Janet De La Cruz has always been inspired by the teachers in her life. When she was younger, she first wanted to be an elementary school teacher and later a…
My first thought when I hear the word grit is Jay Jackson, a football coach that screamed that word in my ear. Coach Jay wanted me to dig down deep…
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The FutureMakers Coalition has surpassed its FAFSA first! campaign goal of increasing the region’s Free Application for Federal Student Aid completion rate by 5 percent. During the 2016-17 school year, 40.5 percent of Southwest Florida high school seniors completed the FAFSA, compared with 35 percent during the year prior.
High school students have great opportunities to obtain college credits, often for free, even before graduating! Earning college credit in high school is beneficial for multiple reasons; cost savings, time savings, smaller classes, career focus, and rigor and independence.
It is that time of year when we are starting to look towards the summer season. Besides laying by the pool, earning some money in a part time job, and forgetting all about school, high school students should use this time to begin the college visit process. Visiting different colleges is a vital process in finding what a student’s “fit” is.
FutureMakers Coalition finds more have degrees than previously thought.
The coalition’s goal is to transform the labor force by increasing the number of college degrees, certificates and other high-quality credentials held by the region;s workers.
A report recently released by the FutureMakers Coalition outlined a series of attainment improvement goals for Charlotte, Collier, Glades, Hendry, and Lee counties in Southwest Florida (SWFL). The timeline for achieving these…
“The college application is the student’s primary resource to gain admissions, and not going in with a plan increases the risk of being denied or passed over for scholarships.” Click…
Going through the college process can be a daunting task, as there are many websites out there that provide a variety of resources. Here is a list of some great…