Past Events
Register today for “Plan It Florida: Preparing Today’s Students for Tomorrow’s Jobs”
Too often, students don’t start thinking about their future until the end of high school. FCAN has responded by creating Plan It Florida, a new College Ready Florida initiative with the goal of ensuring every Florida student graduates high school with a...
Key takeaways from “Yes, College is Worth It”
For every dollar invested in the Florida College System (FCS), the state’s taxpayers fully recovered their original investment and reaped an additional return of $5.80. That’s one of the findings in a recent Florida TaxWatch analysis titled, “Independent Assessment of...
Highlights from the 2019 Florida College Access Network Summit
More than 360 college access and student success champions convened for the 2019 Florida College Access Network Summit last month, and a good number of them had plenty to say. (And tweet!)This year’s theme was “Candid Conversations,” and the summit...
Register today for “Yes, College is Worth It”
While headlines question the value of a college degree, research continues to show a positive return on investment for credential completers. A recent Florida TaxWatch analysis found the benefits of earning a postsecondary credential is also good for...
Key Takeaways from “Improving Postsecondary Education Success for Former Foster Youth”
Helios Education Foundation recently partnered with Educate Tomorrow to publish a brief titled, “Promoting Degree Attainment Among Former Foster Youth: An Exploration of Florida’s Policies, Programs, and Practices to Improve Postsecondary Education for Foster Youth.”...
2019 Florida College Access Network Summit — PowerPoint Presentations
The 2019 FCAN Summit is in the rear-view mirror, and we would like to extend a huge thank you to all the changemakers who attended the event and joined the conversation surrounding college access and completion for all Florida students. More than 360 people from...
Register today for “Improving Postsecondary Education Success for Former Foster Youth”
Youth in the foster care system enroll and graduate from college at much lower rates than other students. Although Florida policies and programs are working to better support these students, more needs to be done to help them succeed. Recent policy changes...
Key takeaways from “Students Can’t Be What They Can’t See: Making the Most of Career Fairs”
On April 23, Kimberly Lent, FCAN’s Assistant Director for Research and Analytics, hosted a webinar highlighting the role that career fairs can play in helping K-12 students envision their future professional paths and learning about the appropriate postsecondary...
Summit Speaker Series — First Generation College Students: Practice and Research of Successful Retention Strategies
“We want to change the narrative and how the conversation is framed about this particular population; we’d like to create awareness that first-generation students, they are not broken.” The term “first-generation” evokes a strong range of emotions for higher education...
Summit Speaker Series — Why Do Students Leave College? Preliminary Results From a Research-Practice Partnership
“The decision to leave college is often way more complex than not having the grades or being unable to pay tuition.” What are some of the factors that lead academically successful students to stop enrolling in college? What motivates these same students to return?...