Mission Statement

The Florida Association of Community Colleges is the professional Association for Florida's 28 public community colleges, their Boards, employees, retirees, and associates. The mission of the Association is to actively promote, democratically represent, support, and serve the individual members and institutions in their endeavors to provide their students and the citizens of Florida with the best possible comprehensive community college educational system.

History

The Association was organized in 1949 as the Florida Association of Public Junior Colleges by the presidents of Florida's first four public junior colleges. Its mission was to unite the colleges for the purpose of helping the Florida Legislature understand the junior college mission and to advocate for Florida's public junior colleges in the development of the state's long-range plan for higher education.

Since 1949, the Association's mission and purposes have grown in scope as has the Association itself. In 1971, the Association became the Florida Association for Community Colleges and is the most original organization serving any community college system in the nation. FACC is the only community college Association which represents all employees, presidents, and trustees associated with a community college system.

Today, all 28 of the state's community colleges support the work of the Association through institutional dues as do nearly 9,000 individual community college employees and retirees through individual memberships and the sharing of their talents, time and energy.

Organization

The Association is guided by  state bylaws and organized through an intricate network of Chapters, Commissions, Regions and a Board of Directors. A full-time staff administers the day-to-day operations, maintains membership records and coordinates communications and professional development opportunities.

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