Florida College

Florida College is a private, liberal arts school in the heart of Temple Terrace, Florida. The primary responsibility of the Florida College student is to reach his or her highest possible level of academic achievement. Florida College equips students with opportunities to develop qualities of leadership, cooperation and creativity. The faculty is committed to helping young people obtain a sound academic foundation in the liberal arts in an atmosphere conducive to moral and spiritual development. Our goal is to provide higher education with a biblical perspective, create an environment for personal godly development and prepare students for better service to their Creator and humanity.

“Florida College, as a private, independent liberal arts college, provides a comprehensive college experience designed to develop students spiritually, mentally, physically, and socially; to integrate into the students’ lives the Bible as the revealed will of God; and to prepare students for lives of service to their Creator and to humanity.”

The underlying philosophy of this education is expressed by its founders in this statement from the charter of incorporation: “The object of the Corporation and general nature of the purposes of its creation are as follows: To establish and maintain a college wherein the arts, sciences and languages shall be taught and also to provide opportunity for young men and young women to study the Bible as the revealed will of God to man and as the only sufficient rule of faith and practice, while they are educated in the liberal arts; . . .”

Florida College is dedicated to the education of the whole man, which means that the program of studies is designed to give students a breadth of understanding about the world in which they live, knowledge of their which are essential to discharging their responsibility in society.

Preparing young men and women intellectually and spiritually so that they can adjust to changes through their broad general knowledge, ability to work with others and ability to understand, reason, and communicate is the basic function of a liberal arts college. Training for specific technical jobs in business and industry is too specialized a task for a liberal arts college to undertake. Consequently, much technical knowledge required must be left to those industries needing it. Basic competencies for professions and vocations, and an understanding of human behavior are properly the function of college education.