Florida Southern College



111 Lake Hollingsworth Drive
Lakeland, FL 33801-5698


Florida Southern College in Lakeland, Florida, offers an outstanding liberal arts and sciences core, as well as professional and pre-professional programs. Undergraduate academics include bachelor's degrees in Arts, fine arts, Music, Music education, Science, and Science in nursing. Graduate degree programs include business, nursing, and education.

Lakeland is one of Florida's most beautiful cities, and the FSC campus is situated on Lake Hollingsworth. Lakeland offers thrilling outdoor recreation such as rock climing, water skiing, kayaking, and horseback riding. The city is also alive with fine restaurants, theatres, golf courses, shopping, and museums. Popular beaches, Disney, Sea World, and Cypress Gardens are all just a short drive away.

Undergraduate and graduate degree programs are also offered at centers in Orlando and Ocala, Florida.

Florida Southern College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award bachelors and masters degrees.

Quick Facts:

  • U.S. News & World Report ranks Florida Southern College in the Top Five among "The Best Baccalaureate Colleges in the South."

  • Small groups of students can work with a faculty member on key research projects through the university's Student-Faculty Collaborative Research program.

  • Other distinctive programs include Study Abroad, Honors Program, ROTC, internships, and many more.

  • Florida Southern College students represent more than 40 states and 40 countries.

  • The student-to-faculty ratio is about 13:1; the average class size is 20.

  • The Moccasins varsity teams are members of the NCAA Division II.

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