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'''Pensacola State College''', originally '''Pensacola Junior College''', is the name of a multi-campus public college in [[Escambia County]] and [[Santa Rosa County]].  
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'''Pensacola State College''' (usually shortened to '''Pensacola State''') is the name for an umbrella of multiple community colleges in [[Escambia County]] and [[Santa Rosa County]]. The college's slogan is "You can get there from here."
  
The main campus, located in Pensacola, opened in [[1948]] and was the first institution of higher learning in Northwest Florida.  (The area's second such institution was the [[University of West Florida]], which first admitted students in [[1967]]). PJC expanded to include a [[Downtown Pensacola]] campus in [[1957]], a [[Milton, Florida]] campus in [[1971]], a mini-campus on [[Naval Air Station Pensacola]] in [[1981]], and a fifth campus in [[Warrington]].
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The main campus, located in Pensacola, was opened in [[1948]] and was the first institute of higher learning in the town ([[University of West Florida]] would not open to a full class of undergraduates until [[1983]]). PSC quickly expanded to include a [[Downtown Pensacola]] campus in [[1957]], and a [[Milton]] campus in [[1971]]. A mini-campus opened on [[Naval Air Station Pensacola]] in [[1981]]. A final branch in [[Warrington]] rounded out the five-location junior college system.
 
 
The name was changed in 2010, when the college began offering upper-level undergraduate coursework and bachelor's degrees.  The college's slogan is "You can get there from here."
 
  
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Currently the college offers a two-year transitional program in conjunction with the [[University of West Florida]].  This is the most popular program among students, many continuing on to a bigger university setting after two years at PSC.
 
PSC operates [[WSRE]], the only PBS member station in town.
 
PSC operates [[WSRE]], the only PBS member station in town.
  

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