Florida SouthWestern State College
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"Edison State College" redirects here. For other uses, see Edison State College (disambiguation).
Florida SouthWestern State College (FSW or Florida SouthWestern) is a public college with its main campus in Fort Myers, Florida. It is part of the Florida College System. The college has satellite campuses in Charlotte County and Collier County, and outreach programs in Hendry County and Glades County.
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Motto | A Higher Degree of You |
Type | Public college |
Established | 1962; 62 years ago (1962) |
Parent institution | Florida College System |
Endowment | $49,513,921 (2024) |
Budget | $81,597,242 (2022-2023)[1] |
President | Jeffery Allbritten |
Academic staff | 594 (279 full-time, 315 adjunct)[1] |
Administrative staff | 1043 (493 full-time, 550 part-time)[1] |
Students | 13,860 (Fall 2023)[1] |
Location | , , U.S. 26.5513°N 81.8872°W / 26.5513; -81.8872 |
Campus | Suburban |
Colors | Purple & aqua |
Nickname | The Buccaneers[2] |
Mascot | Buc |
Website | www |
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FSW was founded in 1962 as Edison Junior College, named after Thomas Edison, and was subsequently renamed Edison Community College in 1972, Edison College in 2004, Edison State College in 2008, and Florida SouthWestern State College in 2014.