FCAN Blog
College Signing Day returns in Gainesville to celebrate students’ education plans
FCAN’s Florida College Decision Day initiative aims to celebrate all students’ postsecondary plans and is an adaptation of the NCAA’s National College Signing Day, which spotlights students who have received athletic scholarships. While Gainesville might be best-known...
Diving deeper into “The Economic and Fiscal Impacts of Education and Training Beyond High School in Florida”
In 2019, Florida aimed for 60 percent of working-age Floridians to hold a workforce specialization, whether from a certificate, credential, training, or degree with the SAIL to 60 Initiative. Currently, Florida has yet to reach this goal, falling 791,000 people short,...
How Florida can use emergency and need-based aid for student success
Cost is one of the most often-cited barriers to students completing college. While tuition at Florida’s public colleges and universities is the second-lowest in the country, college costs — which include things like transportation and textbooks — are still a great...
VIDEO — Celebrating 10 years of FCAN!
It was great connecting with everyone at the 2022 Talent Strong Florida Summit! This year’s summit featured a celebration of Florida College Access Network’s 10th anniversary and a decade of impactful service in the postsecondary space. FCAN is built on the foundation...
Key takeaways from “Empowerment through Education: A ‘Seats at the Table’ Panel Discussion”
Panelists: Chris Farina, Filmmaker, Seats at the Table documentary, Rosalia Films Neil Volz, Deputy Director, Florida Rights Restoration Coalition Kimberly Moore, Vice President of Workforce Innovation and TCC2WORK, Tallahassee Community College Samantha Carlo,...
2022 Talent Strong Florida Summit — Presenter PowerPoint Presentations
We loved connecting with everyone at the 2022 Talent Strong Florida Summit! More than 300 changemakers from various sectors — including business and community leaders, policymakers, K-12 counselors and educators, college and university administrators and faculty,...
Key takeaways from “Legislative Session Recap: Creating a Talent Strong Florida through Policy”
Guest presenters: Sen. Keith Perry (R-Gainesville) Rep. Amber Mariano (R-Hudson) FCAN Host: Deborah Martin, Policy Analyst Florida lawmakers passed 275 bills and a record-breaking $112.1 billion budget during the most recent legislative session. Major policy changes...
Join us on May 26 for “Empowerment through Education: A ‘Seats at the Table’ Documentary Screening and Panel Discussion”
Panelists: Chris Farina, Filmmaker, Seats at the Table documentary, Rosalia Films Neil Volz, Deputy Director, Florida Rights Restoration Coalition Kimberly Moore, Vice President of Workforce Innovation and TCC2WORK, Tallahassee Community College Samantha Carlo,...
Register today for “Legislative Session Recap: Creating a Talent Strong Florida through Policy”
Guest presenters: Sen. Keith Perry (R-Gainesville) Rep. Amber Mariano (R-Hudson) FCAN Host: Deborah Martin, Policy Analyst After 63 days of Florida’s Legislative Session, lawmakers have passed 275 bills and a record-breaking $112.1 billion budget, supporting a variety...
FCAN announces 2022 Florida FAFSA Challenge winners!
We are excited to announce the winners of the 2022 Florida FAFSA Challenge, a statewide campaign to increase the proportion of high school seniors completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). As of April 1, 33.1% of Florida public high school...