Crestview continues to draw attention from higher education instituitions. This is the third college to set up shop in the City of Crestview. The others being Northwest Florida State University, Florida A&M University, and now Troy University. Stay tuned, others are coming, as well. With Eglin AFB down the road from Crestview, they bring a number of colleges with satellite campuses to assist the very successful college tuition assistance program the military gives to their active, former, and retired members. Any questions, give me a call.
Trojans arrive in Crestview
Officials welcome Troy to town
By BRIAN HUGHES Florida Freedom Newspapers
CRESTVIEW — Troy University’s newest satellite campus officially opened at noon Thursday at the former Southside Elementary School The Crestview Area Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon-cutting for Troy. After several classes of prekindergarten students who share the Southside campus welcomed Troy officials, local officials and business leaders inspected the renovated classrooms at the school. “We’re excited we can complete the cycle from pre-K right through post-graduate here in Crestview,” said Jessica Jarosz, Troy’s site director. She credited Crestview Mayor David Cadle, Okaloosa County Superintendent of Schools Alexis Tibbetts and school district Chief Information Officer J.C. Connor for leading the effort to establish Troy’s presence in the Hub City. The newest of Troy’s more than 160 campuses worldwide already offers an art appreciate course. It will soon add studies in math and music. “We’re just starting out small until we get a feel for the student population,” said Charlotte Ridgell, the college’s site coordinator.
Friday, January 22, 2010
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