Gainesville is widely regarded as an academic hub for the entire Southeastern United States. The city offers top-notch education opportunities from the K-12 level through graduate school. University of Florida http://www.ufl.edu/ The University of Florida is the state's flagship university, and one of the leading research and instructional institutions in the nation. Current enrollment exceeds 46,000, making UF the sixth largest university in the country. UF has an annual operating budget in excess of $1.5 billion. With a lovely 2,000 acre campus and over 4,000 distinguished faculty, UF is recognized internationally as a premiere training and research facility. UF was admitted to the prestigous Association of American Universities in 1985. Santa Fe Community College http://www.sfcc.edu/ Santa Fe Community College is a unique two-year community college specializing in Associate of Arts/Science degrees and training for technical and vocational specialities. SFCC has been instructing students since 1965, and is accreddited by the Committee on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Nearly six hundred faculty and four campus locations in the Gainesville area serve the current SFCC enrollment of 28,000+, many of whom are community education or adult education students. School Board of Alachua County http://www.sbac.edu/ The School Board of Alachua County governs the area's K-12 public schools. With 24 elementary schools, eight middle schools, seven high schools, and seven specialty centers, Alachua County has a current enrollment in excess of 30,000 students. SBAC offers magnet programs in business, finance, construction, criminology, culinary arts, health professions, veterinary technology, and International Baccalaureate studies at area high schools. Alachua County School Concurrency Project (ACSCP) http://www.acscp.org/ The Alachua County School Concurrency Project (ACSCP) is dedicated to the prevention of school overcrowding in Alachua County.  The mission of the ACSCP is to educate residents of Alachua County about school concurrency by providing accurate, reliable, and useful information concerning school concurrency.