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Florida has the 6th highest total of colleges and adult education institutions in the country, with just about 300. Florida also ranks 4th for enrolled students, with more than 900,000. Perhaps because of the retirement population, Florida has a relatively small percentage of its population attending colleges in Florida (less than 6%).
There is a large number of for-profit schools in Florida -- more than 150 of them. Only 7 states have a higher percentage of for-profit schools. Even so, less than 10% of its students attend a for-profit school (only 7 other states have less than 10% of their student population going to for profit schools.
There are 17 colleges in Florida with more than 10,000 students, and 5 of these are community colleges. The largest college is the University of Florida with more than 45,000 students. Florida State University, University of Central Florida, and University of South Florida also have more than 30.000 students.
The Florida Department of Education website resides at the following web address: http://www.fldoe.org/. The offices for the Florida DOE are at:
Turlington Building
Suite 1514
325 West Gaines Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0400
We call these QuickSchools -- Our term for schools with flexible schedules, simple applications, online info request forms, and very rapid response to requests for info.
| School | City | Degrees | Open Admission | Quick Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American InterContinental University | Weston | Associate, Bachelor, Master | Yes | |
| Anthem College | Orlando | Associate, Bachelor, Diploma | Yes | |
| Argosy University | Sarasota, Tampa | Associate, Bachelor, Doctorate, Master | Yes | |
| ATI Career Training Center | Fort Lauderdale, Miami, Miami Gardens, Oakland Park | Associate, Diploma | Yes | |
| Brown Mackie College | Miami | Associate, Bachelor, Certificate, Diploma | Yes | |
| Cortiva Institute | Pinellas Park | Certificate | Yes | |
| Daytona College | Ormond Beach | Associate, Diploma | Yes | |
| DeVry University | Fort Lauderdale, Jacksonville, Miami, Miramar, Orlando, Tampa | Associate, Bachelor, Diploma, Master | Yes | |
| DeVry University's Keller Graduate School of Management | Jacksonville, Miami, Miramar, Orlando, Tampa | Graduate Certificate, Master | Yes | |
| Digital Media Arts College | Boca Raton | Bachelor, Master | Yes | |
| Everest Institute | Ft. Lauderdale, Hialeah, Miami | Associate, Diploma | Yes | |
| Everest University | Jacksonville, Lakeland, Largo, Melbourne, Orange Park, Orlando, Tampa | Associate, Bachelor, Diploma | Yes | |
| Florida Career College | Hialeah, Miami, Pembroke Pines, West Palm Beach | Associate, Bachelor, Diploma | Yes | |
| Florida College of Natural Health | Bradenton, Maitland, Miami, Pompano Beach | Associate, Diploma | Yes | |
| Florida Technical College | DeLand, Orlando | Associate, Diploma | Yes | |
| Fortis College | Largo, Miami, Mulberry, Orange Park, Pensacola, Tampa, West Jacksonville, Winter Park | Associate, Certificate, Coursework, Diploma | Yes | |
| International Academy of Design and Technology | Orlando, Tampa | Associate, Bachelor | Yes | |
| ITT Technical Institute | Fort Lauderdale, Jacksonville, Lake Mary, Miami, Tampa | Associate, Bachelor, Diploma, Master | Yes | |
| Kaplan College KHE | Jacksonville, Pembroke Pines | Associate, Certificate, Diploma | Yes | |
| Keiser Career College | Greenacres, Hialeah, Jacksonville, New Port Richey, St. Petersburg, Tampa | Associate, Diploma | Yes | |
| Keiser University Center for Culinary Arts | Melbourne, Sarasota, Tallahassee | Associate | Yes | |
| Keiser University Campus | Daytona Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Jacksonville, Lakeland, Melbourne, Miami, Orlando, Pembroke Pines, Port St. Lucie, Sarasota, Tallahassee, Tampa, West Palm Beach | Associate, Bachelor, Certificate, Doctorate, Master | Yes | |
| Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts Miami | Miramar | Associate, Diploma | Yes | |
| Le Cordon Bleu Schools North America | Miramar, Orlando | Associate, Bachelor, Certificate, Diploma | Yes | |
| Lincoln College of Technology | West Palm Beach | Associate, Bachelor, Coursework | Yes | |
| Lincoln College of Technology Automotive | West Palm Beach | Certificate | Yes | |
| Lincoln Culinary Institute | West Palm Beach | Associate, Bachelor, Diploma | Yes | |
| Meridian Career Institute | Sarasota, Tampa | Diploma | Yes | |
| Notter School of Pastry Arts | Orlando | Diploma | Yes | |
| Orlando Culinary Academy | Orlando | Associate | Yes | |
| Rasmussen College | Fort Myers, Holiday, Ocala | Associate, Bachelor, Certificate, Diploma | Yes | |
| Sanford Brown Institute | Ft. Lauderdale, Jacksonville, Orlando, Tampa | Associate, Certificate, Diploma | Yes | |
| Sarasota School of Massage Therapy | Sarasota | Certificate | Yes | |
| South University Campus | Tampa, West Palm Beach | Associate, Bachelor, Master | Yes | |
| Southern Technical College | Auburndale, Mt. Dora, Orlando, Sanford | Associate, Diploma | Yes | |
| Southwest Florida College | Fort Myers, Tampa | Associate, Bachelor, Diploma | Yes | |
| Strayer University | Coral Springs, Ft. Lauderdale, Jacksonville, Maitland, Miramar, Orlando, Palm Beach Gardens, Tampa | Associate, Bachelor, Certificate, Diploma, Graduate Certificate, Master | Yes | |
| Sunstate Academy | Clearwater | Diploma | Yes | |
| TechSkills | Maitland | Certificate, Coursework | Yes | |
| The Art Institutes | Ft. Lauderdale, Jacksonville, Miami, Tampa | Advanced Diploma, Associate, Bachelor, Bachelor , Certificate, Certificate , Diploma | Yes | |
| Ultimate Medical Academy | Clearwater, Tampa | Certificate, Diploma | Yes | |
| Universal Technical Institute | Orlando | Coursework | Yes | |
| University of Phoenix | Clearwater, Daytona Beach, Ft. Lauderdale, Jacksonville, Maitland, Miami, Miramar, Orange Park, Orlando, Palm Beach Gardens, Plantation, Sarasota, Tampa, Temple Terrace | Associate, Bachelor, Doctorate, Master | Yes |
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