Past Events
Key takeaways from “Accessing Student-Level FAFSA Completion Information with the FAFSA Data-Sharing Agreement”
Guest presenter: Pedro Hernandez, Director of Outreach Services, Office of Student Financial Assistance, Florida Department of Education FCAN host: Adriana Pavicic, Community Engagement Coordinator Florida is currently 48th in the nation in FAFSA completions, which is...
Summit Speaker Series — Building College & Career Cultures in Rural Florida
“Often in those smaller communities, people are so connected that we really have a chance to bring them together to help kids navigate (college and career) pathways more fully.” Rural communities have some of the lowest postsecondary attainment rates in Florida. They...
Join us for FCAN’s March 10 webinar — “Accessing Student-Level FAFSA Completion Information with the FAFSA Data-Sharing Agreement”
Guest presenter: Pedro Hernandez, Director of Outreach Services, Office of Student Financial Assistance, Florida Department of Education FCAN host: Adriana Pavicic, Community Engagement Coordinator Affordability is one of the biggest barriers for students to achieve...
Summit Speaker Series — Supporting the Unique Needs of LGBTQ Students in College and Career
“In college, that’s where folks are learning who they are. That’s where folks are finding out who their tribe is and where they want to take their lives. And especially being LGBTQ, a lot of us face particular disparities, and there’s a lot of anxiety going into...
Register today for March 29 FCAN webinar — “Equity Pays: The Economic Benefits of Equity in Educational Attainment”
Guest presenters: Jonathan Guarine, Research Economist, Florida TaxWatch Meg Cannan, Policy Researcher, Florida TaxWatch FCAN host: Kristen Hengtgen, Senior Researcher If Florida were a country, it would have the 15th largest economy in the world. Yet what if all of...
FCAN’s Summit Speaker Series podcast returns!
FCAN will once again offer an early glimpse at some of the best practices and fresh approaches for making education beyond high school accessible to all students that you can expect to hear at the 2022 Talent Strong Florida Summit. We are excited to bring back our...
Meet the 2022 Talent Strong Florida Summit keynote speakers
Did you know that Florida College Access Network (FCAN)’s Talent Strong Florida Summit brings together the brightest minds and the strongest leaders in education today? This spring marks 10 years of FCAN’s statewide impact on students and continuing education! FCAN is...
Nominate an Innovator for FCAN’s annual awards!
Florida College Access Network invites you to nominate an innovator from your school, business, or community (including yourself!) who made impactful contributions and utilized innovative strategies to increase the effectiveness of the College Ready Florida...
Key takeaways from “How Colleges Can Become More Welcoming to Undocumented Students”
Guest presenters: Dr. Brett Kemker, Regional Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Student Success, University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee campus Dr. Cynthia Carvajal, Director for Immigrant Student Success, City University of New York Joseph...
Guiding Floridians toward successful careers
Florida has a huge pool of untapped talent and potential. Young students. These are individuals on the verge of finishing high school who often need assistance taking that next step, which ultimately helps prepare them for a career and lifelong stability....