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Santa Fe College is a public college in Gainesville, Florida. It is part of the Florida College System and offers both associate and baccalaureate degree programs. Established in 1965 by the Florida Legislature as Santa Fe Junior College , the institution began classes in September 1966.
With funds coming from the private sector, the Santa Fe College Endowment Corporation was tasked with renovating the old train station into an educational center that could be accessible to those living in the downtown area of Gainesville. [1] The location of the Blount Center is in a historically African-American neighborhood of the downtown area.
Santa Fe is represented by a men's baseball team. In November 2022, the college announced a fundraising initiative for new baseball and softball facilities. [3] In 2016, the Saints secured their sixth Mid-Conference title in a ten-year span. [4] Johnny Wiggs is the current head coach of the team.
The planetarium was dedicated in September 2006 and officially opened to the public in September 2007 [2] and is located on the Northwest Campus of Santa Fe College.The SF Kika Silva Pla Planetarium was made possible by a donation of John Pla and his wife Amy Howard, on behalf of the Pla family, in recognition of his mother, Kika Silva Pla's, commitment to education and passion for social ...
The Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo is a 10-acre (4.0 ha) zoo in Gainesville, Florida. Located on Santa Fe College's main campus, it is the only college zookeeper training facility in the United States. [3] Since 2000, the zoo has been accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA).
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On October 4, 2019, Santa Fe College (Gainesville, Florida) announced that Broadie was selected as its new president, following the retirement of its former president Dr. Jackson Sasser. Broadie became the fifth president in the college's 54-year history. [8] He commenced his duties at Santa Fe College in February 2020.
With the construction of the present campus at 1900 NW 13th Street in 1955, the former high school building served as Buchholz Junior High School until 1967 when it became home to Santa Fe Junior College. In 1972 Santa Fe Junior moved to a new location. The old school building was later torn down to make room for a parking lot for the Hospital ...