Florida Virtual Campus

What Florida Virtual Campus does

Florida Virtual Campus (FLVC) is a state-funded shared-services organization established by Florida statute (Section 1006.73) and managed by Florida State University's Northwest Regional Data Center. It operates a centralized suite of technology and student services that supports all 40 public colleges and universities in the Florida College System and State University System, as well as K-12 school districts. FLVC is not itself a school or degree-granting institution; rather, it consolidates infrastructure and services that would otherwise be duplicated across 40 separate institutions.

FLVC's core technology platform is the statewide Integrated Library System (ILS), built on Ex Libris Alma for library management and Primo VE for discovery, providing unified access to 15 million books, 39 million e-resources, and 1.75 million digital archive items across 150+ campus libraries. The FloridaShines web platform and mobile app serve as the student-facing entry point, integrating the statewide course catalog, institutional profiles, virtual campus tours, transient-student applications (TSAA), the Common Prerequisite Manual, and a career-planning layer integrated with Xello. Adjacent product lines include the Florida Open Academic Library, Florida OJ scholarly journal publishing platform, the SOAR OER repository, the OPEN FL community (350+ participants), the Florida Quality Matters Consortium (31+ institutions), and an E-Resources Group Licensing program.

FLVC is funded entirely by the Florida Legislature and provides all services free of charge to students, faculty, and institutions. Revenue mechanics are not commercial; the organization functions as a public-sector shared-services utility with no disclosed annual appropriation figure. Its go-to-market is institutional rather than sales-driven, delivered via a Members Council governance structure, direct institutional service, and consumer-facing marketing through FloridaShines, the FLVC blog, social media, a monthly DLSS newsletter, an annual OER Summit, and newsroom communications. Strategic technology partners include Ex Libris (ProQuest), Quality Matters, JSTOR/ITHAKA, Canvas LMS, Xello, and FSU's NWRDC.

Name

Florida Virtual Campus

Legal name

Florida Virtual Campus

Website

https://flvc.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Florida Virtual Campus (FLVC) is a state-funded shared-services organization that operates centralized library, distance learning, and student advising technology for all 40 public colleges and universities in Florida, delivering free services to students and institutions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Higher Education Shared Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Library & Learning Space Managed Operations (Circulation, Scheduling, Staffing) (EDAEALAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Online Learning Content & Course Publishing Platforms (BPAMAJAL), Media Center & Audiovisual Lending Operations (Equipment Checkout, Production Support) (EDAEAGAG)

Keywords

• Shared educational services
• Library management systems
• Distance learning infrastructure
• Higher education technology
• Statewide e-resources

Headquarters

HQ city

Tallahassee

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. State Legislative Funding: FLVC is entirely funded by the Florida Legislature. All services are provided to students, faculty, and institutions at no cost. The organization operates as a shared services model delivering centralized resources to public higher education institutions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Florida Virtual Campus (FLVC) operates a suite of centralized, shared services that support all 40 public colleges and universities in Florida, including a statewide Integrated Library System (ILS), a centrally licensed portfolio of e-resources, a student-facing FloridaShines web/mobile hub, and statewide distance learning and student advising services. FLVC is funded by the Florida Legislature and managed by Florida State University's Northwest Regional Data Center, delivering its services free of charge to students, faculty, and institutions.

Product overview

Florida Virtual Campus (FLVC) operates a suite of centralized, shared technology services supporting all 40 public colleges and universities in Florida. The organization is structured around three primary divisions: Library Services (ILS), Distance Learning and Student Services (DLSS), and FloridaShines. Library Services operates a statewide Integrated Library System powered by Ex Libris Alma (library management) and Primo VE (discovery/search interface), providing centralized access to 15 million books, 39 million e-resources, and 1.75 million digital archive items across 150+ campus libraries, alongside a statewide e-resources collection, the Florida Open Academic Library, Florida OJ journals platform, SOAR OER repository, Florida Islandora digital collections, and the OPEN FL OER community. Distance Learning and Student Services manages the statewide course catalog, the Florida Quality Matters Consortium (FLQMC), the FLASQ quality initiative, Zero Textbook Cost indicators, Common Prerequisite Manual, Transient Student Admission Application, Student Advising System, and the statewide help desk. FloridaShines serves as the student-facing web and mobile portal providing unified access to course catalogs, institutional profiles, virtual campus tours, career planning (Xello), transfer planning, and library access — all at no cost to students, funded by the Florida Legislature.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• FloridaShines: Florida's Student Hub of Innovative Educational Services - a website and mobile app providing free online tools and resources for students and adult learners. Includes course catalogs, degree programs, and career planning tools.
• Distance Learning and Student Services (DLSS)
• Library Services
• OPEN FL
• Florida OJ
• Florida Open Academic Library
• SOAR (Student Open Access Resources)
• Florida Islandora

