ABOUT FLORIDASHINES
A flagship service of FLVC, FloridaShines.org is Florida’s Student Hub of Innovative Educational Services, an information-rich website of free online tools and resources to help students and adult learners succeed in school, earn a college degree, and embark on a rewarding career. The FloridaShines.org website averages more than one million visitors each year.
FloridaShines.org serves as the interface to the resources and services managed by FLVC. Included among those are the centralized catalog of courses and degrees offered at Florida’s colleges and universities; detailed profiles of the state's public postsecondary institutions and technical colleges; access to the collections of all public postsecondary academic libraries statewide; Florida’s automated Transient Student Admission Application (TSAA) for students desiring to take courses at different institutions; the state’s Common Prerequisite Manual, and much more.
FloridaShines page views in FY 24-25.
FloridaShines partners with Florida’s public colleges and universities, K-12 school districts, technical colleges, and other educational organizations to develop tools that support students, parents, and educators. FloridaShines is operated by the Florida Virtual Campus (FLVC), which is funded by the state of Florida. As a result, all resources are provided to students at no cost.