• adult general education courses that help adults acquire skills necessary for gaining basic and functional literacy or a high school education;
• developmental education to give students an opportunity to improve basic skills to prepare them for college-level coursework in the Florida College System;
• curriculum and instruction that leads to an associate in arts degree, an associate in science degree, associate in applied science degree, or specified bachelor's degrees; and
• postsecondary career education programs (including career certificate and apprenticeship programs) to prepare students for the workforce while emphasizing the development of qualities such as critical thinking, problem-solving abilities, and effective communication.

• collegiate high school programs, which offer options for public school students to complete a portion or all of a certificate or degree program; and
• dual enrollment, which allows high school students to enroll in a course and receive both high school and college credit.

The Florida College System is governed by the State Board of Education. Each institution within the Florida College System is governed by a local board of trustees as provided in s. 1001.64, Florida Statutes.

Boards of trustees are responsible for cost-effective policies; the implementation and maintenance of high-quality education programs; performance measurement; and adherence to state policy, budgeting, and education standards. Each board of trustees is authorized to adopt rules, procedures, and policies, consistent with law and rules of the State Board of Education.

Student support programs include common placement testing, academic advising and counseling, career counseling, disabled student services, financial aid assistance, student records and registration, student health services, and extracurricular organizations and activities.

Complete Florida Plus Program. Section 1006.735, Florida Statutes, establishes the Complete Florida Plus Program at the University of West Florida. The purpose of this initiative is to recruit, recover, and retain the state's adult learners and assist them in completing an associate degree or a baccalaureate degree that is aligned to high-wage, high-skill workforce needs.  Complete Florida offers more than 90 online degree and certificate programs at colleges and universities across the state in areas such as special education, workforce management, criminal justice, cyber security, and nursing.

College Credit Programs.  For the 2020-21 academic year, s. 1009.23, Florida Statutes, authorizes Florida colleges to charge a standard resident tuition of $71.98 per credit hour for advanced and professional, postsecondary vocational, developmental education, and educator preparation institute programs, and $91.79 per credit hour for bachelor's degree programs.

The colleges are authorized to charge non-residents $215.94 per credit hour tuition for advanced and professional, postsecondary vocational, developmental education, and educator preparation institute programs. For bachelor's degree programs, s. 1009.23, Florida Statutes, limits the sum of the tuition and the out-of-state fee per credit hour to no more than 85% of the sum of the tuition and the out-of-state fee at the state university nearest the community college.

$10,000 Bachelor's Degree.  Section 1009.26, Florida Statutes, provides for $10,000 Bachelor's Degrees at Florida College System institutions. The law authorizes the waiver of Florida College System tuition and fees for the purpose of offering baccalaureate degrees for state residents for which the cost for the degree program does not exceed $10,000.

Workforce Education Programs.Section 1009.22, Florida Statutes, authorizes Florida colleges to charge a standard resident tuition of $2.33 per contact hour and nonresident tuition of $6.99 per contact hour for programs leading to a career certificate or an applied technology diploma. Also, colleges are authorized to charge block tuition of $45 per half year or $30 per term for adult education programs.

• Activity and service fees may not exceed 10% of the tuition fee.
• Capital improvement fees may not exceed 20% of tuition for resident students or 20% of the sum of tuition and out-of-state fees for nonresident students, and may not increase more than $2 per credit hour over the prior year.
• Financial aid fees may not exceed 5% of the total student tuition or out-of-state fees collected.  An additional 2% may be collected if the amount generated by the total financial aid fee is less than $500,000.
• Technology fees may not exceed 5% of tuition per credit hour or credit-hour equivalent for resident students and may not exceed 5% of tuition and the out-of-state fee per credit hour or credit-hour equivalent for nonresident students.
• Distance learning fees may not exceed the additional costs of the services provided which are attributable to the development and delivery of the distance learning course.

• application fees;
• diploma replacement fees;
• duplicating, photocopying, binding, or microfilming fees;
• facilities and equipment use or damage fees and fines;
• graduation fees;
• identification access card fees;
• laboratory fees (excluding distance learning courses);
• late registration and payment fees;
• library fees and fines;
• parking fees and fines;
• standardized testing fees;
• transcript fees; and
• transient student fees.

• Florida's College System Education Information Portal, Department of Education
• The Florida Education and Training Placement Information Program (FETPIP), Department of Education
• Economic Security Report 2019, Department of Economic Opportunity

Office of the Chancellor, Division of Florida Colleges, 850-245-0407, email:  FCSInfo@fldoe.org

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