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DirectConnect to UCF: Changing Students’ Lives and Social Mobility

May 1, 2019 by Camille Ruiz Mangual

Since its start in 2006, the DirectConnect to UCF program has provided students with a clear path to earning a bachelor’s degree at UCF. The first program of its kind in the country, DirectConnect to UCF guarantees admission to UCF to students graduating from one of six state colleges, including Valencia. The 50,000th degree earned through DirectConnect will be awarded at … [Read more...]

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