In 1957 the Florida Legislature authorized expansion of Florida's junior college system. North Florida Junior College, for white students, and
Suwannee River Junior College, for black students, were founded simultaneously. In March 1958, Marshall W. Hamilton was appointed president and the first classes were held in September 1958. Following the passage of the
Civil Rights Act of 1964, which buttressed the 1954
Brown v. Board of Education court decision prohibiting racial discrimination in schools, Suwannee River Junior College was closed. Most faculty moved to North Florida Junior College. Although North Florida was now open to them, few black students enrolled. In July 1995, the District Board of Trustees changed the institution's name to North Florida Community College. Over 20 years later, in 2016, NFCC announced plans to rename the college as it moved toward offering a new Bachelor of Science in Nursing, the college's first baccalaureate-level program. In 2016, North Florida Community College established an educational partnership with
Valdosta State University (VSU) in
Valdosta, Georgia. In 2017, the
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools accredited NFCC as a Level II baccalaureate degree-granting institution and the NFCC District Board of Trustees approved North Florida College as the new name. == Gallery ==