foot Center for Public Safety which provides training for prospective firefighters and police officers. Oviedo The Oviedo campus is one of Seminole State's most popular campuses due to its proximity to affordable student housing and a bustling commercial district. The campus is less than five miles from the University of Central Florida, making it an ideal choice for students who wish to transfer there after they have achieved an associate degree. Seminole offers the Direct Connect program which guarantees entrance to UCF to all students successfully completing a 2-year program at Seminole State. Altamonte Springs Seminole State's program offerings at the Altamonte Springs campus concentrate in three key academic areas: healthcare, general education requirements for the A.A. degrees offered by the college, and adult education. The Center for Economic Development at Heathrow This facility partners Central Florida's economic development leaders with Seminole State to train the region's work force in business/technology-related programs, attract and retain leading technology companies to Central Florida and sustain the driving force behind the region's economic engine. It offers relevant programming for the area's emergent work force. The college's interior design and construction programs are based at the facility. It is also the home of the Employ Florida Banner Center for Digital Media, a statewide resource for the digital media industry. The Seminole County Economic Development Department and the Seminole County Regional Chamber of Commerce are also based at the center. Online learning Seminole State offers 39 online degree and certificate programs including five online baccalaureate degree programs. Organization and administration The college has an endowment of US$24.6 million as of June 2010. Academics Rankings According to an October 2007 article from the Florida Department of Education, Seminole State ranked 13 out of 15 Florida community colleges in terms of the number of associate degrees awarded. The report ranked United States community colleges by various categories, including total associate degrees awarded, and Associate's to African Americans and Hispanics. The article stated that 15 Florida community colleges ranked among the top 100 colleges in the United States, in terms of numbers of associate degrees awarded, with Miami Dade College at number 1 and Valencia College at number 3. Two other Central Florida schools, Brevard Community College and Daytona Beach Community College, were 27th and 59th respectively. Seminole Community College ranked 71 out of 100 in total associate degrees awarded during the period. Seminole State did not rank