<p>I live in Florida and we have a Community College that -as of this year - is now a state college. To get into nursing school at this college, one of the criteria for setting priorities is your county of residence, with the local county taking priority.</p>
<p>Does anyone know if a state college can use this criteria for selecting admissions to a “limited access” program? It seems reasonable to me for a Community College, but I would expect that as a “State” college, and under the Florida Dept. of Education, they would have to not discrimate based on county of residence as long as the applicant is a Florida resident.</p>
<p>I’m in a situation where I live in a neighboring county and am being told that my application will always be the lowest priority - regardless of grades or test scores - as I don’t live in the local county. This makes sense to me for a community college, but not now that the school is considered a state university.</p>
<p>Does anyone have insight into this?</p>