FSW: Seeing is Believing Mega BUCS Impact in Southwest Florida Dr. Jeff Allbritten

 Established in 1962  Member of the Florida College System  3 Campuses and 1 Regional Center  Serves 5-county regional area of 5,448 square land miles  Serves nearly 22,000 students annually  Employs 1,400 full- and part-time professionals  5 Schools Programs: 10 Bachelor Degrees 20 Associate Degrees 14 Certificate Programs FSW: The Basics

FSW School of Health Professions AS Dental Hygiene graduates have 100% pass rate of National Board Exam for past 20 years Tuition and Fees for BSN Degree: Florida SouthWestern:$17,770 University of Miami:$185,000 AS Radiologic Technology graduates have 100% pass rate of certification exam for past 8 years Ranks program in top 15% nationally

FSW School of Education Job Placement in public & private schools in- and out-of-state: 90% Teacher recertification courses now offered

FSW School of Business & Technology Business Computer Science Architecture Engineering Criminal Justice Public Safety Administration Crime Scene Technology Paralegal Offers Diverse, Workforce Education Programs

FSW School of Pure & Applied Sciences General Education AA Degree Foundation of knowledge from which all degrees are built

FSW School of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences

Mega BUCS Impact: Overall economic impact: $410.6 million EMSI March 2013 The total impact represents 1.2% of the total regional economy and roughly 9,990 jobs

Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall:  Celebrating 30 th Anniversary this year  For :  150 performances  182,000 attendees  Ticket sales $10.54M  32% of audiences are from outside Lee County  Lee County audience expenditures: $4.22M  Combined salaries/wages, local expenditures, plus attendees’ expenditures equals a total direct economic impact of $6.77M

Athletics: City of Palms Park  10-year lease signed May 20, 2014  FSW added improvements, including  Lighting  Softball field  Fencing  Scoreboards  First home baseball and softball games held  Jan. 29 & Feb. 4  Estimated 2,000 fans attended

Athletics: Suncoast Credit Union Arena  Completion in Fall 2016  75,000 square-foot building  Seats 3,500  Home of FSW Men’s & Women’s Basketball teams  Home of FSW Women’s Volleyball team (2017)  Home of 2016 Culligan City Classic Tournament  Host for community events, concerts, graduations  Projected to generate 59 visitor nights in first year First Year Total Direct & Indirect Value: $5.79M

Suncoast Credit Union Arena Opening Fall 2016

FSW is State Leader in Fiscal Management for CareerSource’s FloridaFlex Grants Funding provided to support customized training for new hires or new businesses in Florida In the last 6 years FSW has managed $6.1M to train 3,500 new hires Major Grants: Hertz Gartner Cheney Brothers First Family Chico’s DreamWare Smaller Grants: Paramount Neogenomics Marjam London Bay ACI Safran

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