Florida SouthWestern State College

Florida SouthWestern State College is a public two-year institution with a campus in Punta Gorda, Florida, offering associate degrees, certificates, and workforce training programs across a range of academic and career-technical disciplines. The college is part of the Florida College System and serves students in Charlotte County and the surrounding southwest Florida region.

Program offerings include associate in arts and associate in science degrees in fields such as business, healthcare, information technology, criminal justice, and early childhood education, as well as short-term certificate programs in technical and vocational areas. The college also provides pathways for transfer to four-year universities.

The Punta Gorda campus extends Florida SouthWestern State College's commitment to accessible higher education to Charlotte County residents, providing affordable degree and workforce programs within the growing southwest Florida community.