Seminole State expands Altamonte campus to grow healthcare training
Seminole State won $10 million for a new Altamonte Springs building that would nearly double campus capacity and expand nursing training for Central Florida employers.
Seminole State College of Florida secured $10 million in the 2026 budget for a nearly 108,000-square-foot building at its Altamonte Springs campus, a $60.3 million project backed by a separate $5 million commitment from AdventHealth. The expansion would add classrooms and lab space and lift the campus’s capacity from 4,500 students to 9,000.
The campus has been at capacity since it opened in January 2008. More than one-third of Seminole County households are in the campus’s southwestern service area, and more than 100,000 people live within five miles of the site near the Maitland Boulevard and State Road 434 interchange. The Altamonte Springs campus now includes more than 100,000 square feet across two buildings and can accommodate more than 5,000 students, with healthcare, general education and adult education among its core offerings.
Healthcare training sits at the center of the expansion. The Ann Wiggins Moore Center for Nursing & Healthcare Professions houses the college’s health programs, and President Georgia Lorenz has said the new funding would let Seminole State double its nursing and health care programs. Nursing shortage projections cited by Seminole State and the Florida Hospital Association put Florida short by 59,100 nurses by 2035.
Seminole State received $4.7 million in PECO funding in 2023 for a new workforce building and a remodel for student services, and the remodel would free up instructional space for nursing and other healthcare programs. Florida legislative records also show the state provided $25 million between 2010 and 2014 to buy the adjacent Holler Automotive properties, preserving room for future expansion.
Sen. Jason Brodeur said the school is one of the best nursing schools in the country and that state money should help address the shortage. Rep. David Smith said Seminole State was likely the biggest financial winner in Central Florida from the state budget.
Seminole State's 2025 first-attempt NCLEX-RN pass rate was 94.7 percent, compared with 81.8 percent statewide and 87.1 percent nationally, and its nursing job-placement rate was 94.9 percent.
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