Products and services

• FloridaShines

Quantifiable outcome

• Saved Florida nearly $19.5 million in FY 2024-25 through centralized ILS and software licensing
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature9 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Ex Libris (ProQuest)coreTechnology or Integration · 13 July 2021Ex Libris provides the Alma library management system and Primo VE discovery tool for FLVC's statewide Integrated Library System. Alma handles all backend library operations including acquisitions, fulfillment, resource management, and analytics. Primo VE serves as the user-facing discovery interface allowing students to search across all 40 institutions' collections.
• Quality MatterscoreTechnology or IntegrationFLVC hosts the statewide license subscription for Quality Matters, enabling the Florida QM Consortium (FLQMC) with 31+ participating colleges and universities. Quality Matters provides faculty-driven peer review processes and rubrics for evaluating online course quality. FLVC serves as the Lead System Subscription Institution.
• Northwest Regional Data Center (Florida State University)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFLVC is managed by Florida State University's Northwest Regional Data Center (NWRDC), which provides operational management and infrastructure support for the organization.
• HonorlockminorOthersHonorlock served as a featured sponsor for the 2024 FLVC OER Summit, providing secure online proctoring services and software for Florida's higher education institutions.
• JSTOR (ITHAKA)coreTechnology or IntegrationFLVC joined JSTOR's Path to Open Program in March 2024, providing expanded access to scholarly journal content for Florida's public postsecondary students.

Scale indicators13 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• LOUIS (Louisiana Library Network): Louisiana's statewide library consortium providing shared library automation, electronic resources, and courier services to Louisiana's public higher education institutions. Comparable in mission and operational structure to FLVC.
• GALILEO (Georgia Library Services): Georgia's statewide library consortium offering shared electronic databases, e-resources, and interlibrary loan services to University System of Georgia and other participating institutions. Directly comparable as a state-level shared library services organization.
• Orbis Cascade Alliance: Pacific Northwest academic library consortium providing shared ILS, e-resources, and interlibrary loan services to colleges and universities across Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. Comparable shared-services model serving multiple institutions with consolidated infrastructure.
• OhioLINK: Ohio's statewide academic library consortium providing shared ILS, e-resources licensing, and library services to Ohio's public colleges and universities. Directly comparable to FLVC's library services division in structure, mission, and shared-services model.
• NC LIVE: North Carolina's statewide library consortium providing shared electronic resources, databases, and library services to public and community colleges. Operates a similar shared-services model serving multiple institutions with consolidated licensing.

Emerging players

• HathiTrust: Large-scale collaborative digital preservation repository shared by academic and research libraries. Comparable to FLVC's Florida Open Academic Library and digital archive initiatives in mission and shared content model.

Regional players

• Maine InfoNet: Maine's statewide library and technology collaborative providing shared ILS, e-resources, and technology services to Maine's academic and public libraries. Comparable state-level shared services model serving multiple institutions.
• GWLA (Greater Western Library Alliance): Consortium of major research libraries across the western and southern U.S. providing shared access to collections, reciprocal borrowing, and collaborative digital services. Comparable to FLVC's UBorrow interlibrary loan and resource-sharing model.

Broad incumbents

• OCLC: Global library cooperative providing shared cataloging, interlibrary loan (WorldCat), and discovery services to libraries worldwide. Operates at much broader scale than FLVC but provides overlapping infrastructure services for library resource sharing.
• LYRASIS: Nonprofit technology and content services organization serving libraries, archives, and cultural heritage institutions across the U.S. Comparable in providing shared infrastructure, content licensing, and managed services to academic libraries.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat7 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/FLVirtualCampus
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC0wc42FoxT8SVT7BFKmm_hA
• Facebookfacebook.com/FLVirtualCampus
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/college-center-for-library-automation

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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