State College of Florida Collegiate School

Public charter school in Florida, United States

State College of Florida Collegiate School

Location

Florida

United States

Coordinates| 27°26′21″N 82°35′28″W﻿ / ﻿27.439041°N 82.591084°W﻿ / 27.439041; -82.591084
Information
Other name| SCFCS
Type| Public charter school
Established| 2010 (2010)
School district| School District of Manatee County
Oversight| State College of Florida, Manatee–Sarasota
NCES School ID| 120123007901[1]
Head of school| Kelly Monod[2]
Teaching staff| 20.00 (on an FTE basis)[1]
Grades| 6–12
Enrollment| 515 (2019-20)[1]
Student to teacher ratio| 25.75[1]
Campuses| 2
Color(s)| Green and Blue
Mascot| Maverick the Manatee
Website| scfcs.scf.edu

State College of Florida Collegiate School (SCFCS) is a public charter school in Florida, United States. Established in 2010, it is part of and operates on State College of Florida's Bradenton and Venice campuses.[3] It was created through a charter with the School District of Manatee County.[4]

Derived from the Kunskapsskolan of Sweden,[5] the school includes grades 6–12, with the Venice campus only having senior high school grades.[6] The Bradenton campus is outside the city limits, in the Bayshore Gardens census-designated place. The Venice campus is in an unincorporated area.[7][8]

## History[edit]

State College of Florida Collegiate School in Bradenton.

The Bradenton campus opened in 2010.[9] It initially was to admit students in grades six or seven only but with additional grade levels placed as time passed.[10] The first high school class, consisting of 57 students, graduated in 2014.[11]

It was named a National Blue Ribbon School in 2016, and the State of Florida gave the school "A" rankings each year by 2016.[5]

The Venice campus is scheduled to open in 2019; the Sarasota County School Board gave its approval to the creation the year before.[12] The Venice campus, opening with grade 11 students, is to have an initial enrollment of 100 and eventually expand to all senior high school grade levels.[6]

## Curriculum and academic program[edit]

The school is largely technology based, utilizing Canvas, from Instructure to assign and turn in schoolwork. Each student is assigned an iPad based on their grade level, and Apple laptops are available for services not available on the iPad. [4] Students start classes on the college campus in the 11th grade upon successful completion of the PERT, as well as having at least a 3.0 GPA. After completing the program, they are given an Associate degree at graduation, alongside their high school diploma.[13]

Students may graduate with an associate degree along with a standard high school diploma.[4]

## Scholarship programs[edit]

Graduates of the university may attend Florida Gulf Coast University and, since 2016, University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee, without paying tuition,[14] as part of the Eagle Collegiate Scholarship. Students at both campuses are eligible.[6]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c d "Search for Public Schools - State College of Florida Collegiate School (120123007901)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
2. ^ "Staff". State College of Florida Collegiate School. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
3. ^ "SCFCS Advisory Counsol 2010 Meeting".
4. ^ a b c "FAQs | State College of Florida Collegiate School". scfcs.scf.edu. Retrieved 2019-07-07.
5. ^ a b "NBRS State College of Florida Collegiate School of Bradenton, FL". National Blue Ribbon Schools Program. United States Department of Education. Retrieved 2019-07-07.
6. ^ a b c Herrera, Alexandra (2019-03-14). "State College of Florida Collegiate School expands scholarship program". West Villages Sun. Retrieved 2019-07-07.
7. ^ "Locations". State College of Florida, Manatee–Sarasota. Retrieved 2019-07-09. "SCF Bradenton 5840 26th St. W., Bradenton, FL 34207[...]SCF Venice 8000 S. Tamiami Tr., Venice, FL 34293 941-408-1300" \- Bradenton Campus map here, which indicates the exact building used by SCFCS
8. ^ "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Bayshore Gardens CDP, FL" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2019-07-09.
9. ^ McKinnon, Ryan (2017-05-05). "They received high school diplomas Friday morning and will receive an associate degree Friday night". Bradenton Herald. Retrieved 2019-07-07.
10. ^ "SCF to hold public forum for collegiate school". Bradenton Herald. 2009-07-16. Retrieved 2019-07-07.
11. ^ "Historic SCF graduation held Thursday in Bradenton". Bradenton Herald. 2014-05-01. Retrieved 2019-07-07.
12. ^ "SCF Venice to open new charter school". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. 2018-08-08. Retrieved 2019-07-07.
13. ^ "Why SCFCS? | State College of Florida Collegiate School". scfcs.scf.edu. Retrieved 2019-07-08.
14. ^ De Leon, Jessica (2016-05-06). "SCF Collegiate School graduates eligible to attend USF Sarasota Manatee tuition-free". Bradenton Herald. Retrieved 2019-07-07.

## Further reading[edit]

* STATE COLLEGE OF FLORIDA, MANATEE-SARASOTA SCF COLLEGIATE SCHOOL-VENICE CHARTER SCHOOL APPLICATION for the SARASOTA COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT

## External links[edit]

* Official website