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By The Numbers

$21,179,669 The number of new Associate in Science in Nursing students in fall 2020, the largest class on record (average size is 30-40 students).

The number of applicants for the Fall 2020 semester, a record high at CFK.

The total amount of grant awards from 11 funding agencies during the 2019-20 fiscal year. Awards include $16 million to construct the new Upper Keys Center, over $3 million to expand programs in the Middle and Upper Keys, and over $1 million to improve students’ perception of STEM education and careers. The number of recent major renovation projects on the Key West Campus. A lab in the B-building was converted to three classrooms and two areas in the Tennessee Williams Fine Arts Center were repurposed to respectively house the Institute for Public Safety and the Student Activities Office.

THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF CARES ACT FUNDS GIVEN TO CFK FOR STUDENTS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF INCOME DURING THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC AND NEED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR LIVING EXPENSES.

THE YEAR THE COLLEGE OPENED.

The approximate number of fish bred in the CFK Aquaculture Lab. A large majority of which have been distributed to six academic institutions in four different states, while some find homes as pets in the Keys.

THE NUMBER OF STUDENT CLUBS, WHICH AIM TO CULTIVATE LEADERSHIP, SERVICE, AND CAREER INTERESTS AS WELL AS FUN.

The square footage of the College’s new Upper Keys Center, which is under construction in Key Largo. A PUBLICATION OF THE COLLEGE OF THE FLORIDA KEYS

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