SOUTH COMPLEX THE CHANGING FACE of CAMPUS

The College of Education and Professional Studies has moved from its long-term home in Ramona Wood Hall to the former site of Kitty Stone Elementary School, now known as the CEPS Complex. With the College of Health Professions and Wellness now at South Complex, Jax State has the distinction of educating teachers in a former school and training nurses in a former hospital.

The Department of Criminal Justice and Forensic Investigation, located throughout its existence in Brewer Hall, has now moved to Ramona Wood. The dean’s office for the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences remains in Brewer Hall, as well as the Department of Social Work and the Department of Sociology and Political Science.

Coming soon, the university will open the newly constructed North Village Residence Hall, Jax State Dining Hall and the Loring and Debbie White Football Complex.

Located on South Pelham Road near Walmart in the property once known as Jacksonville Hospital, the facility has been redesigned into a state-of-the-art educational center for the students, faculty and staff of the College of Health Professions and Wellness.

Renovations began on what is now known as Jax State's South Complex in 2021. The property was donated to the university by Regional Medical Center in June 2018, just a few months after the tornado, following the closure of Jacksonville Hospital. Now, Jax State’s top-ranked nursing program is united under one roof alongside the respiratory therapy and athletic training programs.

Located adjacent to Crow, Patterson and Sparkman Halls, the North Village Residence Hall will add 513 much-needed beds to university housing in shared suites consisting of two private double occupancy rooms with two bathrooms in each unit. The new Jax State Dining Hall will replace the 62-year-old Jack Hopper Dining Hall. Finally, the Loring and Debbie White Football Complex will replace the existing field house at Jax State Stadium - adding new training, office and game day space. All three projects are scheduled for completion in Fall 2024.

If you haven't been to campus in a while, come visit! We continue to upgrade our 141-year-old university, while staying true to our history and traditions.