FCAN Blog
FCAN announces 2021 Florida FAFSA Challenge winners!
We are excited to announce the winners of the 2021 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 March 26, 34.3% of Florida public high school...
Key takeaways from “Love the Convenience, Hate the Pandemic: How to Find a Great Online Pathway to College”
Guest Presenters: Joe Huston, Director, Academic Success Center, Seminole State College Brian Crose, Director of E-Learning, Seminole State College Diana Marquez, Instructional Coach and Distance Education Instructor, Atlantic Technical College Kim DiGeronimo, Student...
2021 Florida Legislative Session Update: Financial Aid, dual enrollment, and budget cuts on the agenda
The 2021 regular legislative session ends on April 30; however, most would describe this year's experience as anything but ‘regular’. Despite an unprecedented year of limited public interaction due to COVID-19 safety protocols, House and Senate leadership have doubled...
Sebring High named School of Excellence by ACT’s American College Application Campaign and FCAN
Sebring High School in Sebring, Florida (Highlands County) recently received national recognition for its work to increase the number of first-generation college students and students from low-income families who are pursuing a college degree or other higher education...
Register today for April 15 FCAN webinar — Reducing Summer Melt in the Age of COVID
Guest presenters: Jeremy Raff, Coordinator of College & Career Services, School District of Lancaster Christian Granlund, Manager, Puget Sound College and Career Network Karlo Silbiger, Director of College-Going Culture, Partnership for Los Angeles Schools NCAN...
Key Takeaways from “Leveraging Black Greek Letter Organizations to Serve Underrepresented Students: Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.’s #CAP Program”
Guest Presenters: Krystal L. Clemons, Assistant Professor, Liberty University Fallon K. Dodson, School Counseling Manager, D.C. Public Schools Bianca M. Gregory, School Counselor, Norfolk Public Schools Tangela Dupree, First Vice President & Programs Chairman,...
Students receive support from the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021
On Thursday, March 11, President Joe Biden signed into law the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, a long-anticipated $1.9 trillion relief package. Although the bill provides hundreds of billions in funding to replenish COVID-19 relief programs and grants established by...
Florida College Access Network receives $1.4 million gift from Helios Education Foundation
Florida College Access Network (FCAN) is pleased to announce a $1.4 million gift from Helios Education Foundation to support our mission of helping ensure every Floridian can achieve an education beyond high school and a rewarding career. “We are humbled and excited...
Register today for April 6 FCAN webinar — Love the Convenience, Hate the Pandemic: How to Find a Great Online Pathway to College
Guest presenters: Joe Huston, Director, Academic Success Center, Seminole State College Brian Crose, Director of E-Learning, Seminole State College Diana Marquez, Instructional Coach and Distance Education Instructor, Atlantic Technical College Kim DiGeronimo, student...
Complete Tampa Bay aims to help adult learners finish what they started
In Florida, a little more than 2 million people — or 21.8% of working-age adults — have some college credit but no degree. When faced with the prospect of figuring out how to balance school, work, and family obligations so they can finish their degree, many of those...