Expanding Higher Education

The College's East Campus in Dade City, was dedicated by Florida Gov. Reuben Askew in 1975. The West Campus in New Port Richey was established in 1977 on 140 acres of pristine property donated by rancher Alric C.T. Pottberg. PHCC secured 100 acres on U.S. 98 in Brooksville for the North Campus, the first Hernando County location, in 1977. The Spring Hill Center opened in 1979 to serve central and western Hernando County, later closing to make way for the permanent Spring Hill Campus on U.S. 19. The new nine-building Spring Hill Campus was established in the fall of 2010. After the Porter family donated 60 acres of prime real estate in southeast Pasco County, the College broke ground on a fifth, full-service campus. The multi-storied, urban style Porter Campus at Wiregrass Ranch opened in January 2014, enrolling more than 1,600 students. In the spring of 2019, the College broke ground on the Instructional Performing Arts Center (IPAC) on land provided by the Pasco County School District. This new facility, located on the campus of Cypress Creek Middle/High School, is complete and now offers four Associate in Arts (AA) performing arts curriculum pathways for students who plan to transfer to a Florida public university to complete a Bachelor's degree in Dance, Theatre or Music. The IPAC also offers an Associate in Science (AS) degree in Digital Media and Multimedia Technology with six College Credit Certificates. In December 2012, the College was reaccredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to offer baccalaureate degrees. On January 21, 2014 the College's District Board of Trustees (DBOT) revised the College's mission to include offering bachelor's degrees and voted to officially change its name to Pasco-Hernando State College (PHSC).