolsThe Southern Association of Colleges and Schools is one of the six regional accreditation organizations recognized by the United States Department of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation...
(SACS)
Student life
Seminole State offers over 40 clubs and organizations including the Environmental Club, the Hispanic Student Association and the African American Cultural Forum. The college also sponsors a student run Government Association that is the voice of the students.The school offers a healthy dose fine arts activities, with an art gallery on campus that showcases work by the students and a dramatic theatre that is open to the public. The Encore! Music Series presented by the school features performances by the Seminole State Gospel Choir and the Concert Chorale.
Free speech
A 2008 article by Marla Fisher in the journal Community College Week detailed free speech issues on campuses in CaliforniaCalifornia
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
, and Florida. The then named Seminole Community College was among those profiled. Fisher stated that "a student at Seminole Community College in Florida had been refused permission to pass out animal-rights brochures near a cafe on campus because, according to the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education
Foundation for Individual Rights in Education
The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education is a non-profit group founded in 1999 and focused on civil liberties in academia in the United States...
(FIRE), an administrator did not like the group, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is an American animal rights organization based in Norfolk, Virginia, and led by Ingrid Newkirk, its international president. A non-profit corporation with 300 employees and two million members and supporters, it claims to be the largest animal rights...
(PETA), and didn't want her to hand out literature near where people were eating."
FIRE challenged Seminole State's free speech policies detailed in Fisher's 2008 article, and described the results in a 2005 press release, "Student Free to Protest Animal Cruelty Outside of 'Free Speech Zone'." FIRE contacted Seminole State in writing after "administrators failed to produce a written copy of the alleged tabling policy (prohibiting distribution of literature)." The FIRE release added that James D. Henningsen, an official at SCC, replied to FIRE's request saying "that [SCC] [would then] allow Campos [the student] to set up a table in the campus’ café to distribute PETA literature." Henningsen also promised that the college would create a committee to review and make recommendations for changes to the college’s existing speech policies."
Notable Alumni & Attendees
Seminole State College of Florida has produced thousands of alumni over the years. The most notable alumni of Seminole State College of Florida are Mikael PernforsMikael Pernfors
Mikael Pernfors is a former professional tennis player from Sweden. He is best remembered for reaching the men's singles final at the French Open in 1986.-Career:Pernfors was born in Malmö....
the former professional tennis player, John Hart
John Hart (baseball)
John Henry Hart is an American Major League Baseball executive. In addition, he is the former general manager of the Cleveland Indians and Texas Rangers; now he currently serves as senior adviser, baseball operations, for the Rangers...
the former general manager of the Cleveland Indians
Cleveland Indians
The Cleveland Indians are a professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. Since , they have played in Progressive Field. The team's spring training facility is in Goodyear, Arizona...
and Texas Rangers
Texas Rangers (baseball)
The Texas Rangers are a professional baseball team in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, based in Arlington, Texas. The Rangers are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League, and are the reigning A.L. Western Division and A.L. Champions. Since , the Rangers have...
, Rob Ducey
Rob Ducey
Robert Thomas Ducey is a Canadian former outfielder in Major League Baseball.Raised in Cambridge, Ontario, Ducey graduated from Seminole Community College, and was first signed by the Toronto Blue Jays in...
the former Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
player and olympian, and Doug Marlette the pulitzer prize
Pulitzer Prize
The Pulitzer Prize is a U.S. award for achievements in newspaper and online journalism, literature and musical composition. It was established by American publisher Joseph Pulitzer and is administered by Columbia University in New York City...
winning cartoonist
Cartoonist
A cartoonist is a person who specializes in drawing cartoons. This work is usually humorous, mainly created for entertainment, political commentary or advertising...
.
| Alumni | Notability |
|---|---|
| Copeland Davis | Jazz-pop pianist and composer |
| Rob Ducey Rob Ducey Robert Thomas Ducey is a Canadian former outfielder in Major League Baseball.Raised in Cambridge, Ontario, Ducey graduated from Seminole Community College, and was first signed by the Toronto Blue Jays in... |
Former MLB player, member of 2004 Canadian Olympic team |
| John Hart John Hart (baseball) John Henry Hart is an American Major League Baseball executive. In addition, he is the former general manager of the Cleveland Indians and Texas Rangers; now he currently serves as senior adviser, baseball operations, for the Rangers... |
Major League Baseball manager |
| Ed Hickox Ed Hickox (umpire) Edwin William Hickox is an umpire in Major League Baseball who worked in the American League from 1990 to 1999 and throughout both major leagues beginning in 2005. He wears uniform number 15. Hickox officiated in the 2007 National League Division Series and the 2011 Major League Baseball All-Star... |
Current Major League Baseball umpire Umpire (baseball) In baseball, the umpire is the person charged with officiating the game, including beginning and ending the game, enforcing the rules of the game and the grounds, making judgment calls on plays, and handling the disciplinary actions. The term is often shortened to the colloquial form ump... |
| Gregg Hubbard | Keyboardist for Sawyer Brown Sawyer Brown Sawyer Brown is an American country music band founded in 1981 in Apopka, Florida, by five members of country pop singer Don King's road band: Bobby Randall and Jim Scholten , both from Midland, Michigan; Joe Smyth , Gregg "Hobie" Hubbard , and Mark Miller... |
| Norm Lewis | Broadway actor and singer |
| Suzanne Lewis | Superintendent of Yellowstone National Park Yellowstone National Park Yellowstone National Park, established by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant on March 1, 1872, is a national park located primarily in the U.S. state of Wyoming, although it also extends into Montana and Idaho... |
| Doug Marlette | Cartoonist |
| Paula Pell | Head writer on Saturday Night Live Saturday Night Live Saturday Night Live is a live American late-night television sketch comedy and variety show developed by Lorne Michaels and Dick Ebersol. The show premiered on NBC on October 11, 1975, under the original title of NBC's Saturday Night.The show's sketches often parody contemporary American culture... |
| Mikael Pernfors Mikael Pernfors Mikael Pernfors is a former professional tennis player from Sweden. He is best remembered for reaching the men's singles final at the French Open in 1986.-Career:Pernfors was born in Malmö.... |
Swedish tennis star |
| Hardy Rawls Hardy Rawls Hardy Rawls is an American character actor from Florida. His most notable role was as "Dad" Don Wrigley on the Nickelodeon television series The Adventures of Pete & Pete... |
Character actor |
| Bobby Thigpen Bobby Thigpen Robert Thomas "Bobby" Thigpen is a former relief pitcher in Major League Baseball. He is noted for setting the major league record of 57 saves during the season, which has since been broken by Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim pitcher Francisco Rodríguez... |
Former Major League Baseball relief pitcher |