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Beacon Approved for Step Up
August 19, 2025
Beacon College has been approved as a state vendor for Florida’s Family Empowerment Scholarship for Students with Unique Abilities (FES-UA).
Academics
Neurodiverse Learning in High School
October 2, 2024
Beacon College is partnering with Lake County Schools offering Dual Enrollment for neurodivergent high school students.
Admissions
New College Edge Program Offers a Landing Spot for Nontraditional Students
November 10, 2023
A new Beacon College program aims to give incoming students an edge as they transition to life as a Blazer.
Admissions
Transition Programs Help Defy Trend of Unpreparedness Plaguing Freshmen
June 29, 2023
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.
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New Beacon Residential Program Gives Struggling Students the “Edge” to Succeed
May 5, 2023
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.
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Ex-sailor Finds Smoother Sailing after Nontraditional Journey to Beacon
April 27, 2023
By Richard Burnett With tenacity in his step, James Avery strides across the Beacon College campus in Leesburg, Florida, to his math class.
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Historic Beacon Open House Caps Signature Recruiting Year
April 22, 2016
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.
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Beacon College Welcomes Largest Incoming Class
September 2, 2015
The Beacon College community welcomed 107 new students, the largest incoming class in the College’s 26-year history, on August 21, 2015.
Admissions
College Students Embark on Legal Studies
July 28, 2015
For the first time, Beacon College offered a course focused on the law.
Admissions
Students Introduced to the Culture of Central Europe
July 23, 2015
Every summer, Dr. Terri Ross and Professor Van Galyon create a course designed to introduce students to the cultures they will be experiencing through the Travel Abroad and Cultural Studies Program.
Admissions
Beacon President Reflects on College's International Reach
July 17, 2015
With two weeks’ respite to reflect on my extraordinary time in Nigeria, I thought it important to commit to writing a capstone entry for the Beacon community and those who wish to know more about our College and our growing international reach.
Admissions
Exploring Heartache Through Art
July 14, 2015
Offered for the first time this summer, the Interactive Art course not only introduced students to a new concept in the realm of visual arts, it also permitted an opportunity for them to explore and develop new ideas as a group, creating a collaborative art piece.
“For students who learn differently, these unique college readiness programs take on ever greater importance. Now, families can utilize the Family Empowerment Scholarships to ensure their students are prepared with the skills and confidence to enter college and not only succeed academically but also thrive as independent young adults,” said Dale Herold, Beacon’s senior vice president for enrollment management and auxiliary program initiatives.
To use the scholarship at Beacon, Florida families must apply through the Step Up for Students program. In 2025, approximately 112,000 students applied for FES-UA scholarships, which helped students with special needs customize their educational experience.
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College readiness is more than being well-prepared academically.
It’s about ensuring college-bound students have the skills and confidence to adapt and grow as they make new friends, experience greater personal freedom, and adjust to changing routines and unfamiliar settings.
College Readiness Programs