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SCF Spring Enrollment Now Open
BRADENTON, Fla. (Oct. 5, 2026) — State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota (SCF) has opened enrollment for Spring 2027 classes. The semester runs from Jan. 11 through May 1, with courses available at the college’s Bradenton, Lakewood Ranch and Venice campuses, as well as online. Students can choose from traditional 16-week sessions, Flex Start 12-, 8- … Continued
10-05-2026
State College of Florida Neel Performing Arts Center Celebrates 60th Anniversary with $60 Fall Concert Pass
BRADENTON, Fla. (Oct. 2, 2026) — The State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota (SCF) Music Program is celebrating the SCF Neel Performing Arts Center’s 60th anniversary with a special $60 Fall Concert Pass. The pass includes concerts on Oct. 8, Oct. 22, Oct. 29, Nov. 19 and Dec. 3, saving the cost of one regular concert … Continued
10-02-2026
SCF to Host State of Florida Health Benefits Fairs
BRADENTON, Fla. (Oct. 1, 2026) — State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota (SCF) will host State of Florida Health Benefits Fairs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 19 and on Tuesday, Oct. 20. Employees of SCF and other state colleges, universities, agencies and organizations participating in the Division of State Group Insurance (DSGI) … Continued
10-01-2026
#StaffSpotlight: Paul Fendrick, Leading Facility Operations and Campus Improvements
When Paul Fendrick took a job washing dishes in the cafeteria at what was then Manatee Community College in 1997, he couldn’t have known it would become the start of a nearly three-decade career. Today, Fendrick serves as SCF’s director of facilities management, overseeing the people and projects that keep the College’s campuses operating and … Continued
09-25-2026
State College of Florida Nursing Team Presents Webinar
Integrating the Revised Johns Hopkins Evidence-Based Practice Model into Online Curriculum BRADENTON, Fla. (Sept. 22, 2026) — Katie Tinley, DNP, APRN, FNP-C, CNE, director of BSN curriculum and instruction at State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota (SCF), and Diana Pitcher, Ph.D., DNP, APRN, ANP-BC, CCRN, an RN-BSN nursing adjunct instructor at SCF, presented the webinar “Navigating … Continued
09-22-2026
SCF Celebrates 60 Years of the Neel Performing Arts Center
For six decades, the Neel Performing Arts Center at State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota (SCF) has brought students, artists and audiences together through music, theatre and the performing arts. SCF is celebrating the Neel’s 60th anniversary throughout its 2026-27 performing arts season, honoring the thousands of people who have performed, learned and gathered there since … Continued