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Education Information EDUCATION Lifelong Learning A comprehensive educational system reater Fort Lauderdale’s highly regarded advancing educational excellence. schools, colleges and universities provide In 2020, approximately 1,600 BCPS seniors earned G a strong foundation the Florida Academic Scholars for the region’s high quality of Bright Futures Scholarship, which life. The region’s educational pays 100 percent of Florida public institutions offer programs to meet college or university tuition. In the individual learning styles of addition, approximately 1,600 students and their families, while seniors earned the Medallion level creating career opportunities and Bright Futures Scholarship, which building a skilled workforce. pays 75 percent of tuition to a Florida public college or university. BROWARD COUNTY Approximately 1,300 seniors PUBLIC SCHOOLS earned the Gold Seal Vocational Broward County Public Schools 300K and/or the Florida CAPE (BCPS) is the sixth-largest public More than 300,000 scholarship, which pays a portion school system in the nation and the college and university of tuition. second largest in Florida. BCPS serves students call South The district has more than more than 260,000 students and Florida home. 14,000 full-time instructional approximately 175,000 adult students staff members. The average in 241 schools, centers and technical experience of a Broward teacher colleges, and 92 charter schools. is approximately 14 years, and BCPS is committed to excellence in education and approximately half of all BCPS teachers hold was honored in 2018 as the first district in the U.S. to advanced degrees (master’s, specialist or doctorate). receive the Cambridge District of the Year distinction. The award recognizes a district for attaining high Career, Technical, Adult academic achievements among students participating & Community Education in Cambridge programs and for increasing Cambridge Dozens of career technical education pathways opportunities across the district. exist in BCPS. These career technical pathways BCPS serves a diverse population with students engage students in learning technical, industry- event, BCPS students learn skills that will launch representing 170 countries and regions, and 147 based certification and employability skills to be their lifelong career interest. different languages. All district schools, K-12, college and career ready. Whether learning a trade, In the 2019/20 school year, BCPS middle are accredited by AdvancED, a global leader in computer coding, building a robot or catering an and high school students enrolled in career and technical pathways earned nearly 8,000 industry and digital tool certifications, which can lead to college credits, apprenticeships and job placements. This number will continue to rise as the state extends deadlines to accommodate students who qualified for certification testing during the school year but were impacted by school closures due to the coronavirus pandemic. In addition, for four consecutive years, BCPS Career and Technical Education students at Atlantic Technical College, McFatter Technical College and Sheridan Technical College were No. 1 in the state, earning the highest number of industry certifications for the 2019/20 school year, compared to their counterparts. BCPS also offers adult education programs that include: GED/High School Equivalency Exam, Photo Courtesy of the Broward Center for the Performing Arts 42 GFLA Economic Sourcebook 2021 alliancespotlight “Highly rated schools, colleges, universities and trade schools are a tremendous asset for businesses in Greater Fort Lauderdale.” Kim Sweers Managing Partner FB Marine Group Photo by Jock Fistick - South Florida Business Journal English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), district’s industry partners have honored many For more information about Broward County Family Literacy and Adults with Disabilities. career and technical education programs with Public Schools programs, visit browardschools. national and state awards of excellence. In fact, com and browardtechnicalcolleges.com. Follow Business-Specific Education Broward Technical Colleges have been awarded more BCPS on Twitter @browardschools and Facebook at Broward Technical Colleges (Atlantic, McFatter and industry certifications than any other institution in facebook.com/browardschools, and download the Sheridan) offer state-of-the-industry equipment the state of Florida for four years in a row. free BCPS mobile app. and facilities, informed and skilled faculty and industry-credentialed educational programs. Seamless Education Independent and Private Schools The majority of the programs can be completed BCPS high school and adult students may earn Greater Fort Lauderdale has more than 60 private in a year (Career in a Year). Online learning post-secondary college credits toward industry- and independent schools that meet a variety of opportunities are available in a variety of workforce recognized technical certificates and degrees. student academic and personal needs. More than education programs to better serve the needs of Career and technical education, magnet programs, 30,000 children in Broward attend non-public students who require flexible scheduling options. College Academy @ Broward College, technical schools, which offer programs from early childhood In addition, Broward Technical Colleges provide dual enrollment and smaller learning communities education through 12th grade. These schools business training solutions on eight campuses to provide students with rigorous and relevant welcome calls for information and are happy to address specific training needs and schedules. The curriculum to help meet their individual goals. arrange family visits to their campuses. Many also A One-Stop Educational Website An Alliance website – GFLedu.org – presents a one-stop comprehensive look at education in Greater Fort Lauderdale/Broward County, including public and private, pre-K through postgraduate programs. Visitors can view educational institutions in different parts of the county and see student, alumni and teacher achievements, testimonials from local business leaders, videos that bring education initiatives to life, and much more. Key partners include Broward County Public Schools, private K-12 schools such as Pine Crest School, and higher education institutions like Broward College, Florida Atlantic University and Nova Southeastern University. www.gflalliance.org 43 EDUCATION offer bus transportation. Accredited non-public schools hold memberships in organizations such as the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS), the Florida Council of Independent Schools (FCIS), the Association of Independent Schools of Florida THE PLACE TO LEARN (AISF), the Florida Kindergarten Council (FKC), and several accrediting organizations for religious, Broward County Public Schools proprietary and special needs programs. • Fifteen BCPS high schools were recognized For more information, see the chart on page 46. among the best in the nation in the 2020 edition of U.S. News & World Report’s Best COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES High Schools, with four high schools ranking Several colleges and universities serve Greater in the top 5 percent: Pompano Beach High Fort Lauderdale, including both state and private School, Willliam T. McFatter Technical institutions offering associate, bachelor, master High School, Cypress Bay High School and and doctoral degree programs. More than 35 Sheridan Technical High School. These four institutions offer associate’s degrees or higher also made the list of the top 50 high schools within 30 miles of Fort Lauderdale, including in Florida. eleven with MBA degrees. Many institutions also • 20 BCPS school programs earned prestigious offer certificate or custom training programs that focus on workforce development and the needs of 2020 Magnet Schools of America National Photo Courtesy of Broward County Public Schools Merit Awards – Magnet Schools of Excellence Broward employers. and Magnet Schools of Distinction. Here are profiles of several leading colleges and • BCPS middle and high school students Chess is provided in partnership with Chess4Life. universities. enrolled in career and technical pathways • BCPS offers the largest debate initiative in the earned nearly 8,000 industry and digital tool country with approximately 15,000 students Broward College certifications. This number will continue to rise participating in debate programs in elementary, Broward College is the oldest and largest institution as the state extends deadlines to accommodate middle and high schools. BCPS students of higher learning in Greater Fort Lauderdale, students who qualified for certification consistently earn local, state and national serving more than 68,000 students annually. With testing during the 2019/20 school year but recognition for their debate skills. campuses throughout the region, it is the principal were impacted by school closures due to the • 100 percent of BCPS high schools offer computer provider of undergraduate higher education for coronavirus pandemic. science courses and all schools participate in the county residents, while attracting scholars from • For a fourth consecutive year, BCPS career Hour of Code, celebrating computer science by throughout the U.S. and more than 175 nations. and technical education students at Atlantic participating in coding activities. It offers a dynamic learning environment with Technical College, McFatter Technical College • Six district high schools earned the Advanced campus-based
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