Mission: We serve students and industry through educational excellence and the discovery, advancement, and application of knowledge in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
Vision: Highly desirable graduates and solutions for a resilient high-tech economy
Guiding Principles:
1. Excellence and Opportunity
To pursue the highest quality of academic and institutional success while ensuring access to opportunities for all students.
2. Student Focus
To prioritize the needs, success, and well-being of students in every aspect of the institution.
3. Steadfast Integrity
To demonstrate an unwavering dedication to honesty, ethical behavior, and transparency in all aspects of the institution.
4. Community Collaboration
To work together within and beyond the institution to create mutual support, leverage strengths, and achieve collective success.
5. Fearless Curiosity
To inspire a relentless drive to explore new ideas and take bold, innovative steps, particularly in areas of uncertainty.
6. Forward Thinking
To prioritize a deep commitment to innovation, growth, and readiness for the future.
Statement of Free Expression: Since January 2022 when the Board of Governors approved their Civil Discourse Final Report, it is recommended that the leadership of each university board of trustees, faculty senate, and student government annually review and endorse the Board's Statement of Free Expression and commit to the principles of civil discourse. The Board of Trustees conducts this review annually at its September meeting.
Titled Strategy for Impact, the Florida Poly 2025-2030 strategic plan was approved by the Board of Trustees at their November 20, 2024 meeting, and by the Board of Governors at their March 26, 2025 meeting.
Florida Statute (§ 1013.30 Fla. Stat.) requires campus master plans to be updated every five years. The statute also requires that plans contain elements relating to future land use, transportation, housing, general infrastructure, conservation, recreation and open space, intergovernmental coordination, and capital improvements. (Click above link to continue reading)
The Accountability Plan outlines the university’s top priorities, strategic directions, and specific actions for achieving those priorities, as well as progress towards previously approved institutional and System-wide goals. The Board of Governors requires each university’s Board of Trustees to review and approve the Accountability Plan annually. (Click above link to continue reading)
On June 15, 2017, the SACSCOC Board of Trustees awarded initial accreditation to Florida Poly at Level III with the Southern Association of Colleges and School Commission on Colleges. The University's accreditation status was reaffirmed by SACSCOC on December 4, 2022.
In August 2019, four Florida Poly bachelor’s degrees were accredited by the Computing and Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, the global accreditor of college and university programs in applied and natural science, computing, engineering, and engineering technology.
In the 2024–2025 academic year, four programs underwent ABET campus visits for continuing accreditation—Mechanical, Electrical, and Computer Engineering (ABET-EAC), and Computer Science (ABET-CAC). Environmental Engineering underwent its initial accreditation review. Final decisions will be made at the July 2025 ABET meeting, with notifications in August. All programs, except Environmental Engineering, are currently ABET-accredited.
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