 Everglades College was created in 2000 and was incorporated as a not-for-profit corporation in the state of Florida.Two years later, in 2002, the US Internal Revenue Service recognized Everglades College, Inc., as a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) corporation, and Everglades College, Inc., became independently operated by a Board of Trustees.In January 2003, the Florida Department of Education granted approval to open the Sarasota Branch Campus of Everglades University.