About the Authors

Florida SouthWestern State College

Dr. Thomas Norman is the Vice Provost of Workforce Programs at Florida Southwestern State College.

Hodges University

Dr. John Meyers is President at Hodges University.

Florida Gulf Coast University

Dr. Amir B. Ferreira Neto is Director of the Regional Economic Research Institute at Florida Gulf Coast University.

Dr. Aysegul Timur is an economist for the Regional Economic Research Institute, as well as Vice President and Vice Provost for Strategy and Program Innovation at Florida Gulf Coast University.

John Shannon is an economic analyst for the Regional Economic Research Institute at Florida Gulf Coast University.

FutureMakers Coalition

FutureMakers Coalition Regional Action Teams – Aspiration & Preparation, Access & Entry, Persistence & Completion, Data, and Equity – contributed to the review and interpretation of the data in this report to address the needs of its network partners and community stakeholders.