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777 Glades Road, Boca Raton, FL 33431 | (561) 297-3000 | (800) 299-4FAU | www.fau.edu
Florida Atlantic University was founded in 1961, in Boca Raton, on an 850-acre site near the Atlantic Ocean. The campus is conveniently located halfway between Palm Beach and Fort Lauderdale, and offers a broad range of academic programs, activities, and services. More than 70 percent of FAU’s 29,000 students take classes at FAU’s first and largest campus, and the majority of the university’s 170-plus degree programs are based here. Located just three miles from the Atlantic Ocean and the beautiful beaches of Boca Raton, the campus features everything you expect from a modern university—suite-style housing for nearly 4,500 students, brand-new athletics and recreational facilities, art galleries, two theaters, a cafe/movie theater complex and so much more—all in a vibrant, tropical setting with a student body that is the most diverse of all of Florida’s public universities.
The Student Union hosts student activities and meetings. In addition, its 2,500-seat Carole and Barry Kaye Performing Arts Auditorium enables students to enjoy performances ranging from rock bands to concert music to the annual Larkin Symposium on the American Presidency. The campus supports two cafeterias and has an attractive array of accommodations for its residential students. The Boca Raton campus is also home to FAU’s Division I Intercollegiate Athletics program and facilities. The five-story S.E. Wimberly Library houses a large collection of monographs, serials and other academic resources, and is home to the Jaffe Center for Book Arts. Computer labs, study lounges, a media center and tutoring services also provide valuable academic support for students. Visiting performers and speakers add to the artistic and intellectual vibrancy of the campus.
John Kelly
John Kelly was named the seventh president of Florida Atlantic University in January 2014, and quickly declared his intention to make FAU “America’s fastest-improving university.” The university has established a track record of relentless improvement under his transformational leadership, which includes doubling research expenditures, enrolling an all-time high number of National Merit Scholars, setting new records for private gifts to the FAU Foundation, increasing graduation and academic progress rates, and raising the profile of FAU’s athletics program. In 2020, for the first time in university history, FAU was ranked among the nation’s top public schools by U.S. News & World Report, landing at No. 140, where it still resides in the 2022 rankings.
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5353 parkside Drive, Jupiter, FL 33458 (561) 799-8500 | www.fau.edu/jupiter
Located in Jupiter’s Downtown Abacoa community, Florida Atlantic University’s John D. MacArthur Campus opened in the fall of 1999. Located 25 minutes north of FAU’s main campus in Boca Raton, FAU Jupiter is home to the nationally ranked Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College and faculty labs from the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science. Recognized as a center of scientific activity, the campus also serves as the headquarters for two of FAU’s primary research organizations, the Brain Institute and the Institute for Human Health and Disease Intervention (I-HEALTH).
In addition, the College of Education hosts teacher education coursework, its one-of-a-kind Academy for Community Inclusion and the community-centered Center for Autism and Related Disabilities (CARD). The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, Jupiter, housed in the Elinor Bernon Rosenthal Lifelong Learning Complex on campus, is the largest membership organization of its kind in the country, delivering personal enrichment courses covering a broad range of stimulating topics, and taught by leading experts.
The LeRoy Collins Public Ethics Academy was first organized by FAU in 2009 to research ethics and provide training for local government agencies. The university-based nature of the Academy allows for the rapid incorporation and dissemination of the latest scholarly research on ethics issues by noted faculty for the Academy’s training programs.
Florida Atlantic University
2085 Vista Parkway, West Palm Beach, FL 33411 | (561) 471-6000 Keiser UniVersity FLagshiP CamPUs 2600 n. military trail | West Palm Beach, FL 33409 (561) 478-5500 | www.keiseruniversity.edu
Keiser University is a regionally accredited private career university that provides educational programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels for a diverse student body in traditional, nontraditional and online delivery formats. It was founded by Dr. Arthur Keiser and Evelyn Keiser in 1977, when they set out to create a university to better serve adult learners seeking a career-focused education. Over the past 45 years, Keiser University has become Florida’s largest private not-forprofit university, serving approximately 20,000 students, 3,800 employees and more than 66,000 alumni. Keiser University has a campus in 21 of Florida’s major and mid-sized metropolitan areas.
Keiser University’s two West Palm Beach campuses offer learning opportunities for both traditional students and adult learners. With more than 40 years of history and thousands of graduates on campus and online, Keiser’s 100-acre West Palm Beach residential Flagship campus offers an active campus life that includes the university’s College of Golf and its 25 athletic teams. Keiser’s West Palm Beach commuter campus, home to Keiser University’s College of Chiropractic Medicine, also offers adult learners opportunities to earn degrees in criminal justice, education, information technology, health care, law, and more.
As the chancellor of Keiser University, Dr. Arthur Keiser oversees and manages all operations at the university’s 21 Florida campuses, its international locations, online division and graduate school. Under his four decades of leadership, Keiser University, a private, not-for-profit institution, has grown into Florida’s largest independent university and is Level VI regionally accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACS). Dr. Keiser earned his doctorate in Higher Education Administration at the Union Institute and University Graduate School where he wrote his dissertation, “Benchmarking in Private Career Schools: A Preliminary Empirical Investigation in the Establishment of Quantitative Strategic Indicators in this Specialized Postsecondary Education Sector.” As a tireless advocate for students, he has delivered numerous presentations and published many articles and reports on various subjects related to private career-focused schools and not-for-profit institutions.
