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line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Former names</div></th><td class="infobox-data nickname">Edison Junior College (1962–1972)<br />Edison Community College (1972–2004)<br />Edison College (2004–2008)<br />Edison State College (2008–2014)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Type</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Public_college" class="mw-redirect" title="Public college">Public college</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Established</th><td class="infobox-data">1962<span class="noprint">; 62 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1962</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Parent institution</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Florida_College_System" title="Florida College System">Florida College System</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><a href="/wiki/Higher_education_accreditation" title="Higher education accreditation">Accreditation</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Southern_Association_of_Colleges_and_Schools" title="Southern Association of Colleges and Schools">SACS</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><a href="/wiki/Financial_endowment" title="Financial endowment">Endowment</a></th><td class="infobox-data">$49.5 million (2024)<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Budget</th><td class="infobox-data">$96.6 million (2024)<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><a href="/wiki/University_president" class="mw-redirect" title="University president">President</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Jeffery Allbritten</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Academic staff</div></th><td class="infobox-data">194 (full-time)<sup id="cite_ref-NCES_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NCES-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br />338 (part-time)<sup id="cite_ref-NCES_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NCES-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><a href="/wiki/Undergraduate_education" title="Undergraduate education">Undergraduates</a></th><td class="infobox-data">14,326 (fall 2022)<sup id="cite_ref-NCES_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NCES-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Location</th><td class="infobox-data adr"><div style="display:inline" class="locality"><a href="/wiki/Fort_Myers,_Florida" title="Fort Myers, Florida">Fort Myers</a></div>, <div style="display:inline" class="state"><a href="/wiki/Florida" title="Florida">Florida</a></div>, <div style="display:inline" class="country-name">United States</div><br /><span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Florida_SouthWestern_State_College&params=26.5513_N_81.8872_W_type:edu_region:US-FL"><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">26°33′05″N</span> <span class="longitude">81°53′14″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">26.5513°N 81.8872°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">26.5513; -81.8872</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Campus</th><td class="infobox-data">Large suburb<sup id="cite_ref-NCES_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NCES-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><a href="/wiki/School_colors" title="School colors">Colors</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Purple and aqua<br /><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r981673959">.mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{}</style><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#470a68; color:white;"> </span> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#00bfa9; color:black;"> </span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><a href="/wiki/Athletic_nickname" title="Athletic nickname">Nickname</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Buccaneers</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Sporting affiliations</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/National_Junior_College_Athletic_Association" title="National Junior College Athletic Association">NJCAA</a> <a href="/wiki/NJCAA_Region_8" title="NJCAA Region 8">Region 8</a> – <a href="/wiki/Suncoast_Conference" title="Suncoast Conference">Suncoast Conference</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Mascot</th><td class="infobox-data">Captain Blackbeard</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.fsw.edu">www<wbr />.fsw<wbr />.edu</a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Logo-of-Florida-SouthWestern-State-College.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f2/Logo-of-Florida-SouthWestern-State-College.svg/250px-Logo-of-Florida-SouthWestern-State-College.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f2/Logo-of-Florida-SouthWestern-State-College.svg/375px-Logo-of-Florida-SouthWestern-State-College.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f2/Logo-of-Florida-SouthWestern-State-College.svg/500px-Logo-of-Florida-SouthWestern-State-College.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="368" data-file-height="110" /></a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Florida SouthWestern State College</b> (<b>FSW</b>) is a <a href="/wiki/Public_college" class="mw-redirect" title="Public college">public college</a> in <a href="/wiki/Fort_Myers,_Florida" title="Fort Myers, Florida">Fort Myers, Florida</a>. It is a member of the <a href="/wiki/Florida_College_System" title="Florida College System">Florida College System</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Florida_SouthWestern_State_College&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>FSW was established in 1962 as <b>Edison Junior College</b>, named after <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Edison" title="Thomas Edison">Thomas Edison</a>, who spent winter months in Fort Myers. Its first campus opened in 1965. The school rebranded several times, reflecting changes in its mission and academic offerings. It became a baccalaureate-granting institution in 2008, when it was renamed <b>Edison State College</b>. In 2014, the college adopted its current name, cutting ties to Edison and aligning with its expanded geographic reach.