Welcome to Pensacola State College!

Congratulations on choosing Pensacola State College – a smart first step toward an associate degree leading toward a baccalaureate degree or a degree leading toward an exciting and financially rewarding technical career.

For more than 60 years, Pensacola State College has been a leader among community colleges in Florida and the nation. Pensacola State College continues to set the pace in community colleges for innovation and instructional technology in academics with the recently opened Edward Chadbourne Library and the Hobbs Center for Teaching Excellence, and the newly renovated Collegiate High School.

Each of these state-of-the-art facilities boasts a Technology Enabled Active Learning center that is a similar version of the original TEAL center at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Furthermore, we are moving forward on construction of a new South Santa Rosa Center with buildings that are LEED silver certified, exceeding state energy standards.

More importantly, excellence at Pensacola State College reaches far beyond bricks, mortar and technology. Our faculty invigorate learning with a wealth of real-world knowledge as well as scholarly credentials. Our faculty get to know our students and encourage academic achievement and personal growth.

We are dedicated to preparing students for success, and we provide advisors and resources to help students achieve their goals. Thousands of student successes attribute to Pensacola State College as being one of the Top 100 Colleges in the nation. To that end, we are very proud that Pensacola State College has again ranked No. 1 among Florida’s 28 community colleges in state-required accountability measures for retention rate for associate in arts degree students.

A well-rounded college experience is important and Pensacola State College provides many opportunities outside the classroom for leadership, fellowship, and service. For instance, our dental assisting students work with local dentists to provide a free dental clinic annually that serves hundreds of needy children. Each summer, our Robinson Honors students study at the University of Cambridge while exploring England’s cities and countryside. Throughout the year, Pensacola State College students participate in more than 65 student organizations and 40 sports activities, many of which allow students the opportunity to experience good citizenship through community service.

Come to Pensacola State College first, and experience its diverse student body and wide range of excellent programs and activities. As a result, you will be more than ready for what comes next.

Sincerely,
Ed Meadows
President
president@pensacolastate.edu