Jacksonville an d NORTHEAST FLORIDA
Higher Education
Enrollment
Florida State College at Jacksonville / 37,751
University of North Florida / 15,944
St. Johns River State College / 7,765
Jacksonville University / 4,060
Flagler College / 2,501
Edward Waters College / 945
22 JACKSONVILLE AND NORTHEAST FLORIDA SPONSORED SECTION
Financial services is one of JAXUSA’s targeted industries,
which also include advanced manufacturing, logistics and
health care. CareerSource’s Moody says those are logical
businesses to target because Northeast Florida’s educational
and business institutions are providing the necessary
training to staff them as they grow.
“We know we’ve got a strong workforce for all of those
industries,” she says.
187+Schools in Northeast Florida
Fastest-Growing
Industries in
NE Florida
Ambulatory Health Care Services 29%
Building Construction 22%
Educational Services 20%
Securities/Investments 18%
Professional, Scientific, Technical 17%
Specialty Trade Contracts 17%
ISPs, Data Processing 16%
Health and Personal Care Stores 15%
PROJECTED
GROWTH RATE
2016 - 2024
While local corporations are partnering
with colleges to train their future workforce,
some are taking the training
directly to younger students.
The SPARK (Science Program for the Advancement
of Research Knowledge) pilot program lets high school
students conduct research with Mayo Clinic.
One of the goals of the program is to help students
submit a competitive science fair project, but it goes
beyond that. Students are getting a unique hands-on
experience, focusing on things like cancer and stem cell
research.
“We’re providing them that platform that they need
to take it to the next level,” says Sharon Collins, research
program coordinator at Mayo.
“Hopefully these students will go on to medical school
and come back to Mayo in our area as future researchers
and scientists that can help cure and treat some of the
diseases that we’re faced with.”
Jacksonville-based VyStar Credit Union started a high
school branch program a decade ago that allows student
interns to run a bank branch right in their school.
The credit union had branches in 13 schools in six
Northeast Florida counties last year, with 156 student
interns in training to operate the branches.
Not only does the program train students for possible
future employment in the credit union after graduation,
the program also teaches students the ins and outs of
personal finance to help them manage their money
better as they move into adulthood.
have a proven track record of superior
performance, earning “A” and “B” grades.
Schools Offer 30+ Magnet Programs
ranging from culinary arts and Montessori to
computer science and medical professions. 50+
130+Career Academies Regionwide