2010-2011 College Catalog - North Florida Community College

GENERAL INFORMATION11THE CAMPUSWithin walking distance ofdowntown Madison, the NFCCcampus is situated on 165acres of beautiful woodedproperty and located in thecenter of NFCC’s six-countyservice area. The campusfeatures nineteen buildings ofcontemporary design, a 20-acre outdoor environmentalcenter, a 580-seat auditorium,a newly renovated fitness andwellness center, one of the bestcollege libraries in the state, astate of the art science learningcenter and public safety trainingfacility, tall pines and hardwoodtrees, and five small lakes.The Wardlaw-Smith-GozaConference Center, anantebellum two-story mansionin downtown Madison, serves asthe college conference center.The Green Industries Institute,a 64-acre site located inMonticello, serves as a satellitebranch of NFCC.The main NFCC campus inMadison is off of I-10 nearI-75, and is near such majorFlorida cities as Tallahassee andJacksonville. NFCC is also justminutes away from the Georgiaborder and is a short distancefrom the Gulf of Mexico andcities bordering the AtlanticOcean.Major NFCC buildings are:• Marshall W. Hamilton Library(1959, 1998)• College PreparatoryEducation/MathematicsClassrooms (1959, 2008)• Business Education Building(1961)• Student Center (1962)• Walter L. BishopAdministration Building(1963)• Colin P. Kelly Fitness Center(1965, 2010)• Fine Arts Building (1965)• Testing Center (1965)• General Classroom Building(1966)• Maintenance Building(1967)• Technology Center(1967, 2008)• Career and TechnicalEducation Center (1967)• Administrative ServicesCenter (1967)• Van H. Priest Auditorium(1969, 1991)• Hardee Center for the Arts(1993, 2009)• Morris G. Steen, Jr. ScienceLearning Center (2007)• Public Safety AcademyBuilding (2008)Other named buildings andfacilities are:• The Norman O. and LeoneN. Protsman Bell Towererected in 1992.• The Frank Cantey SoftballField dedicated in 1999.• The original Hardee Chapelwas built in 1973 anddedicated to Mrs. ClaireHardee Parramore. It, alongwith several other buildingsincluding Van H. PriestAuditorium, was destroyedby a tornado which sweptthe campus in 1988. TheHardee Center was built toreplace the Hardee Chapelin 1993 and remodeled intothe Hardee Center for theArts in 2009.• The College PreparatoryEducation/MathematicsClassrooms Building, built in1959, was originally namedthe A.J. Hargrove ScienceBuilding. It was renovatedand renamed in 2008.All of the buildings on campusare ADA accessible.SPECIALFACILITIESArt GalleriesBacot Art GalleryThe Bacot Art Gallery atNFCC was inaugurated in theautumn of 1975 and has beenin continuous operation sincethat date. On March 3, 2006 amemorial plaque honoring thelate Jules deRomand Bacot,professor of art and humanitiesat NFCC from 1969-1983, wasunveiled and remains on displayin the gallery. The Bacot Galleryis located in the Student Center,Bldg. 9.Hardee Center for the ArtsIn September 2009, the HardeeCenter for the Arts opened inBldg. 11. The Hardee Center forthe Arts shows monthly exhibitsof national and local artists.The Gallery is open Monday-Thursday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.Information on current orupcoming exhibits is availablefrom the NFCC Art Department,(850) 973-1642, or online atwww.nfcc.edu/departments/academics/visual-arts.Green IndustriesInstitute (GII)The Green Industries Institute(GII) is located on Hwy 90just three (3) miles west ofthe Monticello Courthouse inJefferson County Florida. GIIis a satellite branch of NFCC.Its mission is to be a vibrantstudent centered institute,providing quality teaching,learning and communitystewardship. Classes at GIIinclude community educationtopics and academic subjects.2010-2011 NFCC College Catalog