Late 1960s -1970s
State legislature designates College as Florida ’ s 28th community college — 1967
Milton O . Jones , Ph . D ., hired as first PHSC President — 1972
District Board of Trustees appointed ; The Honorable Wayne Cobb as founding chair — 1971
The Honorable Wayne Cobb
The Porter Campus at Wiregrass Ranch , Wesley Chapel , opens to 1,800 students — 2014
Childcare center
Timothy L . Beard , Ph . D ., named president upon retirement of Katherine M . Johnson , Ed . D .— 2015
Engineering Technology and Marketing Management Associate in Science degrees established — 2016
Boomer the Bobcat mascot succeeds retiring Conquor the Conquistador — 2017
Boomer the Bobcat
Associate in Science in Aviation takes off
Spring enrollment climbs 6 %
PHSC Foundation awards $ 1 Million in scholarships
Dual Enrollment program offered online
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