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Title: Nursing remains one of the most.
Name/Creator: Thuma, Cynthia
Abstract/Description: Nursing remains one of the most popular health sciences offered by the college. The first class of nurses began in 1963.
Date Issued: 1963
Identifier: BC286, 18A
Format: Image (JPEG2000)
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/broward/fd/BC286

Title: With 28 faculty members, the college opened to its first class of 701 students.
Name/Creator: Thuma, Cynthia
Abstract/Description: With 28 faculty members, the college opened to its first class of 701 students at the Naval Air Station Junior High buildings on the western edge of Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. Classes there were conducted from 1960 to 1963.
Date Issued: 1963
Identifier: BC272, 10
Format: Image (JPEG2000)
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/broward/fd/BC272

Title: Classes filled quickly at the Davie campus.
Name/Creator: Thuma, Cynthia
Abstract/Description: Classes filled quickly at the Davie campus. Even before exterior work was complete and the landscaping was installed, classrooms were filled with students. By the start of the second year, enrollment had doubled to 1,400. More than 2,500 students were enrolled by September 1963.
Date Issued: 1965
Identifier: BC290, 20A
Format: Image (JPEG2000)
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/broward/fd/BC290

Title: Dr. Rex Kidd, director of the evening program, points out the library building to touring students.
Name/Creator: Thuma, Cynthia
Abstract/Description: Dr. Rex Kidd, director of the evening program, points out the library building to touring students as the Central Campus neared completion of its first buildings in 1963. Kidd, who died in 2002, was jokingly called the "Dean of Darkness" because a high percentage of students attended night classes during the early days of the college.
Date Issued: 1963
Identifier: BC284, 16B
Format: Image (JPEG2000)
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/broward/fd/BC284

Title: Here, landscape workers plant coconut palms at the east entrance of the campus.
Name/Creator: Thuma, Cynthia
Abstract/Description: Here, landscape workers plant coconut palms at the east entrance of the campus. When the campus opened in August 1963, it had 7 buildings spread out over 152-acres; it was built on land donated by the United States government. Other fixtures on Central Campus at the time of its opening were temporary trailers for the bookstore and horticulture program.
Date Issued: 1963
Identifier: BC282, 15B
Format: Image (JPEG2000)
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/broward/fd/BC282

Title: A college architect, Causeway Lumber president Gene Whiddon and Dr. Rushing discuss the president's office.
Name/Creator: Thuma, Cynthia
Abstract/Description: A college architect, Causeway Lumber president Gene Whiddon and Dr. Rushing discuss the president's office at the new Central Campus in Davie in November 1963. Whiddon, a supporter of the college from the start, provided paneling for the president's office. He later became the founding chairman of the Broward Community College Foundation.
Date Issued: 1963
Identifier: BC283, 16A
Format: Image (JPEG2000)
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/broward/fd/BC283

Title: Two students enjoy a quiet conversation.
Name/Creator: Thuma, Cynthia
Abstract/Description: Two students enjoy a quiet conversation in 1963 on the Davie Campus.
Date Issued: 1963
Identifier: BC269, 2
Format: Image (JPEG2000)
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/broward/fd/BC269

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