Daytona State College
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| Daytona State College | |
|---|---|
| Motto | Shaping our Community |
| Established | 1957 |
| Type | Public |
| President | Dr. D. Kent Sharples |
| Students | 32,088 |
| Postgraduates | 3,378 |
| Location | Daytona Beach, Florida, USA |
| Campus | Advanced Technology Center Deland Campus Deltona Campus Daytona Campus New Smyrna Beach Campus Palm Coast Campus |
| Nickname | Falcons |
| Athletics | NJCAA SCC 7 sports (3 M, 4 F) |
| Website | www.daytonastate.edu |
Daytona State College is a four-year college located in Daytona Beach, Florida in the United States.
DSC is the current home of the renowned Southeast Museum of Photography and the college is also involved in a joint-partnership program with Volusia County and Flagler County school districts known as the Advanced Technology Center. The Advanced Technology Center provides high school students in their junior and senior years the ability to dual-enroll and receive college credits. The main areas of studies are Computer Technology, Construction, Manufacturing, Engineering, and Automotive Services.
Recently, the college has expanded its course load and earning accreditation to offer Bachelor of Applied Science degrees and Education; creating the formerly "two year" school and making it a "four year" state accredited school.
DSC has a NJCAA program with Softball, Baseball, Men's and Women's Swimming, Women's Golf, Men's Basketball, Women's Basketball teams. Women's golf are currently defending three time NJCAA National Champions. (As of 4/28/2006). Three of the five athletic teams earned a cumulative GPA of at least 3.1. Fifteen of the student athletes earned Academic All-Americans (NJCAA) for having GPA's over 3.6 for the academic year and five student athletes earned Distinguished Academic All-American (NJCAA) for having a cumulative GPA over 3.6 for both years. On the men's baseball coaching staff is renowned hitting coach Mike Polston.
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[edit] Most recent facts (2006-08)
Top Ten College/Vocational Programs
- Criminal Justice
- Law Enforcement
- Legal Assisting
- Police Academy
- Associate of Arts
- Computer Information Technology
- Business Administration
- Accounting Technology
- Health Information Technology
- Electrical
- Computer Engineering Technology
Headcount by Campus
- Advanced Technology Center: 1,063
- Daytona Beach: 8,390
- Deland: 2,054
- Deltona: 615
- New Smyrna Beach: 851
- Palm Coast: 954
Gender
- Female: 61.6%
- Male: 38.4%
Ethnicity
- American Indian/Alaskan Native: 0.5%
- Asian/Pacific Islander: 1.9%
- Black: 11.9%
- Hispanic: 7.2%
- White: 78.5%
- Full-Time: 40.0%
- Part-Time: 60.0%
Age
- Under 18: 5.6%
- 18-19: 21.4%
- 20-21: 17.2%
- 22-24: 14.2%
- 25-29: 12.8%
- 30-34: 8.6%
- 35-39: 6.4%
- 40-49: 9.5%
- 50+: 4.2%
- Average Age: 28
- Median Age: 23
- Average Class Size: 20
Financial Aid Awards
- Grants: $11,729,187
- Loans: $14,825,102
- Scholarships: $ 1,540,237
- Work-study: $ 295,667
Graduates by Program
- Associate of Arts: 860
- Associate of Science/Applied Science: 492
- Certificates: 1,244
- Adult High School/GED: 986
Of 1,200 community colleges nationally, DSC ranks:
- 54th in the number of Associate degrees awarded
- 35th in the number of Arts and Sciences degrees awarded
- 13th in the number of Communication Technology degrees awarded
- 99th in the number of two-year certificates awarded
Of the 28 community colleges, DSC has the 7th highest capture rate of local high school graduates(37.0%). DSC’s Associate of Arts Program has the 7th highest retention rate and the 6th highest success rate among Florida's 28 community colleges. Of the DSC AA graduates who continue within the State University System, 74 percent transfer to the University of Central Florida. Seventy-four percent of all AA graduates who transfer to the state university system, maintain a GPA of at least 2.5.
[edit] Board of trustees
- James E. Gardner, Chairperson
- Pramila S. Desai, Vice-Chairperson
- Beatriz H. Burden
- Lynette J. Callender
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- Peter E. Mallory
- Mary Ann Paul
- Joseph C. Petrock
[edit] Notable Alumni & Attendees
Alumni Status is open to all graduates of Daytona State College, all former students of DSC who regularly matriculated and left Daytona State College in good standing.
| Alumni | Notability |
|---|---|
| Joyce Cusack | Current Member of the Florida House of Representatives |
| Richard Gibbs | American film composer and music producer |
| Eduardo Rubiano Moncada | Colombian/American photographer |
| Dwayne L. Taylor | Current Member of the Florida House of Representatives |
[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Daytona State College |
- daytonastate.edu Daytona State College Website
- smponline.org Southeast Museum of Photography
- advancedtechcollege.org The website of The Advanced Technology College
