Post job

Silver Lake College company history timeline

1961

1961: Lake and Sumter County citizens rally to establish an institution of higher learning.

1962

1962: LSJC students begin classes in modular buildings located on the Leesburg High School campus with Doctor Paul P. Williams as the College’s first president.

1964

May 1964: Groundbreaking for the 70-acre Leesburg campus, along Highway 441 near Silver Lake.

1964: 39 students graduate at the first Commencement of LSJC.

1968

1968: 103 students graduate as part of the first Commencement ceremony at the Silver Lake location.

1976

October 1976: The Fine Arts Center, featuring a 440-seat auditorium and fine arts studios, opens.

1988

1988: LSCC and the Sumter County School Board agree to establish a joint-use facility in Sumterville that would provide adult education classes and college-level programs.

1993

1993: Doctor Robert W. Westrick is selected as the College’s fourth president.

2000

September 2000: The refurbished Gymnasium on Leesburg Campus, including the addition of the Magnolia Room for banquets and meetings, is rededicated as the Everett A. Kelly Convocation Center, in honor of the supportive state legislator.

2002

July 2002: Doctor Robert W. Westrick retires and Doctor Charles R. Mojock is selected as the College’s fifth president.

2003

The Erma M. and Theodore M. Zigmunt Library with 60,466 books, 2,161 microform titles, 301 serials, 11,501 audiovisual materials, and an OPAC. Operations spending 2003-04: $156,307.

2009

September 2009: Cooper Memorial Library, a 50,000 square foot facility costing $14.3 million, is formally dedicated on the South Lake campus.

2011

2011: The Aspen Institute names LSCC among the 120 best community colleges in the nation.

2012

November 2012: The District Board of Trustees votes to rename the college to Lake-Sumter State College.

2015

2015: The College is again recognized by the Aspen Institute as being one of the Top 150 community colleges in the nation.

2016

January 2016: The Sumter Center celebrates its 20th year of operation serving the students of Sumter County.

• Nursing — The college’s new four-year Bachelor of Science in Nursing program, begun in 2016-17 in response to a growing need for nurses, doubled its enrollment during its second year.

2017

August 2017: The Science-Health Building, a 51,000 square foot facility is formally dedicated on the South Lake campus.

Called SLC Works, the program was fully implemented in fall 2017, giving students the opportunity to gain needed work skills and offering community businesses and organizations career-ready interns, prospective future employees and the support of Silver Lake College.

2017: The College again receives recognition by the Aspen Institute as being one of the Top 150 community colleges in the nation.

2018

May 2018: The College hosts its first Commencement ceremony in South Lake at the Clermont Performing Arts Center.

2019

April 2019: The College brought the Lakehawk to life by introducing its first mascot, Swoop the Lakehawk, at celebrations on all three campuses.

July 2019: CareerSource Central Florida opens their new Leesburg area office in Building M on the College’s Leesburg Campus.

October 2019: The College renames the Science-Health Building on the South Lake campus to the Science-Health Partnership Building in recognition of the continued and expansive partnership with Orlando Health South Lake Hospital for health sciences education.

2020

May 2020: Commencement Ceremonies were canceled for the first time in history due to the COVID-19 global pandemic.

2022

"Silver Lake College: Narrative Description ." College Blue Book. . Retrieved June 27, 2022 from Encyclopedia.com: https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-and-education-magazines/silver-lake-college-narrative-description

© 2022 Lake-Sumter State College

Work at Silver Lake College?
Share your experience
Founded
1935
Company founded
Headquarters
Manitowoc, WI
Company headquarter
Get updates for jobs and news

Rate Silver Lake College's efforts to communicate its history to employees.

Zippia waving zebra

Silver Lake College jobs

Do you work at Silver Lake College?

Does Silver Lake College communicate its history to new hires?

Silver Lake College competitors

Silver Lake College history FAQs

Zippia gives an in-depth look into the details of Silver Lake College, including salaries, political affiliations, employee data, and more, in order to inform job seekers about Silver Lake College. The employee data is based on information from people who have self-reported their past or current employments at Silver Lake College. The data on this page is also based on data sources collected from public and open data sources on the Internet and other locations, as well as proprietary data we licensed from other companies. Sources of data may include, but are not limited to, the BLS, company filings, estimates based on those filings, H1B filings, and other public and private datasets. While we have made attempts to ensure that the information displayed are correct, Zippia is not responsible for any errors or omissions or for the results obtained from the use of this information. None of the information on this page has been provided or approved by Silver Lake College. The data presented on this page does not represent the view of Silver Lake College and its employees or that of Zippia.

Silver Lake College may also be known as or be related to SILVER LAKE COLLEGE OF THE HOLY FAMILY, Silver Lake College and Silver Lake College of The Holy Family, Inc.