The following colleges and universities work closely with Charlotte County Public Schools to provide programs that meet the specific needs of our employees and potential employees:

		Edison College (Charlotte Campus) Educator Preparation Institute http://www.edison.edu/epi The Edison College Educator Preparation Institute (EPI) provides an alternative route to teacher preparation and certification prior to employment with a public school system. Eligible participants must possess a bachelor's degree. For more information, please visit the EPI website.
		Florida Gulf Coast University Educator Programs http://coe.fgcu.edu/tip.html The TIP program and other programs at FGCU provide an alternate and supplemental route to teacher preparation and certification prior to and/or during employment with a public school system. For more information, please visit the FGCU TIP website and related links.
		Hodges University (formerly International College) http://www.hodges.edu Hodges University provides a tuition discount to all Charlotte County Public Schools employees pursuing a bachelor's degree at Hodges. Additional discounts are provided to Edison College graduates through a partnership agreement between Hodges University and Edison College. For more information, please visit the Hodges University webpage.
		Nova Southeastern University http://www.nova.edu Nova Southeastern University (Ft. Myers campus) provides a tuition discount to Charlotte County Public Schools employees for educational degree work at the Bachelor's, Master's, Educational Specialist, and Doctoral levels. For more information, please contact the Office of Admissions.
		Argosy University http://www.argosy.edu/ Argosy University (Sarasota campus) provides degrees in education at the Bachelor's, Master's, Educational Specialist, and Doctoral levels. For more information, please contact the Office of Admissions.