Florida Gateway College

Florida Gateway College (FGC), formerly Lake City Community College, is a state college in Lake City, Florida, U.S. It is part of the Florida College System. It is one of the institutions in the system designated a "state college", allowing it to offer four-year bachelor's degrees, and on January 9, 2011, FGC started accepting applications for its new RN to Bachelor of Science in Nursing, a program that is offered to current RNs with an Associate in Science degree in Nursing from a regional accredited college.

The institution was established in 1947 as the Columbia Forestry School, and became a junior college in 1961. It adopted its current name in 2008. FGC is located adjacent to Lake City Gateway Airport, six miles (10 km) east of Lake City, and offers academic programs in liberal arts and sciences, occupational training and personal enrichment. The school serves 7,000 students each year from its five-county district, which includes Baker, Columbia, Dixie, Gilchrist and Union counties.

Florida Gateway College is a non-profit public higher education institution located in the rural setting of the medium-sized town of Lake City (population range of 10,000-49,999 inhabitants), Florida. Officially accredited and/or recognized by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges, Florida Gateway College (FGC) is a small (uniRank enrollment range: 4,000-4,999 students) coeducational higher education institution. Florida Gateway College (FGC) offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees such as bachelor degrees in several areas of study. See the uniRank degree levels and areas of study matrix below for further details. This higher education institution does not have a selective admission policy. International applicants are eligible to apply for enrollment.