A group of students in a classroom listen to speaker, Daniel Perkins, a young man with a white pattered shirt with a black ponytail.

Navigators to Success: Supporting Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder

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Academics Student Life

Launched in 2023, an innovative transition program at Eastern Florida State College aims to successfully prepare students with an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) for college life. The free Navigators to Success program is held each summer. It supports new, incoming, dual-enrolled and first-time college students on the Autism Spectrum. Taking place over four weeks, the […]

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A collage showing students holding First Year experience bags and wearing EFSC t-shirts, engaging in different activities like waterslides, tug-of-war, squirt gun fights, and workshops

Igniting Student Success with EFSC’s First Year Experience

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Academics

One in every four students will quit college during their first year, when risk of dropout reaches its peak. However, by fostering a supportive campus environment, strong extracurricular engagement, and resources for academic success, colleges can significantly increase their students’ likelihood to persist and graduate. Launched in 2024, Eastern Florida State College’s (EFSC’s) First Year

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A group of diverse students sit on the grass and stand in the background, which shows an EFSC building

How to Make Friends in College: 6 Easy Tips for Real Connections

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Student Life

Starting college is a big milestone full of interesting classes, unfamiliar routines, and a whole lot of new faces. It’s exciting but it can also be a little overwhelming, especially when it feels like everyone else already knows what they’re doing and where they belong. Here’s the truth: Most students feel this way at the

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Tabbitha Bailey, a woman wearing a green ballcap and holding a Boston Marathon registration sign

EFSC Student Pursues Degree while Running Marathons in all 50 States

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Academics Careers

Tabbitha Bailey’s passion for running began during high school, when she discovered her love for the sport after struggling with other athletic pursuits. “I wasn’t very good at other sports,” she admits. “But running was something I could excel at and truly enjoy. I knew from there I wanted to keep going.” Her dream of

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