▁of ▁the ▁college , ▁effective ▁May ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁Pay ne ▁was ▁the ▁academic ▁de an ▁and ▁vice ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁college ▁prior ▁to ▁being ▁appointed ▁president . ▁ ▁Florida ▁College ▁added ▁its ▁first ▁acc red ited ▁four - year ▁degree ▁program , ▁the ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Arts ▁in ▁Bib lic al ▁Studies , ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁It ▁has ▁since ▁added ▁b ach elor ' s ▁degrees ▁in ▁business , ▁communication , ▁elementary ▁education , ▁history , ▁liberal ▁studies ▁and ▁music . ▁The ▁school ▁plans ▁to ▁add ▁a ▁n urs ing ▁program ▁beginning ▁in ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁ 2 0 2 1 . ▁ ▁Camp us ▁ ▁Florida ▁College ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁Temple ▁Terra ce , ▁Florida , ▁approximately ▁ 2 0   min utes ▁n ortheast ▁of ▁T ampa . ▁About ▁ 2 0 , 0 0 0 ▁people ▁live ▁in ▁Temple ▁Terra ce , ▁which ▁covers ▁an ▁area ▁of ▁. ▁The ▁Hills borough ▁River ▁marks ▁the ▁eastern ▁edge ▁of ▁the ▁main ▁campus , ▁which ▁is ▁border ed ▁on ▁the ▁other ▁three ▁sides ▁by ▁the ▁private ▁golf ▁course ▁land ▁of ▁the ▁Temple ▁Terra ce ▁G olf ▁and ▁Country ▁Club . ▁Ac ross ▁the ▁Hills borough ▁River , ▁the ▁college ▁has ▁Con n ▁G ymnasium ▁and ▁its ▁athlet ic ▁fields . ▁Im medi ately ▁adjacent ▁to ▁the ▁g ym ▁is ▁an ▁affili ated ▁private ▁pre - k inder g arten ▁through ▁nin th ▁grade ▁school ▁called ▁Florida ▁College ▁Academy , ▁and ▁then