EFSC Accomplishments 2019 | Seite 6

March 2019 College Accomplishments LEAP to Success All-Florida Academic Team Growing numbers of students participated in the LEAP program that awards accelerated credit towards their degrees based on prior experience in the workplace. (Student Enrollment, Diversity Initiatives, Financial Management) Ten Eastern Florida State College students were named to the 2019 All-Florida Academic Team for their outstanding scholarship and work in the community. (Student Enrollment, Diversity Initiatives) • The program, which stands for Life Experience Acceleration Path, is another way the College offers non-traditional students the chance to advance their education. • The representatives tied the EFSC record set in 2018 when 10 students from the College also made the team. • Nearly 4,200 students have participated in the program since it began in 2015, with 826 participating in 2019. • Students are given credit for knowledge gained in fields such as the military, real estate, banking, business, childcare, health care and computer science. • Students can document their experience through exams, military and industry certification records, high school advanced standing and other means. • A maximum 45 hours of accelerated credit can be applied toward an Associate Degree. • Students must complete at least 25 percent of their degree through courses taken at EFSC. 6 2019 College Accomplishments • The All-Florida Academic Team consists of 158 students from the 28-member Florida College System that includes Eastern Florida. • They were selected from among more than 800,000 students statewide. • The students were from the Titusville, Cocoa and Melbourne campuses. • They were also nominated by Eastern Florida to the All-USA Academic Team competition sponsored by the Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society.