Established 1967 Campus 5 campuses Mascot Conquistadors Founded 1967 | President Dr. Timothy L. Beard Total enrollment 11,263 (2014) | |
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Type Public, 4-year, State college Location New Port Richey, Florida, United States Headquarters New Port Richey, Florida, United States Notable alumni Wilton Simpson, John Legg, Robert C Schenck, Michelle McCool, Stanley Pringle Similar Hillsborough Community College, St Petersburg College, College of Central Florida, State College of Florida - M, Palm Beach State Coll Profiles | ||
Pasco–Hernando State College (PHSC) is a Florida state college with campuses in Pasco and Hernando counties. It is the newest four year state college with campuses in Brooksville, Dade City, New Port Richey, Spring Hill, and Wesley Chapel. The name of the school changed from Pasco-Hernando Community College (PHCC) on January 21, 2014.
PHCC was established in 1967 by the Florida Legislature and is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award the associate degree. The college also offers other certification programs in computer science, health care, and law enforcement. One of the newest programs is the Educator Preparation Institute, an alternative teacher certification program. PHSC also offers dual-enrollment classes for high school students. Many students select the four-year state college as an alternative to higher priced four-year institutions with the prospect of transferring.
A fifth campus opened in 2014 in Wesley Chapel to serve central Pasco County. The new campus is named the Porter Campus at Wiregrass Ranch after the Porter family which donated the land to the college.
In March 2013 PHCC President Katherine Johnson announced plans to change the college's name to correlate with the beginning of offering baccalaureate programs in 2014. The school sought public feedback via its website regarding four proposed new names: College of Pasco-Hernando, Pasco-Hernando College, Pasco–Hernando State College, or State College of Pasco-Hernando.
Notable alumni and attendees
Alumni Status is open to Pasco-Hernando Community College graduates, all former students of PHCC who regularly matriculated and left the college in good standing.