The following is a list of colleges and universities in the U.S. state of Florida. Many of these schools have multiple campuses, and therefore only the location of the main campus in Florida is specified. Most public institutions and traditional private institutions in Florida are accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.
Public colleges and universities
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State University System
The State University System of Florida comprises twelve member universities.
- Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (Tallahassee)
- Florida Atlantic University (Boca Raton)
- Florida Gulf Coast University (Ft. Myers)
- Florida International University (Miami)
- Florida Polytechnic University (Lakeland)
- Florida State University (Tallahassee)
- New College of Florida (Sarasota)
- University of Central Florida (Orlando)
- University of Florida (Gainesville)
- University of North Florida (Jacksonville)
- University of South Florida (Tampa)
- University of West Florida (Pensacola)
Florida College System
The Florida College System comprises twenty-eight community colleges and state colleges.
- Broward College (Davie)
- Chipola College (Marianna)
- College of Central Florida (Ocala)
- Daytona State College (Daytona Beach)
- Eastern Florida State College (Cocoa)
- Florida Gateway College (Lake City)
- Florida Keys Community College (Key West)
- Florida SouthWestern State College (Fort Myers)
- Florida State College at Jacksonville (Jacksonville)
- Gulf Coast State College (Panama City)
- Hillsborough Community College (Tampa)
- Indian River State College (Ft. Pierce)
- Lakeâ€"Sumter State College (Leesburg)
- Miami Dade College (Miami)
- North Florida Community College (Madison)
- Northwest Florida State College (Niceville)
- Palm Beach State College (Lake Worth)
- Pascoâ€"Hernando State College (New Port Richey)
- Pensacola State College (Pensacola)
- Polk State College (Winter Haven)
- Santa Fe College (Gainesville)
- Seminole State College of Florida (Sanford)
- South Florida State College (Avon Park)
- St. Johns River State College (Palatka)
- St. Petersburg College (St. Petersburg)
- State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota (Bradenton)
- Tallahassee Community College (Tallahassee)
- Valencia College (Orlando)
Defunct public (county) colleges in Florida
See Segregated junior colleges
Private colleges and universities
Religiously affiliated institutions
- Adventist University of Health Sciences (Orlando)
- American David Livingstone University of Florida (Miami)
- Ave Maria University (Ave Maria)
- Baptist College of Florida (Graceville)
- Barry University (Miami Shores)
- Bethune-Cookman University (Daytona Beach)
- Eckerd College (St. Petersburg)
- Edward Waters College (Jacksonville, Florida)
- Florida College (Temple Terrace)
- Florida Memorial University (Miami Gardens)
- Florida Southern College (Lakeland)
- Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary (Jacksonville, Florida)
- Hobe Sound Bible College (Hobe Sound)
- Hindu University of America (Orlando)
- Johnson University Florida (Kissimmee)
- Logos University (International) (Miami)
- Palm Beach Atlantic University (West Palm Beach)
- Pensacola Christian College (Pensacola)
- Reformed Theological Seminary (Orlando)
- Saint John Vianney College Seminary (Miami)
- Saint Leo University (St. Leo)
- St. Thomas University (Miami Gardens)
- Southeastern University (Lakeland)
- Talmudic University of Florida (Miami Beach)
- Touro College South (Miami Beach)
- Trinity Baptist College (Jacksonville)
- Trinity College (New Port Richey)
- Warner University (Lake Wales)
- Yeshiva Gedolah Rabbinical College - Lubavitch (Miami Beach)
Trade/technical institutions
- Acupuncture and Massage College (Miami)
- Adventist University of Health Sciences (Orlando)
- Aerosim Flight Academy (Sanford)
- American College for Medical Careers (Orlando)
- Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale (Fort Lauderdale)
- Atlantic Institute of Oriental Medicine (Fort Lauderdale)
- City College (Fort Lauderdale)
- College of Business and Technology (Miami) a.k.a. "CBT College"
- Digital Media Arts College (Boca Raton)
