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SANFORD, Fla. (Aug. 12, 2020) – The Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT) has awarded Seminole State College of Florida with the 2020 Southern Region Equity Award. The ACCT’s Regional Awards recognize the tremendous contributions made by community colleges and their leaders to meet the needs of their communities. The Equity Award recognizes exemplary commitment…

SANFORD, Fla. (Aug. 5, 2020) – Focusing on in-demand and essential areas, Seminole State College of Florida sets students up for success through new offerings this fall to reflect the changing priorities and goals of Floridians, including upskilling and reskilling for jobs of the future. Fall Term classes start Monday, Aug. 24, with 12-Week Session…

The City of Sanford is providing enriching after school programming to include cultural arts, mentoring and sports to the youth of the Sanford community. Investing in the next generation of Sanford is integral to the future of our City.  Under the leadership of Sanford City Commissioner, District 2, Kerry S. Wiggins, Sr. expanded access to…

Seminole State College of Florida has received a $10,000 grant from the Duke Energy Foundation to empower communities in Central Florida by a workforce jumpstart initiative. The initiative will assist adult education students who will be concurrently enrolled in select non-credit workforce certificate programs. The School of Academic Foundations and workforce development departments have partnered…

Sanford, FL 08/06/2020 — As businesses continue to re-open, Express Employment Professionals is putting job seekers to work with its third annual mass interviewing event on Aug. 6—National Interview Day. National Interview Day was first created by the staffing company and celebrated in 2018 as a new way to recruit and educate job seekers in…

The School Board has finalized our School Reopening Plan and Student Options for the 2020-2021 School Year. Additionally, the Board has voted to delay the start of the 2020-2021 School Year to Monday, August 17, 2020. Please view this important message from Superintendent Dr. Walt Griffin, click here. To assist in making your decision, please…

Most of our SCPS Class of 2020 High School Graduations will take place at their respective High School Auditoriums tomorrow, Friday, July 17th.  The exception being Crooms Academy, which will hold theirs on Saturday, July 18th on-campus.   The graduations will occur during a wide-timeframe as they will be facilitating students and their families in small…

Our new, COVID-responsible business listing site is live for business owners (or authorized designees) to begin promoting their businesses; we appreciate any assistance with getting this message to our business community. Business owners/designees can visit https://seminolesafebusiness.com/, and click “SUBMIT A BUSINESS” at the top of the page to begin. Once the site has listings to…

Lake Mary, Fla. (July 13, 2020) – To support local teenagers as they pursue summer internships and professional skills training, Addition Financial has been named the Platinum Sponsor of the CareerSource Central Florida (CSCF) Summer Youth Program through December 2021. The Summer Youth Program is a workforce development program for youth between the ages of…

(LONGWOOD, FL) Lyman High School will host a groundbreaking ceremony for their new CTE (Career & Technical Education) Building. The groundbreaking will take place on Monday, July 13, 2020 at 8:00 a.m. behind Building #4 at Lyman High School located at 865 S. Ronald Reagan Blvd., Longwood, FL 32750. The CTE Building Project is $7,800,000…