page_title: Broward College
section_title: Campuses and education centers
hierarchical_section_title: Broward College / Campuses and education centers
caption_attribution_description: Broward College South Campus, Pembroke Pines, FL
context_page_description: Broward College is a public college in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. It is part of the Florida College System. It was established in 1959 as part of a move to broaden Florida's two-year colleges. In 2008 it adopted its current name, reflecting that it is one of the schools designated a "state college", meaning it can offer four-year bachelor's degrees. In 2012, Broward College was named one of the top 10 percent of community colleges in the nation by the Washington D.C.-based Aspen Institute.
context_section_description: Broward College has three campuses, which are connected to additional partnership centers, or branches, throughout Broward County:
  The A. Hugh Adams Central Campus, the college's first permanent campus, is in Davie. Originally opened with seven buildings on a 152-acre (62 ha) site, the Adams campus is now home to the Buehler Planetarium and Observatory; Institute of Public Safety, a gold LEED-certified facility for the training of new and veteran law enforcement officers; the Mayer Gymnasium; a health sciences complex that includes a simulation center. The campus also features the Ralph R. Bailey Concert Hall and a visual and performing arts facility developed to showcase student and professional performing arts and special events. The facility also houses the Rosemary Duffy Larson Gallery. Nearby is the Fine Arts Theatre, a 175-seat venue reserved exclusively for student theatrical productions. The University College Library there is a joint research facility owned by the college in partnership with Florida Atlantic University. The Adams Campus also is home to the College Academy @ BC a collegiate high school opened in partnership with the Broward County Public Schools in 2001.
  The Judson A. Samuels South Campus, named for a South Broward community leader and one of the college's most influential trustees, is on a 103-acre (42 ha) tract in Pembroke Pines, just west of the Florida's Turnpike. The campus is home to the college's Aviation Institute, located adjacent to North Perry Airport, as well as the joint-use Broward College/Broward County South Regional Library. Dedicated on Feb. 1, 2007, the library is the first building in Broward County constructed to meet the standards of the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design's building rating system, set by the U.S. Green Building Council. Samuels South Campus has three partnership branches, including Pines Center, Miramar Town Center, and Miramar West Center.
  The North Campus in Coconut Creek covers approximately 113 acres (46 ha) adjacent to the Florida Turnpike. Dedicated in 1972, North Campus has grown to more than a dozen buildings including the Omni Auditorium, Health Science Center II, the Toski-Battersby Golf Training Center and the Broward College/North Regional Broward County Library. It houses the Junior Achievement Huizenga Enterprise Village, named after Broward County entrepreneur and philanthropist, Wayne Huizenga. North Campus also houses the college's manufacturing program and the Citrix IT Academy, part of the Citrix Academic Network.
  The Willis Holcombe Center is located in the heart of Downtown Fort Lauderdale. Built in partnership with Florida Atlantic University, the Holcombe Center forms the Higher Education Complex on East Las Olas Boulevard. The Holcombe Center houses Broward College's district administrative offices as well as over 210,000 square feet (20,000 m²) of classroom space consisting of science and technology labs and  student services.
  The Institute for Economic Development is located within the Willis Holcombe Downtown Center (Fort Lauderdale). The institute offers a variety of continuing education courses, corporate training services, customized workforce development resources as well as support groups and training for women transitioning into the workforce.
  The Pines Center serves southwestern Broward County as part of the Pembroke Pines Academic Village, a 77-acre (310,000 m²) campus built in the Jeffersonian quadrangle style of the University of Virginia. Other entities in the academic village include the Southwest Broward Regional Library, Pembroke Pines Charter High School, an athletic/aquatic complex and a wetlands preserve.
  The Weston Center is located within the Weston Branch Library (Weston) and offers a variety of credit and non-credit courses. The site is home to a fast-track Associate in Arts degree in Business Administration.
  Broward College Maroone Automotive Training Center at Miramar was opened early in 2007 on a 23-acre (93,000 m²) site on Riviera Boulevard adjacent to the Florida Turnpike near the Broward/Miami-
caption: Broward College South Campus administration building
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