State College of Florida Collegiate School (SCFCS) is a

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, United States. Established in 2010, it is part of and operates on State College of Florida's

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and

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campuses. It was created through a charter with the

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. Derived from the

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of Sweden, the school includes grades 6–12, with the Venice campus only having senior high school grades. The Bradenton campus is outside the city limits, in the Bayshore Gardens census-designated place. The Venice campus is in an unincorporated area.

History

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

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in 2016, and the State of Florida gave the school "A" rankings each year by 2016. The Venice campus is scheduled to open in 2019; the Sarasota County School Board gave its approval to the creation the year before. The Venice campus, opening with grade 11 students, is to have an initial enrollment of 100 and eventually expand to all senior high school grade levels.

Curriculum and academic program

The school is largely technology based, utilizing Canvas, from

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to assign and turn in schoolwork. Each student is assigned an

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based on their grade level, and

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laptops are available for services not available on the iPad. Students start classes on the college campus in the 11th grade upon successful completion of the

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, as well as having at least a 3.0 GPA. After completing the program, they are given an

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at graduation, alongside their high school diploma. Students may graduate with an

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along with a standard high school diploma.

Scholarship programs

Graduates of the university may attend

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and, since 2016,

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, without paying tuition, as part of the Eagle Collegiate Scholarship. Students at both campuses are eligible.

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