Flagler College

Flagler College

Flagler College, simply known as Flagler, is a private four-year liberal arts college in St. Augustine, Florida.

With an average class size of 21, Flagler College provides an opportunity for a private education at a lower than average cost. The college has been named in recent years by US News & World Report as one of the southeast region's "best values" in liberal arts colleges. Its 2005 tuition of $8600 (excluding room and board) is markedly below that of similar institutions. Two factors may enable the college to keep tuition at this level: an unusually large number of adjunct faculty (about 70%) and the exclusion of laboratory-intensive hard science courses and majors.

Princeton Review ranked Flager as having the sixth most beautiful campus in the United States. It was also ranked in the top twenty for worst dorms and number one for least diverse student population.

Flagler College is home to WFCF, 88.5 which is a community run station. As of the 2006-2007 school year, the college also broadcasts on local public access television as FCTV.

History
The school is located on 19 acres, the centerpiece of which is the grand Ponce de Leon Hall, built in 1888 as a luxury hotel. The architects of this masterpiece of the Spanish Renaissance Revival style were John Carrere and Thomas Hastings, working for Henry Morrison Flagler, the industrialist, oil magnate and railroad pioneer. It is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Since its founding in 1968, the college has spent more than $43 million dollars restoring the historic campus and adding new buildings. The two newest buildings are a multimillion-dollar auditorium, seating nearly 800, and the technologically-advanced Proctor Library. The campus is located in the heart of beautiful St. Augustine, just four miles from the Atlantic Ocean. Flagler's 19-acre athletic field is only two miles from campus.

Lawrence Lewis, Jr., was the driving force behind the development of Flagler College. It was his vision to create a small, private liberal arts college on the grounds of the magnificent old hotel. Mr. Lewis served as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Flagler College for more than 20 years, guiding the College through a re-organization in 1971. He directed millions of dollars through foundations, family and personal funds into new construction, restoration projects, endowment and various other programs to ensure the continued success of Flagler College.

Campus
The Flagler College campus is comprised of fifteen buildings, some of which are located several blocks from the center of the campus. Ponce de Leon Hall is the focal point of the campus, where the female dormitories, as well as the dining hall, is located. The individual rooms consist of the former hotel rooms along with the former hotel employees' rooms. The male domitories are located at Lewis House, which was built in 1985, and Cedar House, which was constructed in 2004. Nearly 90% of the classes are taught in Kenan Hall, which is adjacent to Ponce de Leon Hall. Classes not taught here can be located in the Proctor Library, in the Communications Building at 31 Cordova Street, or in the Art Building directly behind Kenan Hall. The campus is located in historical downtown St. Augustine, two blocks from the Castillo de San Marcos.

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Flagler College

Flagler College