Hillsborough Community College President Gwendolyn W. Stephenson announced Friday she plans to retire next June. ...more

October 17, 2009

After giving South Florida Community College President Norm Stephens Jr., a favorable annual performance review, the college's board of trustees unanimously voted to renew his contract through June 30, 2013 ...more

January 31, 2009

Public school and community college leaders implored members of the state Board of Education on Tuesday to support their classrooms as Florida's economy sours. ...more

October 22, 2008

Public school and community college leaders implored members of the state Board of Education today to keep their eyes on more money for schools and more support for classrooms as Florida's economy continues to sour. ...more

October 21, 2008

The School Board of Highlands County recently gave the "go ahead" to begin a secondary education Career Academy. The academy will be for 11th- and 12th-grade students. It will be located on the South Florida Community College campus. Students will spend a half day studying their academic subjects. The remainder of the day they will learn a technical/vocational skill. ...more

June 4, 2008

LAKE PLACID — Graduating seniors are finding that admission to a state university is getting tougher as budget cuts force the four-year colleges to reduce or limit enrollment. "We know of many students who had planned to or intended to go to one of the universities, who because of their [admission] restrictions, are coming here first," South Florida Community College President Norman L. Stephens Jr. said Monday. The University of South Florida will freeze its freshmen enrollment at this year's level – 3,700. The Tampa university plans to reduce class offerings and increase class sizes. The University of Florida will cut its undergraduate enrollment by 1,000 students a year for the next four years. ...more

June 2, 2008