University of Florida senior Andrew Hecht understands the bind in which university president Bernie Machen finds himself. The legislature has cut funding for higher education for several years — and another $36.5 million for the next school year. The money schools depend on to renovate and expand campus facilities is drying up. And Machen is […]
Florida is not producing enough college graduates to meet the projected job market needs by 2018, according to a new report from the Lumina Foundation. The Sunshine State ranks 31st in the nation for the percentage of adults who have earned a college degree. About 36.5 percent of state residents have earned an associate’s, bachelor’s […]
Elisa Huapilla is the first person in her family to attend college. She didn’t know what to expect at Florida State University. A lottery-funded Bright Futures scholarship pays part of the tuition. “The transition period can be very difficult,” she says. “I had nobody at home to call to tell me how college was supposed […]
The University of Florida is the second-best college value for in-state students in the country, according to Kiplinger Personal Finance magazine. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill was the top-ranked school. New College in Sarasota was close behind, ranked 5th overall for in-state tuition value. Kiplinger‘s said they altered the rankings this year […]
Now that the drama over USF Polytechnic is behind us (at least for now,) higher education officials are back to focusing on less showy things…like helping more Florida students to graduate successfully and get good-paying jobs. That last part is the mission of Florida College Access Network (Florida C.A.N.) They’ve issued “A Call for Leadership” […]
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