Private Florida Colleges

Eckerd College

• Eckerd College is a private liberal arts college that was founded in 1958. As of 2009, the school had about 1,800 undergraduates working toward Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees in 40 different academic fields. Students can also pursue pre-professional work in engineering, dentistry, law, health and veterinary medicine. Eckerd College offers several programs that take advantage of its coastal Florida location, including marine science and environmental studies. Eckerd College also offers adult education programs leading toward bachelor's degrees.

  Eckerd College
  4200 54th Ave. S.
  St. Petersburg, FL 33711
  727-867-1166
  Eckerd.edu

Flagler College

• Flagler College is a private liberal arts college that was founded in 1968. As of 2009, the college had about 2,600 undergraduates. Flagler's students can complete majors in 20 academic and pre-professional fields and minors in 26 fields. These fields are organized into ten primary divisions, including Art and Design, Business Administration, Liberal Studies, Sports Management and Education.

  Flagler College
  74 King St.
  St. Augustine, FL 32085
  904-829-6481
  Flagler.edu

Rollins College

• Rollins College, a private liberal arts college, was founded in 1885 as Florida's first institution of higher education. As of 2009, the school had about 1,800 undergraduates. Full-time undergraduate students can complete majors and minors in 27 different academic fields as well as pre-professional programs in dentistry, law, medicine and veterinary medicine. Evening undergraduate students can work toward bachelor's degrees in ten different fields. Rollins also offers selected graduate programs, including full-time, part-time and executive Master of Business Administration (MBA) programs and evening master's degree programs in three fields.

  Rollins College
  1000 Holt Ave.
  Winter Park, FL 32789
  407-646-2000
  Rollins.edu

Ringling College of Art and Design

• The Ringling College of Art and Design is a private art school that was founded in 1931. As of 2009, the school had about 1,400 undergraduates working toward professional Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) degrees in more than ten different art fields, including painting, photography, sculpture, illustration, digital filmmaking and game design. All students must complete the interdisciplinary Core Studios Program before selecting a medium of concentration.

  Ringling College of Art and Design
  2700 North Tamiami Trail
  Sarasota, FL 34234
  941-351-5100
  ringling.edu