May 5, 2025 | News, Research and Policy
New legislation aims to increase college access by ensuring all Florida students understand their financial aid options. In a major step toward increasing college access and affordability, the Florida Legislature passed legislation to include Free Application for...
Apr 29, 2025 | News, Research and Policy
A growing group of Florida college students are calling for standardized financial aid education—especially information about the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) —to be integrated into high school curriculums. Seniors who complete the FAFSA are 84%...
Apr 23, 2025 | News, Research and Policy
Students from Florida College Access Network’s (FCAN) Advocacy Fellowship are raising their voices to champion dual enrollment programs, calling on lawmakers to simplify funding and expand access for high school students across the state. These advocates — many of...
Apr 22, 2025 | News, Research and Policy
Three advocacy student fellows sponsored by the Florida College Access Network (FCAN) traveled to Washington, D.C. earlier this month to participate in the National College Attainment Network’s (NCAN) 2025 Inaugural Leadership Summit. This marked the students’ first...
Apr 8, 2025 | Research and Policy
FAFSA Awareness in High School, Changes to Calculations for Dual Enrollment, Increased Focus on Apprenticeship Pathways, and Budgets Released VIEW THE FULL UPDATE The 2025 regular legislative session is scheduled to end on May 2, and thus far, leadership from the...
Mar 27, 2025 | Research and Policy
Florida’s newly enrolled transfer students at public universities receive less than 25% of the over $200 million in financial aid disbursed yearly. FCAN examined the financial aid trends of Florida College System transfer students who hold AA degrees (FCS AA)...
