President's Blog

Tallahassee State College has just received the prestigious Most Promising Places to Work in Community Colleges award for the fifth time! This recognition speaks volumes about the culture we’ve built together, one rooted in excellence and a deep commitment to our most valuable resource—our people. To receive this honor once is an achievement. To receive it five times is a reflection of something truly special. It speaks to the consistency of our values, the strength of our leadership, and the…

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Dear Faculty, Staff, and Students, I cannot tell you how grateful I am that TSC and our service district escaped the worst of Hurricane Helene last week. Unfortunately, our neighboring counties to the east have not been so lucky. They have been hit with three hurricanes in just thirteen months – Idalia in August 2023, Debby in August 2024, and now Helene. Many of you have no doubt seen the pictures and video of the devastation left by this most…

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Our District Board of Trustees at their June meeting approved this year’s operational budget with an amount set aside to allow us to accomplish two things. As you know I ask every year whether we can afford pay raises for faculty and staff. This year, we were not able to answer that question until we received sufficient information from the compensation study in order to identify the total cost to implement the findings. The good news is that we are…

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I am pleased to announce that Jason Fowler has been selected as our new Vice President for Information Technology, effective immediately. Jason has served as Interim Vice President for the past three months, and during this time, he has demonstrated exceptional leadership and a deep commitment to our college’s technological advancement. Before stepping into the interim role, Jason served as Director of Information Technology Infrastructure. In this capacity, he played a key role in enhancing our IT systems, ensuring the…

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I am pleased to report that at their June meeting, our District Board of Trustees unanimously approved the 2024-25 fiscal year operating budget for Tallahassee State College. Thanks to stable appropriation from the Legislature and a second year of positive enrollment projections, the budget is balanced with no tuition increase for students for the thirteenth straight year. Beyond completing the implementation of our rebrand and continuing to expand our academic and workforce offerings – including eight new Associate of Science…

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What a banner year it’s been for Tallahassee Community College! In twelve short months, we became the first Florida College System institution to be approved by the Florida Department of Education to sponsor public charter schools. We then became the sponsor for Tallahassee Collegiate Academy, our community’s first STEM-focused public charter high school where students have the opportunity to earn an Associate of Science degree in a STEM field simultaneously with their high school diploma. We added new bachelor’s degrees…

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As we here at Tallahassee Community College prepare for the start of the fall semester, I am so excited to welcome our faculty, staff, and especially our students to the start of what will be a great new academic year. The state of our College has never been stronger. Over the past few years, we have worked hard to improve student success, expanding access to higher education in new markets, implementing strategic support initiatives that move the needle, and building…

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