Deauthorization of New College of Florida Specialty License Plate

The New College of Florida (NCF), based in Sarasota, has had their specialty license plate discontinued. Florida law requires the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV) to discontinue the specialty license plate with the lowest number of valid registrations. As of March 01, 2022, NCF had 765 valid registrations. New College has by far the smallest student population in the State University System of Florida with only 675 students as of the Fall 2020 semester.
On March 28, 2022, the NCF specialty license plate was discontinued.

​A vehicle owner or lessee issued a specialty license plate that has been discontinued may keep this discontinued specialty license plate for the remainder of the 10-year license plate replacement cycle. All other applicable registration fees will continue to be collected during the annual renewal period. They will no longer be charged the $25 annual specialty license plate fee that FLHSMV distributes to New College of Florida. No original, replacement or personalized license plate reservation transactions can be performed. If the customer chooses to switch to a different license plate, all applicable fees will be charged.
Additionally, the gift certificate voucher for the New College of Florida specialty license plate is deauthorized and is no longer available to customers. 

​New College of Florida is a public liberal arts college in Sarasota, Florida. It was founded in 1960 as a private institution known simply as New College, spent several years merged into the University of South Florida, and in 2001 became an autonomous college, the eleventh independent school of the State University System of Florida. Upon achieving independence, the school adopted its current name: New College of Florida.
The school is distinguished by its unusual "contract system," in which students are given written evaluations instead of grades and agree to semester-long contracts in which a certain number of classes must be passed. For example, in a "three out of five" contract, a student who failed two classes would face no penalty, although one who failed three classes would risk losing the entire semester's credits. The system was devised to encourage academic experimentation and foster curiosity about disparate topics outside one's usual course of study. New College students are required to complete an undergraduate thesis project and baccalaureate exam, during which the student presents and defends their project to a committee of professors.
Undergraduates complete a step-by-step career education plan that integrates professional development with their academic experience. Students work with their personal career coach and faculty sponsor to undertake professional internships, undergraduate research, community service, and other hands-on learning opportunities that complement their academic coursework.