College students can ace their commute this year with fare-free rides with Breeze. New College, Ringling College, Suncoast Technical College (STC) and University of South Florida (USF) Sarasota-Manatee have continued long-standing partnerships with Sarasota County’s Breeze Transit Department to provide students with fare-free bus rides. New College, Ringling College and USF Sarasota-Manatee are accessible by Breeze Route 99. The route, jointly operated by Sarasota County’s Breeze and Manatee County’s Area Transit, provides service to downtown Sarasota and downtown Bradenton every 20 minutes. By showing their school ID, students can board the bus to explore shopping, dining, theater and outdoor events in the heart of Sarasota. STC has a similar arrangement with Breeze Transit. The STC campus is served by Breeze Route 6, which travels between downtown Sarasota and the Sarasota Square Mall.Breeze Route 99 and Breeze Route 6 run Monday through Saturday from 5 a.m. – 11 p.m. Breeze buses can be tracked in the Breeze Rider mobile app or via the breezetransit.net/breezerider website. MCAT buses on Route 99 can be tracked in the MCAT myStop app. For more information on Sarasota County’s transit services, visit scgov.net/breeze.