Florida Gulf Coast University has been awarded the largest grant in the school’s history. In partnership with The Collaboratory in Downtown Fort Myers, FGCU will create the “Southwest Florida Equitable Jobs Pipeline.”
Powered by a $22.9 million award from the U.S. Economic Development Administration’s Good Jobs Challenge, Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) in partnership with FutureMakers Coalition at Collaboratory will develop and implement the Southwest Florida Equitable Jobs Pipeline.
In this issue: BEST NEWS EVER!, Breakfast of Champions, Workforce Employer Survey, Graduate SWFL, Upcoming Meetings and We are Hiring!
Florida Gulf Coast University and FutureMakers Coalition at Collaboratory are pleased to announce that, with your help, we have been awarded a $22.9M investment in workforce and economic development from the Department of Commerce’s Good Jobs Challenge.
Since summer 2021, Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU), the Collaboratory and Florida SouthWestern State College have worked under the FutureMakers banner to reduce barriers for students who stopped out to return and finish what they started.
FutureMakers Coalition in Achieving the Dream. Since the Prioritizing Adult Community College Enrollment (PACCE) initiative began in late 2021, Achieving the Dream has worked with 20 colleges in eight states as they develop data-informed strategies to attract, support, and retain adult learners aged 25 and over.
FutureMakers Coalition has been chosen for a $500,000 three-year grant from the Elsa & Peter Soderberg Foundation toward its stop-out and Graduate! Southwest Florida navigator work. The grant is part…
n the March 2022 newsletter, we reported how the level of educational attainment influences median family income. Specifically, a householder whose highest educational attainment is a high school diploma earned a median family income of $61.9K in 2019, compared to $83.1K (or 34% more) for a householder with a 2-year Associate degree and $121.2K (or 96% more) for a householder with a Bachelor’s degree.
In the March 2022 newsletter, we reported how the level of educational attainment influences median family income. Specifically, a householder whose highest educational attainment is a high school diploma earned a median family income of $61.9K in 2019, compared to $83.1K (or 34% more) for a householder with a 2-year Associate degree and $121.2K (or 96% more) for a householder with a Bachelor’s degree.
$500,000 donation will be added to matching funds for a total of $1.647 million to support students returning to finish their degrees or credentials. FutureMakers Coalition has been chosen for…
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