Welcome to State College of Florida!
You are making a great decision about your future! Becoming a student at the State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota will put you on a path to fulfilling your personal and educational goals. Over 9,300 students attend classes on one of three physical campuses - Bradenton, Lakewood Ranch and Venice - and/or take fully online classes through our online elearning program.
The application process takes less than 15 minutes to complete, and you can be on your way to becoming an SCF Manatee.
Admissions applications remain active for three terms or one academic year, if you have applied within the past year, your application may still be active, please contact Admissions before submitting another application.
If you are a currently enrolled SCF student wanting to change your major, you do not need to re-apply. Please complete the Change of Major form instead.
The following admissions applications below are for currently active SCF students to apply for admissions into either our limited enrollment health programs, or our bachelor degree programs. These programs have additional requirements and possibly different open program admission dates, please check the SCF website for more information.
You can start an application or continue an existing application below.
Admissions applications remain active for three terms or one academic year. Once an application is inactivated, students are notified by SCF that they are required to reapply if they choose to take courses after the inactivation occurs. If you have not been notified there is no need for you to complete an additional admissions application. For more information on your application, please contact the SCF admissions office.
Currently, this application is only for General Admission to SCF. If you are applying for a limited enrollment program such as Nursing, Dental Hygiene or Radiography, do not use this application. Please visit the limited enrollment program website, and follow their application instructions.
Note: There is a session timeout of 30 minutes. If you stay inactive on a page for more than 30 minutes, you will timeout, and have to log back in to complete. Please make a note of your username and password in case you do timeout and have to log back in.
Dual Enrollment / Early College Admissions Application
Early College admissions @SCF enables qualified public, private, and home high school education students to enroll in selected college credit courses offered by SCF. The credits that they earn count towards both a college degree and a high school diploma.
Students who have questions about the Dual Enrollment / Early College program should consult their high school counselor/official prior to starting the application. Step-by-step instructions on how to complete enrollment can be found on the Early College website: www.scf.edu/earlycollege.
Early College admission steps must be met by the following deadlines:
- - Summer/Fall Application: May 15th
- - Spring Application: December 1st
Students must complete the entire application in one sitting. Do not exit the application. The application will take no more than 15 minutes to complete. Please have your social security number ready.
Early College admissions applications remain active for three terms or one academic year. Once an application is inactivated, students are notified by SCF that they are required to reapply if they choose to take courses after the inactivation occurs. If you have not been notified there is no need for you to complete an additional admissions application. For more information on your application, please contact the SCF admissions office.