Record Class Learns College Hacks at Annual Convocation

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Beacon College Convocation entrance with bagpiper 2023.

By Gabrielle Russon As Alexander Morris-Wood surveyed the faces in Beacon College’s incoming class of 168 students — a school record and the most competitive class Beacon has ever had — gathered at the Venetian Center, he realized the numbers only told part of the story. Sure, the College was welcoming the new students who […]

Students Find Success and Themselves During Summer for Success Program

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By Marco Santana As he reflects on the time spent this summer with prospective Beacon College students, shivers run down mathematics instructor Angel Maldonado’s spine. He marvels at the transformation he sees in young high school students from the day they arrive for the three-week Summer For Success program to their final day. When Maldonado […]

Ex-sailor Finds Smoother Sailing after Nontraditional Journey to Beacon

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By Richard Burnett With tenacity in his step, James Avery strides across the Beacon College campus in Leesburg, Florida, to his math class. He arrives early – as always – and immediately digs into solving the daily math problems, impressing everyone with his determination. But impressing people is not what motivates Avery to succeed. It’s […]

Historic Beacon Open House Caps Signature Recruiting Year

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A record-setting group of students and parents curious about the industry-leading results Beacon College delivers packed the college’s final Open House of the 2015-16 school year. Faculty and staff welcomed 43 students among the 127 guests to the April 16 Open House, the school year’s fifth event. The turnout eclipsed the previous Open House high-water […]

Beacon College Welcomes Largest Incoming Class

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The Beacon College community welcomed 107 new students, the largest incoming class in the College’s 26-year history, on August 21, 2015.  This large incoming class will lead to total student enrollment this fall of 280 students, a 29 percent increase from last year’s enrollment, and a 49 percent increase from the 2013-2014 academic year. New […]