Feb 25, 2013 | News, Research and Policy
By Troy Miller Senior Researcher and Policy Analyst, Florida College Access Network Every freshman believes they are going to finish college. When polled, 85% of first-year students say they believe they’ll complete college in four years, even though only about 4 in...
Jan 16, 2013 | News, Research and Policy
By Troy Miller Senior Researcher and Policy Analyst, Florida College Access Network Over a recent five-year period, the number of Florida students getting bachelor’s degrees in health jumped up by 50.8%. It is no wonder why. On average, Florida graduates with a 4-year...
Jan 2, 2013 | News, Research and Policy
By Troy Miller Senior Researcher and Policy Analyst, Florida College Access Network A distinct feature of the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program is its two main tiers. When the program first began in 1997, high school graduates with a 3.0 or higher weighted...
Dec 13, 2012 | News, Research and Policy
By Troy Miller, Senior Researcher and Policy Analyst, Florida College Access Network Over 5,000 financial aid administrators across the country came to Orlando last week to attend the U.S. Department of Education’s annual Federal Student Aid Conference to get the...
Nov 20, 2012 | News, Research and Policy
By Troy Miller, Senior Researcher and Policy Analyst, Florida College Access Network Remember what it was like to see how close you were to graduating, or find out which classes you had left to take? I still have distant memories of hunting on my campus for a course...
Nov 14, 2012 | News, Research and Policy
By Troy Miller, Senior Researcher and Policy Analyst, Florida College Access Network Last year in Florida, over 46,000 high school students participated in dual enrollment programs, a number that has been steadily increasing. With changes on board for our state’s high...
