FAMU is on track to increase the number its transfer student enrollment to 1,100 by 2020 through new partnerships with Florida College Systems (FCS) schools and community colleges this year. For the 2018-19 school year FAMU enrolled 842 FCS transfers, and has 1,802 students participating in the IGNITE program statewide.
The university now has 15 partnerships, for its so called IGNITE transfer program, with Florida community/state colleges which are designed to help incoming students reduce their cost of attending a four-year university and streamline their time to degree completion.
Current IGNITE partner colleges include Broward College, Miami-Dade College, Santa Fe College, Tallahassee Community College, St. Petersburg College, Palm Beach State College, Valencia College, Florida State College at Jacksonville, Florida Gateway College, Pasco-Hernando State College, South Florida State College, and Indian River State College.
“The IGNITE partnerships are essential in providing cost-effective opportunities for students to pursue a bachelor’s degree at FAMU,” said Dr. William E. Hudson, Jr., vice president of student affairs at FAMU. “Students who may not meet the minimum admission criteria can remain connected to the university.”
Incoming transfer students enrolling through the IGNITE program receive guaranteed admission consistent with FAMU’s policy requirements of an earned associate’s degree and minimum 2.0 GPA.