Education in Brevard County, Florida
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Education in Brevard County
, Florida
consists of public and private schools, including private colleges, and secondary and primary schools.
The Space Coast contains a higher percentage of college graduates than any of the other 66 Florida counties.
and Florida Institute of Technology
in Melbourne.
The Brevard Community College (BCC) is a two-year college, which has multiple campuses. 13,600 students attend BCC with campuses in Melbourne, Palm Bay, Titusville and Cocoa.
The Palm Bay branch of BCC offers technical and vocational training for Associate Degrees and Certificates for entering the workforce, improving professional skills, and developing new competence.
Other courses include a two year nursing degree and certification by the "Police Academy" which is a basic requirement for employment in law enforcement in Brevard County.
Florida Tech (Florida Institute of Technology) is a university which offers Bachelors, Masters, and Doctorate degrees, specializing in the sciences. 4,400 students are enrolled on site, of which half are at the graduate level. About 26% are from abroad. It is located in Melbourne.
The University of Central Florida
has a branch on the Community College Cocoa Campus. Additionally it operates the Florida Solar Energy Center
.
Other colleges include Barry University
, Columbia College, a cooperating program with Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
, Florida Metropolitan University
-Melbourne, Keiser University - Melbourne and Webster University
.
The superintendent of schools was selected as best in state by his peers in 2005.
For 2005, the District has a higher percentage (9%) of National Board Certified Teachers than any of the other largest ten districts in the state.
In 2005, Brevard is first in Florida in the number of "A"-rated schools in the 10 largest districts.
AARP
ranked the school district No. 8 on the 2005 list of Best Employers for Workers Over 50. It was the only public-school system and the highest-ranked Florida employer on the national list.
In 2005, Brevard led the state in science in fifth and 11th grade assessments.
In 2006, Brevard students took almost a third of all prizes at the
state science fair, including the most first-place awards. This occurred in 2007, as well.
A team consisting of Brevard high school students stood second in the world in the robotics world championship in 2007.
In 2006, the District had 5 of the top 10 Elementary Schools in the state, according to the Florida Dept. of Ed.
Brevard is in the top ten in the state in each of the 22 areas of assessment on the standard statewide exams given students each year.
In 2005 & 2006, Newsweek ranked Cocoa Beach High School among the top 100 US high schools (out of 21,000) in part due to its International Baccalaureate program.
10th graders led the state in the writing exam in 2006.
The state has ranked 15 of the elementary schools as tops in the state including a Title I South Lake, a former "D"-ranked school!
Brevard leads the state in the number of high school students dual enrolled in secondary and college courses.
Life long learning is offered by the Community College at four branches throughout the county as well as evening courses at high schools.
The County School Board sponsors BPS-TV. Those interested can study for the General Education Development exam, learn a foreign language, or learn about the arts. From midnight to 6 a.m., the station's Classic Arts Showcase offers ballet, jazz and classical music programming.
As the Florida's land grant college, the University of Florida
runs the agriculturally-oriented Cooperative extension service
training and information center, in the county.
Brevard County, Florida
Brevard County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida, along the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. As of 2007 U.S. Census Bureau estimates, the population is 536,521, making it the 10th most populous county in the state. Influenced by the presence of the John F. Kennedy Space Center, Brevard...
, Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
consists of public and private schools, including private colleges, and secondary and primary schools.
The Space Coast contains a higher percentage of college graduates than any of the other 66 Florida counties.
Undergraduate and graduate
College education in Brevard County is provided by the Brevard Community CollegeBrevard Community College
Brevard Community College, founded in 1960, is a community college on Florida's Space Coast, in Brevard County, Florida. It has four campuses in Cocoa, Melbourne, Palm Bay, and Titusville, as well as an Aerospace program at Kennedy Space Center and a Virtual Campus...
and Florida Institute of Technology
Florida Institute of Technology
Florida Institute of Technology, also known as Florida Tech, is an independent private technical research university located in Melbourne, Florida, United States. Founded in 1958 as Brevard Engineering College, the institute has been known by its present name since 1966. Florida Tech's curriculum...
in Melbourne.
The Brevard Community College (BCC) is a two-year college, which has multiple campuses. 13,600 students attend BCC with campuses in Melbourne, Palm Bay, Titusville and Cocoa.
The Palm Bay branch of BCC offers technical and vocational training for Associate Degrees and Certificates for entering the workforce, improving professional skills, and developing new competence.
