Nov 20, 2017 | LCAN, News
Florida College Access Network (FCAN) led a panel discussion before the Florida House of Representatives Post-Secondary Education Subcommittee on November 16 about the many ways communities throughout the state are collaborating to boost postsecondary...
Aug 4, 2017 | News, Research and Policy
There are currently more than 30 million jobs in the U.S. with a median salary of $55,000 for workers without a bachelor’s degree, according to new research from the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce. And with more than 1.5 million such jobs,...
Jan 29, 2016 | LCAN, News
Jennifer Welling’s children were listening when she advocated the importance of a post-secondary education. One is attending college, the second, a high schooler, is also on a similar track. At 44, it’s now Welling’s turn. Her children insisted she attend Tuesday...
Dec 11, 2015 | LCAN, News
A recently released video from the FutureMakers Coalition tells the story of a Southwest Florida resident whose decision to switch from traditional to technical college prepared him for a satisfying career. 20-year-old Alex “Ander” Hernandez was once enrolled in a...
Apr 29, 2015 | News, Research and Policy
In a study released earlier this month called “The Economy Goes to College: The Promise of Higher Education in the Post-Industrial Age,” Georgetown University’s Center for Education and the Workforce (CEW) found that the well-paid, low-skill manufacturing jobs of the...
