By Marc Freeman September 22, 2011 11:55 AM College students and parents of local high school juniors and seniors are invited to a college financial aid workshop from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Monday in Boca Raton. The free event, hosted by U.S. Rep Ted Deutch, D-Boca Raton (pictured right) along with Palm Beach County [...]
Broward middle school students eligible for college scholarship
September 12, 2011 Leave a Comment
By Anna Beach September 12, 2011 06:31 PM A Broward middle schooler’s way with words could win a 4-year college scholarship. This year, Broward is one of three counties eligible to participate in the Florida Prepaid College Foundation’s annual essay contest, which is open to seventh and eighth graders whose families qualify for the free [...]
Key West community college opens first resident hall
August 25, 2011 Leave a Comment
Call it a dormitory in paradise. If you’ve always wanted to attend college in Key West, but thought you couldn’t afford the housing, there is good news. Florida Keys Community College has just opened its first student residence hall, a 100-bed waterfront building called Lagoon Landing, on the Key West campus. The cost for students [...]
Is Miami Dade College warning a warning for other schools as well?
July 13, 2011 Leave a Comment
By Scott Travis July 13, 2011 05:22 PM We’ve seen a lot of cuts to higher education in Florida in recent years, and the country’s largest college may be paying a price for it. Miami Dade College has been warned from its accrediting body, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, that it doesn’t have [...]
New College president to step down
May 17, 2011 Leave a Comment
By Scott Travis May 16, 2011 04:41 PM We’ve seen a lot of turnover among Florida’s college presidents in recent years, with school such as Florida Atlantic University, Florida International University, Florida State University and Nova Southeastern University all getting new leaders. You can now add another school to the list: New College of Florida, [...]
Miami Dade College hosts virtual open house
May 5, 2011 Leave a Comment
By Anna Beach May 5, 2011 03:44 PM Potential students with queries about Miami Dade College have an electronic alternative to the traditional open house. MDC’s virtual open house takes place 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, May 11. There’ll be information on college programs, admissions, financial aid and scholarships. Instructors, students and academic [...]
Broward College, MDC among top community colleges
April 26, 2011 Leave a Comment
Florida’s universities often struggle to get noticed for their academics. Only three, the University of Miami, the University of Florida and Florida State University, have placed in the U.S. News & World Report’s list of the top 125 schools. But it’s a completely different story for community colleges. In a new survey of the top [...]