Keys Community College seeks name change

BY THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA

With students enrolling in the school's first baccalaureate-degree program last month, Florida Keys Community College is moving ahead with seeking a name change. State Rep. Holly Raschein, a Key Largo Republican who represents the Keys, has filed a bill (HB 1085) to change the school's name to The College of the Florida Keys. The school is one of only four Florida state colleges that still identifies itself as a "community college." When the state Board of Education last year approved the bachelor of applied science degree in supervision and management, college officials said they would pursue a name change "to reflect the higher level educational opportunities" available at the school. If the name change becomes law, Florida will have only three community colleges --- Tallahassee Community College, Hillsborough Community College and North Florida Community College --- in its 28-school state college system.