Florida State College at Jacksonville

Education & Daycare•Downtown
Community collegeDowntown campusState StreetCulinary and hospitalityPublic college
3.40EXTERNAL RATING
353 external review signalsAverage 3.40 from Google 3.5 (350 reviews) and Yelp 3.3 (3 reviews)

External Reputation Indicators

Google rating
3.5/5.0
350 external review signalsView source
Yelp rating
3.3/5.0
3 external review signalsView source
Research What Jacksonville residents should know
Florida State College at Jacksonville’s Downtown Campus is the urban college site at 101 West State Street, not the whole FSCJ system. Google’s operational listing is titled Florida State College at Jacksonville – Downtown Campus, with a stored snapshot of 3.5 from 350 reviews and phone (904) 633-8100. That count matches the older 349-review card in the same score band. Stay Safe Jax does not paste a Kent, North, South, or Cecil Places score onto this slug. A 3.5 from 350 Google reviews is mixed. Downtown campus comments often mix parking, security, advising wait times, and specific programs. That is an ordinary community-college snapshot, not a warning flag and not a 5.0 marketing page. No Yelp card is stored. Google marks wheelchair parking and a wheelchair entrance; it does not confirm a wheelchair restroom. Google’s hours snapshot is Monday through Thursday 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Friday 9:00 to 11:30 a.m., Saturday and Sunday closed. Evening classes and special events can run outside that window. Confirm a building before you go. Public reporting in 2026 is about what stays downtown versus what moves west. The Jacksonville Daily Record wrote on August 31, 2026, that the state awarded FSCJ $7 million to expand at Cecil Commerce Center so welding, electrical, HVAC, and logistics training can leave the Downtown campus, which President John Avendano said can no longer grow those trades. He told the paper downtown would lean harder into culinary arts and hospitality as those industries grow in the core. Jacksonville Today’s same-week story said the college wants those trades running at Cecil by late 2027 or early 2028. Separately, the Daily Record reported in January 2026 that Junior Achievement of North Florida planned a $15 million Experiential Learning Center on FSCJ downtown land between Broad and Jefferson streets north of State Street, on a 50-year lease, with construction hoped for 2026 and a soft opening in fall 2027. Open flags stay at 0. This listing is the State Street campus: public college, stored Google 3.5, short Friday office snapshot, and sourced news about culinary remaining downtown while some trades head to Cecil. It is not UNF, not Jacksonville University, and not the Chappell preschool on FSCJ South.
Place

FSCJ Downtown Campus at 101 W State St — not Kent, North, South, or Cecil.

Ratings

Stored Google snapshot is 3.5 from 350 reviews. Mixed campus score, not a warning.

News

Daily Record 2026 — trades slated for Cecil; Junior Achievement center planned on this downtown campus.

Frequently Asked Questions

101 West State Street, Downtown Jacksonville. Google’s listing is specifically the Downtown Campus, not the whole college system.
3.5 from 350 reviews on the Places card for Florida State College at Jacksonville – Downtown Campus. That is a stored snapshot.
Monday–Thursday 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Friday 9:00 to 11:30 a.m., closed weekends. Class times can differ.
The Daily Record and Jacksonville Today reported in August 2026 that welding, HVAC, electrical, and logistics training are planned to move to Cecil by about 2028, while culinary and hospitality stay downtown.
The Daily Record reported a planned $15 million Experiential Learning Center on campus land north of State Street, with a hoped-for fall 2027 soft opening.

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