Edison State College Name Change Approved

Dave Breitenstein reports at News-Press.com that Florida Governor Rick Scott signed a bill changing the name of Edison State College to Florida Southwestern State College.  The change becomes effective on July 1, 2014.

The institution was founded in Fort Myres in 1961.  The name changed to Edison Community College in 1972, to Edison College in 2004 and to Edison State College in 2008.