St. Louis Community College–Florissant Valley (also known as STLCC-Florissant Valley, Florissant Valley, Flo Valley) is a public community college in Ferguson, in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is one of the four schools of the St. Louis Community College System and is one of nine community colleges in Greater St. Louis. Over 7,000 students attend Florissant Valley.[2]
| Motto | "Expanding Minds. Changing Lives." |
|---|---|
| Type | Public community college |
| Established | 1971[1] |
Parent institution | STLCC System |
| President | Marcia Pfeiffer |
| Students | 7,210 |
| Location | , , U.S. 38°46′07″N 90°17′15″W / 38.7685°N 90.2874°W |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Colors | Navy & silver |
| Nickname | Archers |
Sporting affiliations | MCCAC |
| Website | www |
Campus
editThe campus is located on 108 acres (43.7 ha) of hilly wooded area in Ferguson, just off of Interstate 270 at West Florissant Avenue. The college is located in close proximity with the University of Missouri-St. Louis.
Notable programs
editFV is the major Art and Theatre campus in the STLCC system. Students can get Associate in Applied Science (AAS)Degrees in Graphic Communications or Associate in Fine Arts (AFA) Degrees in General Fine Arts, Graphic Communications, Art Education and Photography. Students also have the option of starting a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree and then transferring to University of Missouri-St. Louis.
The Fischer Theatre serves as the hub of the Theatre program at FVCC.
The campus is also known for engineering, technology, and applied science degree programs (such as biotechnology).
The most successful of which is the Chemical Technology program, a program that prepares students to work as chemical laboratory technicians and boasts a job placement rate of over 95%. As well as being well known to many chemical, environmental or industrial companies in the Saint Louis area for a good source of future well-trained employees.[3]
Athletics
editSTLCC operates as a single entity in athletic competition; Florissant Valley students are permitted to participate if eligible.
Florissant Valley serves as the "home field" for Men's Soccer and Women's Volleyball.
Prior to STLCC consolidating all athletic programs under one banner, STLCC-Florissant Valley (which was known as the Fury) won 13 NJCAA Championships, of which ten were in Men's Soccer.[4]
Notable alumni
edit- Debra Dickerson attended the college but did not take a degree.[5]
- Kathleen Madigan attended the college but did not take a degree.[6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "STLCC.edu :: About the College :: History". www.stlcc.edu. Archived from the original on 3 September 2006. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ "College Navigator - Saint Louis Community College-Florissant Valley". nces.ed.gov. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ "Chemical Technology". Retrieved 14 July 2013.
- ^ "NJCAA - College Home Page For St. Louis Community College-Florissant Valley".
- ^ "Biography of Debra Dickerson". Archived from the original on February 9, 2007.
- ^ "Kathleen Madigan LIVE, The First Album".