Regional Admissions Workshop

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• Regional Admissions Workshop
• 2007

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Floridas Community Colleges Providing Access
for All

• High Quality
• Open-Door
  Admissions Policy
• Close to Home

• Affordable
• Small Classes
• Flexible Schedules
• Student Life

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Floridas Community Colleges
Providing Access for All
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Diverse Program Offerings

• College coursework/AA transfer to
  
• university
• Career education degree and certificate
• programs
• Bachelors degree programs
• Online/distance learning programs

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Advising Tips for Students
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Get Ready for College
The more courses students take and the more
challenging those courses,
the more likely these students
will be college ready and will
persist to a college degree.      Crisis at the
Core Preparing All Students for College

• Practice Independence!
• Take Challenging Courses
• Goal-setting
• Time Management
• Study Skills

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Apply Early!

• Get Money for College!
• Go to College Goal Sunday (Feb 24th)
  for help with financial aid
• Bright Futures Medallion Scholars
  get 100 tuition and fees FREE
  for associate
  degree programs
• Get What You Need!
• Determine Financial Aid Residency Status
• Common Placement Test (CPT)
• Register Early for Best Course Options

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Chart a Course! (Avoid Excess Hours)

• See a Community College Advisor
• Go to FACTS.org for planning
• Choose a Major
• Know where you want to transfer
• Complete the AA degree before transferring to a
  university

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Get Involved in Student Life

• Internships
• Study Abroad
• Honors Programs
• Volunteer Opportunities
• Leadership Development
• Athletics

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Admission Requirements for Degree-Seeking
Students

• Standard High School Diploma
• High School Equivalency Diploma (GED)
• Previously demonstrated competency in
  college-credit postsecondary coursework
• Home School Affidavit

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High School Diploma Alternatives

• Certificate of Completion
• CPT-Eligible Certificate of Completion
• Special Diploma

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Entry Level Placement Tests

• CPT required unless exempted by SAT/ACT scores

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Test Early to Reduce Remediation

• Approximately 65 of prior-year
  high school graduates entering community
  colleges need remediation
  in one or more areas.
• (2005-2006)

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Types of Diplomas/Degrees
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Web Resources

• Floridas Community College System
• http//www.fldoe.org/cc
• General information about our 28 institutions
  reports and other helpful resources
• 22 Pathways to Success Advising Brochure
• http//www.facts.org/pdf_sw/Pathways_to_Success.p
  df
• Information for students planning to transfer
  from a community college to a university for
  completion of the baccalaureate degree
• Department of Education/Paperless Communications
  Website
• http//www.firn.edu/doe/menu/communications.htm
• Get electronic copies of all DOE memos

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Questions?

• Contact
• Brenda C. Spencer, Ph.D.
• Division of Community Colleges
• [phone]
• Brenda.Spencer_at_fldoe.org