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FSCJ Named in “2024 Great Colleges to Work For” Program

Sep 20, 2024, 10:04 AM by Andrew Sachse

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Florida State College at Jacksonville (FSCJ) announced it was named as one of the best colleges in the nation to work for in the 2024 Great Colleges to Work For® program, with a special designation as an Honor Roll Institution.

The results, released today on GreatCollegesList.com and via a special insert of “The Chronicle of Higher Education,” are based on a survey of 216 colleges and universities. In all, 75 of those institutions achieved “Great College to Work For” recognition for specific best practices and policies and FSCJ was one of only 42 to receive the Honor Roll designation.

Honor Roll recognition goes to the top 10 colleges recognized the greatest number of times in each size category. In FSCJ’s first year participating in the program, the College received the Honor Roll Designation in 9 of the 10 categories including:  

  • Job Satisfaction & Support 
  • Professional Development 
  • Mission & Pride 
  • Supervisor/Department Chair Effectiveness 
  • Confidence in Senior Leadership 
  • Faculty & Staff Well-being 
  • Shared Governance 
  • Faculty Experience 
  • Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging

“This achievement is a testament to the amazing work that each of our faculty and staff do on a daily basis,” said College President John Avendano, Ph.D. “Our team, the FSCJ family, is what makes FSCJ great; their level of commitment to our students, community and each other is to be applauded, and I’m so pleased their efforts have been recognized in this way.”

A full list of recognized institutions can be found at  GreatCollegesList.com.

The Great Colleges to Work For® program is one of the largest and most respected workplace recognition programs in the country. For more information and to view all current and previous recognized institutions, visit the Great Colleges program website at GreatCollegesProgram.com and GreatCollegesList.com. ModernThink, a strategic human capital consulting firm, administered the survey and analyzed the results.

About FSCJ

Known as “the community’s college,” Florida State College at Jacksonville (FSCJ) exists to provide equitable, high quality, success-driven learning experiences for our diverse community of students. Serving more than 40,000 students and awarding 5,000 degrees and certificates on an annual basis, the College plays a significant role in supplying the region’s employers with a highly skilled, educated workforce.