- Dragon Rises College of Oriental Medicine (Gainesville)
- East West College of Natural Medicine (Sarasota)
- Everest University (Pompano Beach)
- Everglades University (Boca Raton)
- Florida Career College (Miami)
- Florida College of Integrative Medicine (Orlando)
- Florida Technical College (Cutler Bay)
- Florida Technical College (DeLand)
- Florida Technical College (Kissimmee)
- Florida Technical College (Lakeland)
- Florida Technical College (Orlando)
- Florida Technical College (Pembroke Pines)
- Full Sail University (Winter Park)
- Jersey College (Tampa, Jacksonville, Fort Lauderdale)
- Jose Maria Vargas University (Pembroke Pines)
- Lincoln College of Technology (West Palm Beach)
- Lincoln Technical Institute (Orlando)
- Miami International University of Art & Design (Miami)
- Millenia Atlantic University (Doral)
- Orlando Culinary Academy (Orlando)
- Rasmussen College (Ocala)
- Rasmussen College (Fort Myers)
- Rasmussen College (Holiday)
- Remington College (Tampa, FL)
- Ringling College of Art and Design (Sarasota)
- Southern Technical College (Orlando)
Other private institutions
- American University of Leadership (Orlando)
- Argosy University (Tampa)
- Atlantis University (Miami-Dade County)
- Beacon College (Leesburg)
- Carlos Albizu University (Miami)
- Columbia College (Jacksonville) (Orlando)
- DeVry University (Orlando)
- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Daytona Beach)
- Flagler College (St. Augustine)
- Florida Institute of Technology (Melbourne)
- Florida National University (Hialeah)
- Herzing University (Orlando)
- Hodges University (Naples)
- International Fine Arts College (Miami)
- Jacksonville University (Jacksonville)
- Johnson & Wales University (North Miami)
- Jones College (Jacksonville)
- Keiser University (Fort Lauderdale)
- Key College (Dania Beach)
- Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (Bradenton)
- Lynn University (Boca Raton)
- Keiser University (West Palm Beach)
- Miami Regional University (Miami Springs)
- National Louis University (Tampa)
- National University of Medical Sciences (USA) (Naples)
- Nova Southeastern University (Davie)
- Okan International University (Dania Beach)
- Rollins College (Winter Park)
- San Ignacio University (Miami)
- Schiller International University (Largo)
- Southwest Florida College (Fort Myers), (Tampa)
- Springfield College (Tampa)
- Stetson University (DeLand)
- Thomas M. Cooley Law School (Tampa (satellite campus of Western Michigan University))
- University of Miami (Coral Gables)
- University of Phoenix (Orlando)
- University of Tampa (Tampa)
- Virginia College (Jacksonville)
- Virginia College (Fort Pierce)
- Virginia College (Pensacola)
- Webber International University (Babson Park)
- Webster University (Ocala)
Former colleges and universities
Segregated junior colleges
Prior to 1968, racially integrated education was prohibited by the Florida Constitution of 1885. In an effort to show that the state of Florida had a separate but equal college system for blacks, counties, with state support, established 11 junior colleges for blacks; only one already existed (Booker T. Washington). In several cases a new junior college for whites was founded at approximately the same time. The 11 new junior colleges were opened in the late 1950s and early 1960s. They were abruptly closed following passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
- Booker T. Washington Junior College
- Gibbs Junior College
- Roosevelt Junior College
- Carver Junior College
- Jackson Junior College
- Hampton Junior College
- Rosenwald Junior College
- Suwannee River Junior College
- Volusia County Junior College
- Collier-Blocker Junior College
- Lincoln Junior College
- Johnson Junior College
See also
- Education in Florida
- Florida Board of Governors
- Florida Department of Education
- List of American institutions of higher education
- List of colleges and universities in metropolitan Jacksonville
References
External links
- Department of Education listing of accredited institutions in Florida
- Florida Board of Governors: State University System of Florida
- Florida Dept. Education: Florida's Community Colleges