Other courses include a two year nursing degree and certification by the "Police Academy" which is a basic requirement for employment in law enforcement in Brevard County.
Florida Tech (Florida Institute of Technology) is a university which offers Bachelors, Masters, and Doctorate degrees, specializing in the sciences. 4,400 students are enrolled on site, of which half are at the graduate level. About 26% are from abroad. It is located in Melbourne.
The University of Central Florida
University of Central Florida
The University of Central Florida, commonly referred to as UCF, is a metropolitan public research university located in Orlando, Florida, United States...
has a branch on the Community College Cocoa Campus. Additionally it operates the Florida Solar Energy Center
Florida Solar Energy Center
The Florida Solar Energy Center is a research institute of the University of Central Florida, located on a 20 acre research complex on Florida's Space Coast at UCF's Cocoa satellite campus. FSEC is the largest and most active state-supported renewable energy and energy efficiency research,...
.
Other colleges include Barry University
Barry University
Barry University is a private, Catholic university, which was founded in 1940 in Miami Shores, Florida, a suburb north of Downtown Miami. It is part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Miami....
, Columbia College, a cooperating program with Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach
Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach is a residential campus of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. The university offers bachelor's and master's degrees in aeronautical science , aerospace engineering and other aerospace fields.-History:Embry-Riddle began in 1925 as the...
, Florida Metropolitan University
Florida Metropolitan University
Everest University, formerly Florida Metropolitan University is a system of for-profit universities with most of their campuses located in the state of Florida in the United States. The Everest University System also has campuses located throughout the United States and Canada, making it one of...
-Melbourne, Keiser University - Melbourne and Webster University
Webster University
Webster University is an American non-profit private university with its main campus in Webster Groves, a suburb of St. Louis, Missouri. Webster University is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission and is a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools...
.
Elementary and secondary
For 2005, the students had higher SAT scores than any other Florida School District.The superintendent of schools was selected as best in state by his peers in 2005.
For 2005, the District has a higher percentage (9%) of National Board Certified Teachers than any of the other largest ten districts in the state.
In 2005, Brevard is first in Florida in the number of "A"-rated schools in the 10 largest districts.
AARP
AARP
AARP, formerly the American Association of Retired Persons, is the United States-based non-governmental organization and interest group, founded in 1958 by Ethel Percy Andrus, PhD, a retired educator from California, and based in Washington, D.C. According to its mission statement, it is "a...
ranked the school district No. 8 on the 2005 list of Best Employers for Workers Over 50. It was the only public-school system and the highest-ranked Florida employer on the national list.
In 2005, Brevard led the state in science in fifth and 11th grade assessments.
In 2006, Brevard students took almost a third of all prizes at the
state science fair, including the most first-place awards. This occurred in 2007, as well.
A team consisting of Brevard high school students stood second in the world in the robotics world championship in 2007.
In 2006, the District had 5 of the top 10 Elementary Schools in the state, according to the Florida Dept. of Ed.
Brevard is in the top ten in the state in each of the 22 areas of assessment on the standard statewide exams given students each year.
In 2005 & 2006, Newsweek ranked Cocoa Beach High School among the top 100 US high schools (out of 21,000) in part due to its International Baccalaureate program.
10th graders led the state in the writing exam in 2006.
The state has ranked 15 of the elementary schools as tops in the state including a Title I South Lake, a former "D"-ranked school!
Brevard leads the state in the number of high school students dual enrolled in secondary and college courses.
Continuing education
Continuing education is provided by the Brevard Community College, and the University of Central Florida.Life long learning is offered by the Community College at four branches throughout the county as well as evening courses at high schools.
The County School Board sponsors BPS-TV. Those interested can study for the General Education Development exam, learn a foreign language, or learn about the arts. From midnight to 6 a.m., the station's Classic Arts Showcase offers ballet, jazz and classical music programming.
As the Florida's land grant college, the University of Florida
University of Florida
The University of Florida is an American public land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant research university located on a campus in Gainesville, Florida. The university traces its historical origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its present Gainesville campus since September 1906...
runs the agriculturally-oriented Cooperative extension service
Cooperative extension service
The Cooperative Extension Service, also known as the Extension Service of the USDA, is a non-formal educational program implemented in the United States designed to help people use research-based knowledge to improve their lives. The service is provided by the state's designated land-grant...
training and information center, in the county.