City College was established in 1984 as Draughon’s College of Business, a branch of Draughon’s Junior College of Business founded in 1896 in Paducah, Kentucky. The College launched its first branch campus in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Since that time, the institution has grown to five campuses with an online division serving thousands of students throughout the State of Florida and globally, with its headquarters located in Fort Lauderdale.