State College of Florida Collegiate School

The State College of Florida Collegiate School (SCFCS) is a public charter school in Florida, United States. Established in Fall 2010, it is part of and operates on State College of Florida's Bradenton and Venice campuses.^[3] It was created through a charter with the School District of Manatee County.^[4]

State College of Florida Collegiate School
Location
Bradenton, and Venice , Florida United States
Coordinates	27.439041°N 82.591084°W / 27.439041; -82.591084
Information
Other name	SCFCS
Type	Public charter school
Established	2010 (2010)
School district	School District of Manatee County Sarasota County Schools
Oversight	State College of Florida, Manatee–Sarasota
NCES School ID	120123007901[1]
Head of school	Karen Lewellen, Dr.Karen Peck [2]
Teaching staff	20.00 (on an FTE basis)[1]
Grades	6–12
Enrollment	515 (2019-20)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	25:1[1]
Campuses	2
Color(s)	Green, white, and blue
Mascot	Maverick the Manatee
Website	scfcs.scf.edu scfcs.scf.edu/venice/

The school includes grades 6–12, with the Venice campus only having grades 9-12.^[5] The Bradenton campus is outside the city limits, in the Bayshore Gardens census-designated place.^[6][7]

History

State College of Florida Collegiate School in Bradenton.

The Bradenton campus opened in 2010.^[8] It initially was to admit students in grades six or seven only but with additional grade levels placed as time passed.^[9] The first high school class, consisting of 57 students, graduated in 2014.^[10]

It was named a National Blue Ribbon School in 2016, and the State of Florida gave the school "A" rankings each year by 2016.^[11]

Venice Campus

The Venice campus was opened on April 20th 1992; the Sarasota County School Board gave its approval to the creation the year before.^[12] The Venice campus, opened with grade 11 students, and had an initial enrollment of 100 and later expanded to all senior high school grade levels. The current enrollment is now up to 164 students in grades 9th-12th. The Venice campus has been given the rank of "A" 3 years in a row. In the 2023-2024 school year, 14 students graduated with honors, and went on to college with substantial scholarships.

Curriculum and academic program

The school is largely technology based, utilizing Canvas, from Instructure to assign and turn in schoolwork. ^[4]

Scholarship programs

Graduates of the university may attend State College of Florida, Manatee–Sarasota, for a tuition free education,^[13] as part of the Eagle Collegiate Scholarship. Students at both campuses are eligible.^[5]

Reviews

When reading reviews, you can see that there are good parts of the school, but the downsides outweigh the good parts.

Citations

Smith, Ebony. “SCFCS Venice Receives Third Consecutive ‘A’ Grade on Florida’s Accountability Report.” State College of Florida, Manatee - Sarasota, 16 Aug. 2024, www.scf.edu/news/2024/08/20/scfcs-venice-receives-third-consecutive-a-grade-on-floridas-accountability-report/.