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Southeastern University

Southeastern University Lakeland is located in Lakeland, Florida, United States. It was founded in the year 1935 and was originally a Bible college. The former name of this university was South-Eastern Bible Institute. The campus occupies an area of more than 65 acres. The university is divided into four degree-granting colleges which are:

  • College of Arts and Sciences
  • College of Business and Legal Studies
  • College of Christian Ministries and Religion
  • College of Education

Southeastern University has a number of clubs and organizations for students to join. Some of them are Kappa Delta Pi, Social Work Club, College Republicans, Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE), Student Missions Association, Psi Chi, and Mu Kappa International. Students participate in sports such as baseball, basketball, tennis, soccer, golf, volleyball, and cheerleading.

Campus Location

1000 Longfellow Blvd
Lakeland, FL 33801-6034
USA
Main Tel: (863) 667-5000
Web Site

The campus is in a small city.

Highlights

Where the school stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

  • Assemblies of God Church religious affiliation.
  • Many students concentrating in religion and philosophy, office and administration, media, drama and performing arts, and therapy and counseling.
  • Number of dorm rooms for students.
  • Large number of programs of study offered.

Other important characteristics:

  • Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates
  • Faculty tenure system
  • Library on-campus
  • Campus housing available
  • Student meal (board) plan
  • Study abroad option
  • Distance learning available
  • Weekend study option
  • Part-time classes available
  • ROTC

Degrees Awarded (in 2008-2009)

DegreeTotal
Earned
Different
Programs
Bachelor49244
Master332
Associate 1

Students

Student enrollment was 3,069 in 2007-2008 (2,954 full-time equivalent).

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

About 0% of freshmen are from countries other than the US. Students living in the US make up 100% of incoming freshmen.

Tuition and Other Costs (2008-2009)

ItemCost
State Tuition and fees$ 14,470
Room$ 3,420
Board$ 3,580
Books and supplies$ 900
Other$ 2,200

Financial Aid: Southeastern University participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.

Faculty

Tenure (2008-2009):

Full-Time Faculty  Total
With tenure  5
Without tenure; tenure not available  73

Housing and Meals

Southeastern University provides on-campus housing for 1,556 of its 2,954 (full-time) students (as of 2008-2009).

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

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees awarded in 2008-2009 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (82 awarded)

  • Accounting
  • Business Administration and Management
  • Business/Commerce
  • Finance
  • International Business/Trade/Commerce
  • Management Information Systems
  • Marketing/Marketing Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (0 awarded)

  • Computer and Information Sciences

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (3 awarded)

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

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (50 awarded)

  • Biology Teacher Education
  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching
  • Education
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • English/Language Arts Teacher Education
  • Mathematics Teacher Education
  • Music Teacher Education
  • Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
  • Social Science Teacher Education
  • Special Education and Teaching

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (59 awarded)

  • Human Services
  • Social Work

LIBERAL ARTS (23 awarded)

  • English Language and Literature
  • English Language and Literature/Letters
  • History

MATHEMATICS (4 awarded)

  • Mathematics

MEDIA (44 awarded)

  • Journalism
  • Organizational Communication
  • Radio and Television

MEDICINE (15 awarded)

  • Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies

MUSIC (6 awarded)

  • Music Performance
  • Music
  • Piano and Organ
  • Voice and Opera

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (7 awarded)

  • Sport and Fitness Administration/Management

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (40 awarded)

  • Office Management and Supervision

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (137 awarded)

  • Bible/Biblical Studies
  • Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology
  • Pre-Theology/Pre-Ministerial Studies
  • Religious/Sacred Music
  • Theology and Religious Vocations
  • Youth Ministry

SCIENCE (6 awarded)

  • Biology/Biological Sciences

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (6 awarded)

  • Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (43 awarded)

  • Psychology

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