Elevating Student Success

The System’s reputation for student success will serve as a model for excellence in defining the national standard of success.

• Our System will have the highest public four-year graduation rate across all larger states and be in the top three of all states nationally.
• Our post-graduation outcomes will demonstrate success in the workplace.
• We will emphasize degrees that are aligned with Florida’s workforce needs and provide students with a positive return on their investment.
• We will be transparent to students, parents, and all stakeholders about the outcomes of our degrees.
• Our universities will be innovative around efficient pathways to a degree. This includes innovative paths for undergraduates to achieve certain credentials and combination pathways for undergraduate and graduate programs.

Our System will continue to provide and promote access and social mobility for both incoming first-time-in-college (FTIC) students and transfer students and will ensure success for these students.

• Our System will prioritize resources to ensure our high-quality education is affordable and accessible. We will be focused on minimizing undergraduate student debt.
• Our System will be nationally recognized for four-year graduation rates for Pell students. Pell student four-year graduation rates and retention rates will be the same as all FTIC students.
• We will uphold our commitment to 2+2 transfer students. Our System will set a new standard for 2+2 student graduation rates, including elevating successful 2+2 targeted pathway programs.
• We will develop a social mobility index that reflects the value of a degree and world-class education from our System.

We will recognize and elevate the key leverage points that propel students to acquire high-quality careers or pursue entrepreneurship opportunities.

• Every student will be encouraged and supported to participate in high-impact internships or experiential learning as part of their undergraduate education.
• We will encourage students to be innovative and entrepreneurial in their experience within our System.
• We will develop consistent definitions and best practices for non-degree credentials and pathways to meet workforce needs.