<sup id="cite_ref-namechange_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-namechange-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Academics">Academics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Florida_SouthWestern_State_College&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Academics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>FSW offers both associate and baccalaureate degrees, and several vocational certificate programs, focusing on healthcare, business, technology, and education. FSW is accredited by the <a href="/wiki/Southern_Association_of_Colleges_and_Schools" title="Southern Association of Colleges and Schools">Southern Association of Colleges and Schools</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Campuses">Campuses</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Florida_SouthWestern_State_College&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Campuses"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The main campus is located in Fort Myers, and covers 140 acres (57 ha). The college also has additional campuses, including the Charlotte Campus in <a href="/wiki/Punta_Gorda,_Florida" title="Punta Gorda, Florida">Punta Gorda</a>, which opened in 1997 and is the largest campus at 204 acres (83 ha). The Collier Campus, located in <a href="/wiki/Naples,_Florida" title="Naples, Florida">Naples</a>, opened in 1992 on a 50-acre (20 ha) site. Additionally, the Hendry/Glades Curtis Center in <a href="/wiki/LaBelle,_Florida" title="LaBelle, Florida">LaBelle</a> serves as a hub for outreach programs. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Athletics">Athletics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Florida_SouthWestern_State_College&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Athletics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>FSW reestablished its athletics program in 2014 under the "Buccaneers" moniker.<sup id="cite_ref-namechange_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-namechange-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Teams participate in the <a href="/wiki/Suncoast_Conference" title="Suncoast Conference">Suncoast Conference</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Florida_State_College_Activities_Association" class="mw-redirect" title="Florida State College Activities Association">Florida State College Activities Association</a> and the <a href="/wiki/National_Junior_College_Athletic_Association" title="National Junior College Athletic Association">National Junior College Athletic Association</a>. The 3,500-seat <a href="/wiki/Suncoast_Credit_Union_Arena" title="Suncoast Credit Union Arena">Suncoast Credit Union Arena</a> opened in 2016 and is home to the basketball and volleyball teams, as well as the <a href="/wiki/City_of_Palms_Classic" title="City of Palms Classic">City of Palms Classic</a> high school basketball tournament.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Baseball and softball teams play at <a href="/wiki/City_of_Palms_Park" title="City of Palms Park">City of Palms Park</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Gallery">Gallery</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Florida_SouthWestern_State_College&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Gallery"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1248256098">@media all and (max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery{width:100%!important}}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery{display:table}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery-default{background:transparent;margin-top:4px}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery-center{margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery-left{float:left}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery-right{float:right}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery-none{float:none}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery-collapsible{width:100%}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .title,.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .main,.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .footer{display:table-row}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .title>div{display:table-cell;padding:0 4px 4px;text-align:center;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .main>div{display:table-cell}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .gallery{line-height:1.35em}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .footer>div{display:table-cell;padding:4px;text-align:right;font-size:85%;line-height:1em}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .title>div *,.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .footer>div *{overflow:visible}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .gallerybox img{background:none!important}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .bordered-images .thumb img{border:solid var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0)1px}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .whitebg .thumb{background:var(--background-color-base,#fff)!important}</style><div class="mod-gallery mod-gallery-default mod-gallery-center"><div class="title"><div>Photos of Florida SouthWestern State College</div></div><div class="main"><div><ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional nochecker bordered-images whitebg"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 215px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 210px; height: 210px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:SignFloridaSouthWesternStateCollegeLeeCampus.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Lee Campus sign in 2019"><img alt="Lee Campus sign in 2019" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/98/SignFloridaSouthWesternStateCollegeLeeCampus.jpg/180px-SignFloridaSouthWesternStateCollegeLeeCampus.jpg" decoding="async" width="180" height="98" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/98/SignFloridaSouthWesternStateCollegeLeeCampus.jpg/270px-SignFloridaSouthWesternStateCollegeLeeCampus.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/98/SignFloridaSouthWesternStateCollegeLeeCampus.jpg/360px-SignFloridaSouthWesternStateCollegeLeeCampus.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4668" data-file-height="2531" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Lee Campus sign in 2019</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 215px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 210px; height: 210px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:RushLibraryLeeCampusFloridaSouthWesternStateCollege.