St. Louis Community College operates a branch Education Center at this location on Meramec Bottom Road in South County. The school offers more than 100 career education programs, and has four primary campuses in St. Louis. The Education Center in South County is a 59,000-square-foot complex providing state-of-the-art computer labs and interactive classrooms.
St. Louis Community College at Florissant Valley campus is located on 108 acres on Pershall Road, and offers numerous programs and fields of study for students. The school offers all types of programs, including a specialty in engineering and technology. The school also has a two-year biotechnology program, as well as programs in chemical technology, deaf communications, education, arts, film, writing, business, speech communication and much more. The school has 7,400 students and numerous facilities, including an art gallery, child care center, engineering center, lab areas, workstations, drama theater and more. The school also offers numerous clubs and extracurricular activities, including the biotech club, black student association, campus ministry, comic book club, fine arts club, college Democrats, international club, mass communications club and many more. Check the main site for a full list of clubs or facilities or for details on degree programs or enrollment.
This "green" campus was intentionally built with environmentally friendly materials and architecture, and is one of four campuses for St. Louis Community College (STLCC) in the St. Louis metropolitan region. It was the first community college in the Midwest to receive the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental gold level certification.
The campus offers Associate in Arts degrees in general transfer studies, business administration, communications arts (advertising/public relations option), fine arts/arts education, and an Associate of Arts in teaching. Students also can complete a Certificate of Proficiency or Certificate of Specialization in business administration, take general education courses required for many STLCC degrees and certificate, and complete prerequisites for many allied health degrees offered on other STLCC campuses.
Community members are invited to campus for events, such as a children's Halloween party, the Artists and Apples lecture series, an annual Eco-Festival, and to visit the campus's outdoor sculpture park and walking trails.
The Wildwood campus also serves as a location for events and training sessions for area school districts. Continuing education courses are offered on campus each semester, which provides residents with life-long learning opportunities related to personal and professional development. The Wildwood campus also serves as a satellite site for the University of Missouri-St. Louis.
