Florida Southern College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a small city.

Overview

Florida Southern College, commonly referred to as Florida Southern or FSC, is a private college located in Lakeland, Florida, United States. It was established in Orlando in 1856 and moved to Leesburg in 1885. The college campus consists of more than 60 buildings spread across an area of 100 acres. The FSC campus houses the largest collection of Frank Lloyd Wright architecture in the world. FSC offers a wide variety of degrees and programs in diverse areas of study.

Florida Southern's athletic teams are nicknamed the Moccasins or Mocs. The college's sports teams take part in the Sunshine State Conference (SSC), a NCAA Division II institution. Florida Southern has won more than 25 NCAA Division II championships.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• United Methodist religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in music, media, landscaping and horticulture, and business and management.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate Colleges, General.

Features of note:

• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Students may study abroad.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 2,319 in 2009-2010 (2,260 full-time equivalent).

About 43% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 57% of the class.

Undergrads are 94% of enrolled students and graduate students are 6%.

Students under 25 years old represent 76% of the student body. About 10% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Florida Southern College provides on-campus housing for 1,301 of its 2,260 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 20 meals weekly.

Athletics

The school is in the Sunshine State Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 75 male students received the aid (men were 51% of those receiving aid) and 72 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 49% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

Florida Southern College offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Master.

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Single Postbaccalaureate (Business).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT (1 awarded)

• Agricultural Business and Management

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (133 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Business Administration, Management and Operations
• Finance
• Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration
• International Business/Trade/Commerce
• Management Information Systems
• Marketing/Marketing Management
• Operations Management and Supervision

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (5 awarded)

• Computer Science

DESIGN (6 awarded)

• Graphic Design

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (3 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts
• Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (101 awarded)

• Art Teacher Education
• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Education
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching
• Music Teacher Education
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Special Education and Teaching

FINE ARTS (5 awarded)

• Art History, Criticism and Conservation
• Fine/Studio Arts

HOSPITALITY (3 awarded)

• Hotel/Motel Administration/Management

LANDSCAPING AND HORTICULTURE (9 awarded)

• Horticultural Science
• Ornamental Horticulture
• Turf and Turfgrass Management

LIBERAL ARTS (32 awarded)

• Economics
• English Composition
• English Language and Literature
• English Language and Literature/Letters
• History
• Humanities/Humanistic Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Social Sciences
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (5 awarded)

• Mathematics and Computer Science
• Mathematics

MEDIA (34 awarded)

• Advertising
• Broadcast Journalism
• Journalism
• Public Relations/Image Management

MUSIC (17 awarded)

• Music Management and Merchandising
• Music Theory and Composition
• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (38 awarded)

• Clinical Nurse Specialist
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (10 awarded)

• Athletic Training/Trainer
• Health and Physical Education

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (6 awarded)

• Philosophy
• Religion/Religious Studies
• Religious/Sacred Music

SCIENCE (35 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Environmental Biology

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (28 awarded)

• Criminology

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (22 awarded)

• Psychology