North Campus

4501 Capper Road, Jacksonville, FL 32218, 904.766.6500

Welcome to North Campus

North Campus, the “Campus of Choice,” is strategically located just eight miles north of downtown Jacksonville. The sprawling campus is easily accessible by I-295 (Exit 30 - Dunn Avenueto North Campus Blvd. ) , I-95 (Exit 356B - Lem Turner Road North - Exit 122B to Capper Road).

Built in 1970, North Campus is Florida State College’s primary center for health-related programs such as nursing, dental hygiene, and emergency medical services. North Campus is unique in its “cradle-to-grave” programming, offering such diverse program options as early childhood management and funeral services. Also unique to the North Campus is the Culinary Institute of the South, with its incomparable student-managed fine-dining restaurant, the Mallard Room. North Campus is also home to a state-of-the-art cosmetology program. At its far east end is the Criminal Justice Center, built in partnership with the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, which offers academy track, police officer track, and correctional officer track programs. There are many services associated with the academic programs that are available at a low cost.

A major sports center for the College at North Campus includes the Women’s Softball complex, Howard Roey Field, home of the Florida State College “Stars” baseball team, a soccer field and an all-weather track.

With a keen sense of appreciation for the arts, North Campus is also the home of the First Coast Community Music School, a program which provides professional music instruction to community members of all ages, abilities, and experience. The North Campus Art Gallery features numerous local, regional, and national artists on a rotating basis.

Serving Nassau and surrounding counties, the Betty P. Cook Nassau Center opened its new facilities in 2000 and is another outstanding addition to North Campus and Florida State College.

The Department of Student Success and our Career Development Center have resources available to help you choose a program of study or major. With resources such as self-assessment inventories and the Occupational Outlook Handbook, our staff members are ready and willing to assist you in choosing the career that is right for you.

North Campus has served Duval and Nassau County residents for over three decades — and we’re still growing! Let us know how we can serve you.