About the Center for Academic Retention and Enhancement
Florida State University Center For Academic Retention and Enhancement, (CARE), is an academic support unit that assists Florida State University in its outreach and support to undergraduate students who may be disadvantaged due to economic, educational or cultural circumstances. CARE provides programs and services targeted to the first-generation college student, and helps to facilitate their preparation, recruitment, adjustment, retention and graduation from college. CARE implements programs and services for eligible entering freshmen students, as well as for selected area middle and high school students with similar backgrounds and characteristics.
Mission Statement
The Center for Academic Retention and Enhancement (C.A.R.E.) will contribute to the successful retention and graduation of undergraduate students attending The Florida State University. It will enhance undergraduate student diversity through outreach and support of students who have been disadvantaged by virtue of economic, educational, or cultural circumstances. In keeping with the University's commitment to full access and equity in higher education for all, C.A.R.E will implement both pre-collegiate and collegiate initiatives designed to:
- Motivate and prepare targeted middle/high school students to pursue higher education, and
- Recruit, prepare, and support targeted first time freshmen for successful adaptation and academic success at the undergraduate level.
In order to fulfill its mission, The Florida State University Center for Academic Retention and Enhancement will draw from the support of the university administration, faculty, staff and student body, as well as community representatives, educational institutions and the corporate sector. Through this broad collaborative network, C.A.R.E. will provide a highly structured, comprehensive and interrelated system of programming offering a number of services.
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