Thursday, March 11, 2010
Approved Programs


Florida's Educator Preparation Institutes

Educator Preparation Institutes (EPIs) are specialized teacher training programs that may be offered at any accredited Florida community college, university or private college. Colleges may create an EPI to provide any or all of the following types of training:

  • Professional development opportunities to assist teachers in improving classroom instruction and in meeting certification requirements
  • Instruction to assist potential and existing substitute teachers in performing their duties
  • Instruction to assist paraprofessionals in meeting education and training requirements
  • Instruction for baccalaureate degree holders to become certified teachers through competency-based alternative certification programs.

Each of the Florida colleges below has an EPI approved for the types of training listed beside the institution. Four-year institutions also offer bachelor’s and advanced degree programs in many areas of education that are not included in the institution’s EPI. You may contact the institution(s) directly for more information.

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EPI Comparison Chart

Institution Contact Name Phone Number Email Address EPI Training Offered
        Professional
Development
Substitute
Teaching
Paraprofessional
Training
Alternative
Certification
Brevard Community College

Jennifer Marletta

321-433-7066

marlettaj@brevardcc.edu

X X X X
Broward College

Julie Vattiato

954-201-8424

jvattiat@broward.edu

X X X X
Central Florida Community College Cheryl Ann Lonon 352-854-2322 x 1597 lononc@cf.edu X X X X
*Chipola College Dr. Lou Cleveland 850-718-2416 clevelandl@chipola.edu     X X
Daytona State College Ana Blaine 386-506-3188 blainea@daytonastate.edu       X
Florida Atlantic University Barbara Ridener 561-297-0075 bridener@fau.edu X      
Florida State College at Jacksonville Dr. Kathleen Foley 904-357-8926 kfoley@fscj.edu X X X X
Florida Gulf Coast University Susan Kohler 239-590-7806 skohler@fgcu.edu       X
Florida Keys Community College

Nicole Gerrard

305-809-3262

nicole.gerrard@fkcc.edu

   
X
Gulf Coast Community College Dr. Patricia Schneck
850-873-3577
pschenck@gulfcoast.edu       X
Hillsborough Community College Dr. Mary Ann Ratliff 813-253-7983 mratliff@hccfl.edu X     X

Indian River State College

Lorraine Coughlin 772-462-7509 lcoughli@irsc.edu
X X X X
Lake City Community College Pam Carswell 386-754-4266 carswellp@lakecitycc.edu X X X X
Lake Sumter Community College Dr. Glenn Ricci 352-365-3537 riccig@lscc.edu X   X X
Miami Dade College

M. Victoria Florit

Susan Neimand

305-237-6482

305-237-6152

mflorit@mdc.edu

sneimand@mdc.edu

X X X X
North Florida Community College Doug Brown 850-973-9455 brownd@nfcc.edu X X X X
Palm Beach State College Diane Bressner 561-868-3498 bressned@palmbeachstate.edu X X X X
Pasco-Hernando Community College Carol Jones 727-816-3714

jonesc@phcc.edu

X X X X
Pensacola Junior College Dr. Holly Craven 850-484-2074

hcraven@pjc.edu

X X X X
Polk State College Beverly Woolery 863-292-3642 bwoolery@polk.edu X X X X
Santa Fe College Ed Bonahue 352-381-3822 ed.bonahue@sfcollege.edu X X X X
Seminole State College Dr. Gina Fontana 407-708-2673 fontanag@seminolestate.edu       X
South Florida Community College Colleen Rafatti 863-784-7403 colleen.rafatti@southflorida.edu X     X
St. Johns River Community College

Carey Bass

386-312-4242
careybass@sjrcc.edu X
X   X

*St. Petersburg College

Jill Brown

727-791-2556 brown.jill@spcollege.edu X   X X

State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota

Dr. Susan Sheffield 941-752-5264 sheffis@scf.edu X X X X

University of Florida

Dr. Theresa Vernetson 352-392-1058 x 400
tbv@coe.ufl.edu       X
University of North Florida

Betty Bennett

904-620-1616
bbennett@unf.edu       X
University of West Florida Dr. Janet Pilcher 850-595-0001 jpilcher@uwf.edu       X
Valenica Community College Molly McIntire 407-582-5588 mmcintire1@valenciacc.edu X X X X

*EPI teacher preparation is based on a credit model at Chipola College and St. Petersburg College.

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