Pensacola State College | Diversity Employer

Pensacola State College is a public, comprehensive community college that was founded as Pensacola Junior College in 1948. As the oldest and largest college in the Panhandle, PSC serves traditional and non-traditional students in Northwest Florida and Southern Alabama. During its first year, 136 students enrolled at the college. Current enrollment is about 26,000 students. With six convenient locations, PSC has campuses in Milton, Pensacola and Warrington as well as centers in Century and South Santa Rosa County. The Downtown Center is headquarters for corporate training programs. Pensacola State College is widely recognized as a premier, student-friendly college that competes with the best – offering more than 100 programs, state-of-the-art resources, and a stellar faculty. Nationally ranked in the Top One Percent in affordable tuition, Pensacola State College is a smart move toward a bachelor’s degree or a high-tech career.

Mission Statement

Pensacola State College, under the governance of a local Board of Trustees, is committed to providing quality, affordable, and accessible educational opportunities through a variety of delivery methods.

The College, a member of the Florida College System, offers baccalaureate and associate degrees, workforce certificates, adult education, business and industry training, non-credit continuing education, community outreach, and cultural enrichment opportunities for students and the community.

Vision Statement

Pensacola State College educates students through a dynamic and supportive learning environment that develops all students intellectually, culturally, and socially, preparing them to succeed within the global community.

Equal Access / Equal Opportunity

Without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation, and pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or marital status, Pensacola State College commits to the following:

1. Pensacola State College is an equal access/equal opportunity employer and shall recruit, employ, evaluate, assign, promote, or dismiss employees in compliance with all federal and state legislation pertaining to non-discrimination.
2. The  College  shall  provide  equal  educational  opportunities  to  prospective  and  enrolled students to include recruitment, admission, programs and activities, facilities, counseling and testing, financial assistance, evaluation, dismissal, graduation, and placement.
3. The equal opportunity principle applies to students, applicants for admission, applicants for employment, employees, veterans, and otherwise qualified disabled persons with regard to employment, the delivery of educational programs and services, and all other appropriate areas in which the College is involved.
4. The  College  prohibits  racial,  ethnic,  religious,  physical,  and  sexual  harassment  of  its employees and students.  Furthermore, the College prohibits discrimination and retaliation of any kind, including discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity, or genetic information, and discrimination based upon religion and assures reasonable accommodation of religious observances, practices, and beliefs of individual students and employees in regards to admission, class attendance, scheduling of examinations, and work assignments.
5. Pensacola State College is in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended by the ADA Amendments Act of 2008, Title VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) of 2008.