[cmsms_row data_padding_bottom=”50″ data_padding_top=”0″ data_overlay_opacity=”50″ data_color_overlay=”#000000″ data_bg_parallax_ratio=”0.5″ data_bg_size=”cover” data_bg_attachment=”scroll” data_bg_repeat=”no-repeat” data_bg_position=”top center” data_bg_color=”#ffffff” data_color=”default” data_padding_right=”3″ data_padding_left=”3″ data_width=”boxed”][cmsms_column data_width=”1/1″][cmsms_text animation_delay=”0″] Jennifer Welling’s children were listening when she advocated the importance of a…
[cmsms_row][cmsms_column data_width=”1/1″][cmsms_text] The Southwest Florida Community Foundation, a FutureMakers Coalition partner, has awarded the Glades County Regional Training Center a $50,000 Community Impact Grant. The grant will be used to…
News-Press Media Group initiative to join forces with regional coalition to transform the workforce by increasing Southwest Florida’s higher education completion to 40 percent by 2025 Michael Jung, president and…
Goal to transform the workforce by increasing the number of college degrees and post-secondary certifications from 27 to 40 percent by 2025 The Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation recently granted…
Goal to increase Southwest Florida’s higher education completion to 40 percent by 2025 Two national coalition-building experts recently met with the FutureMakers Champions Team, part of a Southwest partnership committed…
Schools listed for excelling in preparing low income students for college Three Southwest Florida high schools were recently listed in Newsweek’s “Beating the Odds” list identifying those that do an…
Name change supports value of a post-secondary technical college education.
By adding college to the name of their schools, four Southwest Florida technical centers have taken an important step in increasing awareness of their post-secondary certification programs and the opportunity for residents to advance to a well-paying career in as little as a year. Now known as technical colleges, the name changes at the Lee and Collier County schools are expected to reframe student and public perception and entice more students to consider certification programs to meet the regional workforce’s demand for skilled labor.
Community college/high school collaboration takes many forms, from outreach to underserved populations to large efforts with multiple partners – with the overriding goal of motivating students to prepare for and…
[cmsms_row][cmsms_column data_width=”1/1″][cmsms_text] Goal to increase region’s higher education completion to 40 percent by 2025 FORT MYERS, Fla. (March 18, 2015) – More than 80 business, government, education, workforce and…