UF cuts number of transfer students

SSobick
Sat, 26 Apr 2008 22:20:39 +0000

“what does that mean for SFCC transfers”

I think from here on out Community College transfers will not be accepted in such large volumes as before at UF & FSU (there simply is not enough funding to pay for them). In addition, USF and UCF may also be reducing as well, and I would bet that Tallahassee Community College AA graduates are running into this same slight.

I believe that SFCC’s backdoor pipeline into UF could take a serious hit. Luckily SFCC will be able to offer 4-year programs, so that Alachua County residents can still get a Bachelors degree without having to leave home.

The Florida Legislature is now creating a new Florida College System at select institutions (Broward, SFCC, Polk, Indian River, Miami Dade, Edison, Chipola, and St. Petersburg), and they are now being able to offer numerous Bachelor degrees for the heavy demands for the future workforce of Florida.