Indian River State College, Fort Pierce

The Massey Campus at 3209 Virginia Ave, Fort Pierce, FL 34981, is the primary campus of Indian River State College (IRSC) and the college's central hub for academic programs and student services.

IRSC's campus page describes the Massey Campus as offering comprehensive degree programs, student success services, libraries and learning labs, and campus dining and student spaces (IRSC campuses page). The college lists its main switchboard as 772-462-4772 and a toll-free line of 1-866-792-4772, both printed under the Virginia Ave address in the IRSC site footer (IRSC home page).

For this campus, the U.S. Census Bureau geocoder matches 3209 VIRGINIA AVE, FORT PIERCE, FL, 34981 inside Fort Pierce city (Census geocoder result for the Massey Campus). The campus therefore sits within Fort Pierce city limits, on Virginia Avenue.

Two more IRSC sites carry Fort Pierce addresses. The Blackburn Education Building at 3002 Avenue D offers workforce training, adult education and career development, and IRSC says it offers 20+ programs and serves as a community hub for the Career Pathways Initiative (IRSC campuses page); the Census geocoder matched 3002 AVE D, FORT PIERCE, FL, 34947 inside the city as well (Census geocoder result for the Blackburn building). Near Fort Pierce, the Treasure Coast Public Safety Training Complex, listed by IRSC at 4600 Kirby Loop Road with a Fort Pierce 34981 mailing address, is described as a 50-acre, eight-building facility offering 18 degree and certificate programs for regional first responders (IRSC campuses page).

Indian River State College is a public institution of the Florida College System, and Florida law assigns it a four-county service district: Indian River, Martin, Okeechobee and St. Lucie Counties.

Section 1000.21 of the Florida Statutes defines a Florida College System institution as one of the public postsecondary educational institutions in the system, including any branch campuses, centers or other affiliates, and lists Indian River State College as the college that serves Indian River, Martin, Okeechobee and St. Lucie Counties (Section 1000.21, Florida Statutes). The same statute assigns neighboring districts to other colleges, so Brevard County, for example, is served by Eastern Florida State College. St. Lucie County, home to Fort Pierce, is one of the four counties the statute lists for IRSC.

Admission is open access. The IRSC FAQ says anyone who has earned a high school diploma or equivalency will be admitted, while some selective admission programs have special requirements and dates (IRSC FAQ page). The same FAQ says applicants may submit SAT, ACT or P.E.R.T. placement scores, and it describes the college in one line as five campuses and 100+ programs.

IRSC lists its District Board of Trustees in the About menu of its website, next to its board policies and accreditation pages (IRSC home page).

IRSC is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to award associate and bachelor's level degrees: the Associate in Arts, Associate in Science, Associate in Applied Science, Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Applied Science.

The IRSC accreditation page adds that the college may also offer credentials such as certificates and diplomas at approved degree levels, and that questions about its accreditation can be directed to SACSCOC at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia (IRSC accreditation page). That accreditation statement covers the college as a whole, including the Massey Campus in Fort Pierce.

On its home page IRSC advertises over 100 programs and pathways, classes online, on campus or both, and degree and certificate programs across healthcare, public safety, business, education and skilled trades (IRSC home page). Program location matters on the Treasure Coast: the IRSC campus page ties nursing and biology programs to the Pruitt Campus in Port St. Lucie, culinary arts and hospitality to the Mueller Campus in Vero Beach, and public safety training to the complex near Fort Pierce, while the Massey Campus in Fort Pierce is described as the comprehensive hub (IRSC campuses page).

IRSC's descriptions of one campus differ within the same page. The Mueller Campus summary at the top lists culinary arts, hospitality and health sciences, while the detailed entry further down lists culinary arts, hospitality and nursing (IRSC campuses page). Students choosing between Fort Pierce and another IRSC location can confirm where a specific program meets through the college's program listings before applying.

Three IRSC sites have Fort Pierce addresses, and the college's other campuses are in Port St. Lucie, Stuart, Vero Beach and Okeechobee, each with its own program focus.

Every row comes from the IRSC campuses page, which says the campuses serve students throughout Fort Pierce, Port St. Lucie, Stuart, Vero Beach and Okeechobee. The Fort Pierce rows are the Massey hub on Virginia Avenue, adult and workforce education on Avenue D, and first responder training on Kirby Loop Road near Fort Pierce. For the Massey Campus, IRSC also offers a virtual tour and printable campus maps from the same page.

IRSC charges a $20 application fee for most programs, including the Associate in Arts and Associate in Science, and its Promise Program covers in-state tuition for eligible local high school graduates, including those from St. Lucie County schools in Fort Pierce.

The IRSC FAQ lists the higher application fees separately: $30 for Selective Admissions programs, $30 for bachelor's degree programs and $60 for the A.S. Degree in Nursing, and it notes that some programs may have additional application fees (IRSC FAQ page). The $20 fee also applies to career training, professional development and non-degree technical certificates, and to Adult Education (ESL and GED); the campuses page lists adult education among the Blackburn building's programs in Fort Pierce (IRSC campuses page).

On the Promise Program page, the benefit is 100% of in-state tuition for students in an eligible AA, AS or AAS program, with books, supplies and lab fees left out (IRSC Promise Program page). It is open to graduates of public schools, charter schools, approved private schools or in-district homeschool programs in Indian River, Martin, Okeechobee or St. Lucie County, and IRSC says it requires no minimum GPA or income threshold, while the FAQ on the same page says students must meet the minimum 2.0 GPA required for high school graduation. Promise is last dollar funding, meaning it covers tuition left after financial aid and scholarships are applied, and the page describes it as a tuition-paid program sponsored by the Indian River State College Foundation rather than a grant or scholarship.

The IRSC FAQ adds that Promise does not cover bachelor's degrees, that Promise students must register for at least 12 credits, and that Bright Futures Scholarships are applied first with Promise covering the remaining tuition balance (IRSC FAQ page). The Promise page says students taking at least 12 credits in fall and spring and 6 in summer are typically on track to finish within two years (IRSC Promise Program page). The Promise page posts the program's application dates and deadlines.

IRSC lists a community menu on its website that includes athletics and recreation, the McAlpin Theater, the Hallstrom Planetarium, a salon and Treasure Coast Public Safety.

Those community offerings appear under the Community heading on the IRSC home page, which also lists alumni and giving programs and posts college events such as career fairs, cultural festivals, campus tours and live performances. The home page does not give addresses for the theater, planetarium or salon, so their locations should be checked on their own IRSC pages.

For residents weighing a return to school, the most local pieces are the Massey Campus on Virginia Avenue and the Blackburn building on Avenue D, both matched inside Fort Pierce by the Census geocoder, and the open access admission described in the IRSC FAQ page. Last verified: October 22, 2026, by re-reading the IRSC campuses, accreditation, Promise and FAQ pages, the IRSC home page footer, Section 1000.21 of the Florida Statutes and two Census geocoder results for Fort Pierce addresses.