By Marco Santana A new Beacon College program aims to give incoming students an edge as they transition to life as a Blazer. College Edge is a roughly two-week program meant for incoming students to get accustomed to the speed and expectations that come with being enrolled at Beacon. After a pilot program this summer, […]
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 […]
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 […]
By Marco Santana When Charles Dion was in high school, he and his family had a tough time finding a school that supported his autism-related struggles. Some said the condition that affects one in 36 children in the U.S. didn’t exist. Others said it was an excuse for failure. This frustration along with a need […]
For students with learning and attention issues, it’s an age-old story: they trot off to mainstream colleges with big dreams (but without the accommodations they need) only to run headlong into bigger problems managing assignments and relating to professors and classmates. Then, the inevitable: their confidence sinks, and they plot their escape plans. Finding the […]
By Darryl E. Owens Ahead of its entrance into the United States Collegiate Athletic Association this fall, the Beacon College basketball program is soaring to new “heights” with the recent signing of a Georgia high school star, the college’s first-ever sports recruit. Men’s basketball coach Sam Vincent signed 6-foot-9 big man Caleb Whitlock, a combo […]
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 […]
Summer for Success students study robotics. By Richard Burnett On his first day at Beacon College, Sahil felt like he had arrived on another planet. From the dorm room and campus to the town, nothing was familiar. By week’s end, however, all of his anxiety had faded. The place was like a second home. “What […]
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 […]
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 […]
