Flagler College - Tallahassee Campus
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| Motto: | Golden Opportunities ... at an Affordable Cost |
| Established: | 1968 |
| Type: | Private, Four-year, coeducational |
| Endowment: | $32 million [1] |
| Chancellor: | Dr. William L. Proctor |
| President: | Dr. William T. Abare, Jr. |
| Faculty: | 20 |
| Students: | 400 |
| Location: | Tallahassee, Florida, USA |
| Campus: | residential |
| Nickname: | Saints |
| Affiliations: | Independent, nonsectarian |
| Website: | Flagler College - Tallahassee Program |
Flagler College - Tallahassee located in Tallahassee, Florida on the campus of Tallahassee Community College and is a branch of Flagler College located in St. Augustine. Flagler an independent, non-sectarian, liberal arts school offering Bachelor of Arts degrees in Accounting, Business Administration, Elementary Education, and Exceptional Student Education.
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[edit] History
With the concept of offering students the same level and general scholastic philosophy as they would in St. Augustine. The Flagler College Tallahassee program was initiated in the fall of 2000 to fulfill a legislative mandate to increase opportunities for students seeking baccalaureate degrees. The program has grown every year and has graduated approximately 1281 students.
[edit] Admission
Admission is open to students who have earned an Associate of Arts degree, an Associate of Science degree, or 60 transferable college credits in which a grade of C or better was earned.
[edit] Tuition
Tuition is $165 per credit hour ($495 per three-hour course), and most students qualify for the Florida Resident Access Grant (FRAG), which reduces the cost to approximately $65 per credit hour or $195 per course. Other state and federal financial aid packages are also available.
[edit] Academics
- Accounting
- Business Administration
- Elementary Education
- Elementary Education/Exceptional Student Education with ESOL Endorsement
- Psychology is a major that is not yet offered at the Tallahassee campus, but is expected within a year.
[edit] Accolades
- U.S. News and World Report's list of regional liberal arts colleges that offer the "best value" - quality education at a reasonable cost.
- U.S. News and World Report ranked Flagler in the top tier of private Southern Liberal Arts Colleges in the magazine's guide, America's Best Colleges 2005. This is the eleventh consecutive year the College was ranked high for providing a quality education. The guide, published each fall, ranks institutions of higher education for quality and for value. "Because the best values are by definition at the better colleges and universities, only a proportion of all institutions were considered," according to editors at U.S. News. Among regional institutions such as Flagler, only the top 25 percent of rankings for quality - at any cost - were considered for the "Most Efficient" ranking.
- Time magazine has also listed Flagler College in its "Best College For You" guide.
- Kaplan/Newsweek identified Flagler as a "Hidden Treasure."
- Flagler is one of the most affordable private schools in the nation at about half the average annual cost.
- Princeton Review has listed Flagler on its list of “Best Value College” and “Best in the Southeast.”
[edit] Address
Tallahassee Community College, 444 Appleyard Dr., Tallahassee, FL. 32304 Phone: 850.201.8070
[edit] External links
- Flagler College, St. Augustine, Florida
