Hey, Nicole,
where are we at today?

Florida Southern College.

Oh, in Lakeland, Florida!

Yes!

I like it.

Let's explore.

Okay.

Florida Southern College
is located

in sunny central Florida
about 30 minutes from Tampa

and 45 minutes from Orlando
and Disneyworld.

Lakeland itself
is also very cultural.

The downtown area,
you can tell just by the layout

of the city and everything,
it's awesome.

The parks, the restaurants,
there's two malls here,

it's awesome.

Florida Southern sits on 100
acres of suburban campus

alongside the shores of
beautiful Lake Hollingsworth.

For a little relaxation students
can walk along the boardwalk,

or through the gardens with
the palm trees, the fruit trees,

the fountains,
taking in the view,

and of course, the sunshine.

One of America's most famous
architects, Frank Lloyd Wright,

designed these 12 buildings
known as Child of the Sun.

They're listed in the National
Register of Historic Places

and attracts more than
30,000 visitors a year.

There are 1,700 students
enrolled at FSC

who come from 40 states
and 31 countries.

Males represent 41%
of the student body,

females 59% and minorities, 14%.

The student to faculty
ratio is 12 to one.

The average student admitted
to FSC holds an average SAT

score between 1020-1160, an ACT between 21-26,
and an academic GPA of 3.4.

Exceptional Florida Southern
freshmen who meet

the requirements
are guaranteed admission

into the University of South
Florida College of Medicine.

Tuition for full time
undergraduates

is a little over $22,000.

And room and board
are close to $8,000.

FSC is recognized
as a best value college

and about 96% of students
receive financial aid.

FSC offers more than 50 academic
and preprofessional programs.

Plus several graduate programs.

We also have the self designed
major where a student

can combine a number
of interests into a major.

So, for instance, one student
who was interested

in art and science is now going
to pursue becoming

a medical illustrator.

So they combined both
science courses, art courses,

and built that into a major,
so there's that wonderfully

unique opportunity there for
really motivated students

who have a goal
that's not easily met

through a traditional major.

Some student faves
are Business Administration,

International Business,
Biology and Biomedical Sciences,

Psychology, and Nursing.

The Princeton Review's
listing of great

broadcast journalism
programs honored

the broadcast journalism
program at Florida Southern.

In three.

Florida Southern College
has a great program in music

in performance, composition,
education, and management.

I'm studying to be a pastor
in the Methodist Church

so a lot of what
I'm doing right now,

I'm trying to think about how
it affects where I'm gonna be

in the next few years.

And a lot of what I've gotten
to do at Florida Southern

is apply the things
I'm learning in class

and the things that I'm doing
in the candidacy process

to be a pastor,
and I'm getting to be a leader

in Wesley fellowship.

I'm getting to be a part of
dialogues and conversations

with my classmates
who are also gonna be pastors.

And we get to bounce ideas
off of one another

and share some of the different
things that we're going through

and different ideas.

90% of faculty at FSC hold
a PhD or the highest degree

in their field and they hail
from prestigious institutions

such as Yale, Vanderbilt,
Duke, Georgetown, Boston,

and Emory University.

We have about 108, I think,
faculty members, full time,

and then other
part time folks, as well.

We advise, each
student's given an advisor

and so we see them
at least once a semester.

We help them not only to get
the right classes and graduate

in a timely fashion, but also
we help them to have

a career plan.

Florida Southern College
competes in the NCAA

Division II athletics with 18
award winning varsity teams.

FSC has brought 26 national
championship titles home

and boasts over
420 All American athletes.

FSC has 10 living options.

Students have the choice of
single, double, or triple room

residence halls.

Suite style or apartment.

Rock on!

Residential life
at Florida Southern like,

like, when you go and check
in to Florida Southern

you're checking in, not to just
your dorm room or whatever,

like, you're checking into
a community and they always,

they said that to us
when we first got here

to Florida Southern and I,
after living here

for a semester on campus like I,
I couldn't put it

in any better words.

Like we, it is community,
like the girls in my hall

and my RA,
we're all so close and like,

we do hall parties and
our doors are always open

and I just love that
about Florida Southern.

More than 70 student
organizations let you explore

new interests, develop
your leadership skills,

and make friends for life.

Six fraternities,
and six sororities

offer a taste of Greek life.

Within three months
of receiving their degree,

94% of graduates have landed
a job in their field

or have moved on to graduate
or professional schools.

FSC still holds a track record
for 100% placement rate

for medical school graduates.

Well, with our tour over,
Nicole and I are gonna

head on into the Wellness Center
and sign up

for some cool stuff
like horseback riding...

-- ...And kayaking.
-- And skiing.

-- Yeah.
-- And yoga.

Absolutely.

With Lakeland averaging
over 330 days of sunshine,

we're not gonna let it
go to waste.

No, we're not.

I'm Nicole Aaron.

And I'm Ferrari St. Paul.

We'll see you next time.