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Courtyard next to the Rush Library on the Lee Campus"><img alt="Courtyard next to the Rush Library on the Lee Campus" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/RushLibraryLeeCampusFloridaSouthWesternStateCollege.jpg/180px-RushLibraryLeeCampusFloridaSouthWesternStateCollege.jpg" decoding="async" width="180" height="84" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/RushLibraryLeeCampusFloridaSouthWesternStateCollege.jpg/270px-RushLibraryLeeCampusFloridaSouthWesternStateCollege.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/RushLibraryLeeCampusFloridaSouthWesternStateCollege.jpg/360px-RushLibraryLeeCampusFloridaSouthWesternStateCollege.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4130" data-file-height="1923" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Courtyard next to the Rush Library on the Lee Campus</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 215px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 210px; height: 210px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:FSW_Lee_Campus_Library_Garden.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Library garden welcome sign on the Lee campus."><img alt="Library garden welcome sign on the Lee campus." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/FSW_Lee_Campus_Library_Garden.jpg/180px-FSW_Lee_Campus_Library_Garden.jpg" decoding="async" width="180" height="135" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/FSW_Lee_Campus_Library_Garden.jpg/270px-FSW_Lee_Campus_Library_Garden.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/FSW_Lee_Campus_Library_Garden.jpg/360px-FSW_Lee_Campus_Library_Garden.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2000" data-file-height="1500" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Library garden welcome sign on the Lee campus.</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 215px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 210px; height: 210px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:PondLeeCampusFloridaSouthWesternStateCollege.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Technology Center on the Lee Campus"><img alt="Technology Center on the Lee Campus" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4d/PondLeeCampusFloridaSouthWesternStateCollege.jpg/180px-PondLeeCampusFloridaSouthWesternStateCollege.jpg" decoding="async" width="180" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4d/PondLeeCampusFloridaSouthWesternStateCollege.jpg/270px-PondLeeCampusFloridaSouthWesternStateCollege.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4d/PondLeeCampusFloridaSouthWesternStateCollege.jpg/360px-PondLeeCampusFloridaSouthWesternStateCollege.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5042" data-file-height="3362" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Technology Center on the Lee Campus</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 215px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 210px; height: 210px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:MedicalMuseumFSW.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Medical Museum on the Lee Campus"><img alt="Medical Museum on the Lee Campus" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/37/MedicalMuseumFSW.jpg/180px-MedicalMuseumFSW.jpg" decoding="async" width="180" height="92" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/37/MedicalMuseumFSW.jpg/270px-MedicalMuseumFSW.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/37/MedicalMuseumFSW.jpg/360px-MedicalMuseumFSW.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5132" data-file-height="2633" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Medical Museum on the Lee Campus</div> </li> </ul></div></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_alumni">Notable alumni</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Florida_SouthWestern_State_College&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Notable alumni"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Ghigna" title="Charles Ghigna">Charles Ghigna</a>, poet and children's author</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matt_Hudson" title="Matt Hudson">Matt Hudson</a>, member of the <a href="/wiki/Florida_House_of_Representatives" title="Florida House of Representatives">Florida House of Representatives</a><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tina_Wainscott" title="Tina Wainscott">Tina Wainscott</a>, romance and suspense novelist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fuzzy_Zoeller" title="Fuzzy Zoeller">Fuzzy Zoeller</a>, professional golfer, currently plays on the <a href="/wiki/Champions_Tour" class="mw-redirect" title="Champions Tour">Champions Tour</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Florida_SouthWestern_State_College&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Marra, Andrew (February 12, 2024). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/education/2024/02/12/uf-um-have-floridas-largest-endowments-more-than-1-billion-each/72442053007/">"Two Florida universities have more than $1 billion in endowments to invest on campus"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/The_Palm_Beach_Post" title="The Palm Beach Post">The Palm Beach Post</a></i>. Retrieved September 8, 2024.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.fldoe.org/core/fileparse.php/19874/urlt/2425FLSouthWestern.xlsx">"Annual Budget Summary - Fiscal Year 2024-25 (Florida SouthWestern State College)"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Florida_Department_of_Education" title="Florida Department of Education">Florida Department of Education</a>. Retrieved September 12, 2024.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-NCES-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-NCES_3-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NCES_3-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NCES_3-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NCES_3-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=133508">Florida SouthWestern State College</a>. <a href="/wiki/National_Center_for_Education_Statistics" title="National Center for Education Statistics">National Center for Education Statistics</a> (College Navigator). 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Retrieved September 8, 2024.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Dorsey, Dave (November 28, 2016). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.naplesnews.com/story/sports/college/florida-southwestern/2016/11/28/masterpiece-suncoast-credit-union-arena-set-open-fsw/94576018/">"'Masterpiece' Suncoast Credit Union Arena set to open at FSW"</a>. <i>Naples Daily News</i>. 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