prior to being appointed president. Florida College added its first accredited four-year degree program, the Bachelor of Arts in Biblical Studies, in 1996. It has since added bachelor's degrees in business, communication, elementary education, history, liberal studies and music. The school plans to add a nursing program beginning in the fall of 2021. In 2017, Florida College received an exemption to Title IX which allows it to discriminate against LGBTQ students. Campus Florida College is located in Temple Terrace, Florida, approximately 20 minutes northeast of Tampa. About 20,000 people live in Temple Terrace, which covers an area of . The Hillsborough River marks the eastern edge of the main campus, which is bordered on the other three sides by the private golf course land of the Temple Terrace Golf and Country Club. Across the Hillsborough River, the college has Conn Gymnasium and its athletic fields. Immediately adjacent to the gym is an affiliated private pre-kindergarten through ninth grade school called Florida College Academy, and then a large physical plant warehouse. The main campus includes one of the oldest buildings in the city. Sutton Hall was originally built around 1922 to serve as the clubhouse for the Temple Terrace Golf and Country Club. The former Student Center, razed in 2018, was built around 1926, and served as the Club Morocco Nightclub and Casino. Tampa architect M. Leo Elliott designed both buildings. According to the 1988 Temple Terrace Historic Resources Survey, both buildings were eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. Economic collapse in 1926 forced their closure as recreational leisure facilities and the property passed to the Florida Bible Institute during the Great Depression. The land was then later purchased by the founders of Florida College. The Hutchinson Auditorium, one of the more striking Mid Century Modern buildings in Temple Terrace, cost $100,000 to build in 1961 and opened on March 5, 1961. The architect was Garry Boyle of Tampa and the structure was built by the Paul Smith Construction Co. of Tampa with financing largely provided by the Hutchinson family. Most materials for the auditorium were shipped from Chattanooga, Tennessee. Hutchinson Auditorium is central to Florida College as it serves as the meeting place for weekday morning chapel assemblies at 10:15 a.m. during the school year and as a theater for major productions on campus (e.g. plays, concerts, etc.). Two new residence halls were begun during the 2007–2008 school