Dr. Arthur Keiser
3601 N. Military Trail | Boca Raton, FL 33431 (561) 237-7000 | www.lynn.edu
Lynn University is an independent college based in Boca Raton, Florida, with nearly 3,400 students from more than 100 countries. U.S. News & World Report has recognized Lynn for its innovation, international students and value. Lynn’s NCAA Division II Fighting Knights have won 25 national titles, its Conservatory of Music features a world-renowned faculty of performers, and its nationally recognized Institute for Achievement and Learning empowers students with learning differences. The school’s Dialogues curriculum and award-winning iPad program help Lynn graduates gain the intellectual flexibility and global experience to fulfill their potential in an ever-changing world.
Dr. Kevin M. Ross was named the fifth president of Lynn University, taking office July 1, 2006. He succeeded his father, Dr. Donald E. Ross, who founded Wilmington College before serving as Lynn’s president for 35 years. Ross also previously served Lynn as the associate dean of the College of International Communication, director of special projects, director of development, vice president of institutional advancement and chief operating officer. During his tenure, the university completed a strategic plan, Lynn 2020, two years ahead of schedule and Dr. Kevin M. Ross recently launched a new plan, Lynn 2025: Design for the Future. Under Ross’ leadership, the university has implemented a redesigned core curriculum, the nationally recognized Dialogues; a first-year student experience titled The Citizenship Project; a three-year undergraduate degree program; and acquired Boca Raton-based Digital Media Arts College. Ross has served on the Watson Advisory Board, the Millennium Campus Network Board of Directors, the Council of Independent Colleges Board of Directors, the Economic Council of Palm Beach County, and the Business Development Board of Palm Beach County Academic Leaders Council. 11501 N. Military Trail | Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410 (561) 805-2100 | www.nova.edu
For nearly 60 years, Nova Southeastern University (NSU) has distinguished itself as an innovative, progressive and groundbreaking institution of higher learning and research. With degree programs in business, education, nursing, pharmacy and respiratory therapy, as well as online offerings in computer sciences, counseling and more, NSU’s Palm Beach branch will prepare you to dominate your career with a degree from a top National University as ranked by U.S. News & World Report. NSU’s economic impact in Florida reaches $4.1 billion, it ranks among the top five schools in the U.S. for the number of minority graduate degree recipients, and it is nationally ranked by Forbes and OnlineColleges.com.
George L. Hanbury II, Ph.D., is the sixth president of NSU and assumed the role of president and CEO in July 2011. One of his first accomplishments as president was to refocus the university’s mission and vision, and lay out eight core values to guide the university into 2020 and beyond: Academic Excellence, Community, Diversity, Innovation, Integrity, Opportunity, Scholarship/Research, and Student Centered. Under Dr. Hanbury’s leadership, NSU became one of only 51 universities in the nation to hold the Carnegie George L. Hanbury II, Ph.D. Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching’s dual designation of both “Community Engaged” and “High Research Activity.” Since then, Dr. Hanbury has envisioned a new goal of having NSU recognized as a preeminent institution by 2025. Dr. Hanbury has been honored by many organizations and most recently was recognized as a 2020 Ultimate CEO by the South Florida Business Journal. He has lectured throughout the country to various executive groups on topics such as leadership, public policy, the council/manager form of government, economic development, executive motivation, and public speaking.
901 S. Flagler Drive | West Palm Beach, FL 33401 (561) 803-2000 | www.pba.edu
Palm Beach Atlantic University, founded in 1968, is a private, Christian university with a 29-acre campus in West Palm Beach and an Orlando campus. PBA offers 64 undergraduate degrees, as well as graduate and professional degrees in nearly 20 areas of study. The Frederick M. Supper Honors Program, as well as six Centers of Excellence, offer distinct learning opportunities that build on the university’s rigorous academics. Students consistently are accepted into elite graduate programs and surpass state and national averages on professional certification exams. Sailfish student athletes compete in 18 NCAA Division II varsity sports in the Sunshine State Conference. The 78-acre Marshall and Vera Lea Rinker Athletic Campus provides facilities for training and hosting intercollegiate sports. As a Christ-first university, PBA affirms the values that have built American society, including religious liberty and the free enterprise system.
Dr. Debra A. Schwinn became Palm Beach Atlantic University’s ninth president on May 4, 2020. Previously, she was associate vice president for medical affairs, dean of the Carver College of Medicine, and professor of anesthesiology, pharmacology and biochemistry at the University of Iowa. Prior to those appointments, Schwinn served in senior leadership roles at the University of Washington and Duke University. After earning a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from the College of Wooster in her native Ohio, Schwinn earned a medical degree from the Stanford University School of Medicine, where she has been honored as a distinguished alumnus. A physician scientist and member of the National Academy of Medicine, Dr. Schwinn’s laboratory was funded for 27 years by the National Institutes of Health. An innovator at heart, Dr. Schwinn is excited to lead a university that produces Christian servant leaders who positively change our world.
Dr. Debra A. Schwinn
4200 Congress Ave. | Lake Worth, FL 33461 (561) 967-7222 | (866) 576-7222 | www.palmbeachstate.edu
Since opening its doors nearly 90 years ago, Palm Beach State College has been an integral player in the remarkable growth and prosperity of Palm Beach County. Its graduates—community and business leaders for generations—have impacted every industry and continue to do so today. Founded in 1933 as Florida’s first public community college, Palm Beach State has grown from three classrooms and 41 local students to five campuses and more than 40,000 students from more than 157 countries. One of the top producers of associate degree graduates in the U.S., PBSC also offers baccalaureate degrees, professional certificates, career training, and corporate and continuing education.
Through the years, Palm Beach State College has expanded its mission, programs and reach to become the fourth-largest of the 28 colleges in the Florida College System. Each year, more Palm Beach County high school graduates choose PBSC than any other institution. Students enroll at locations in Lake Worth, Boca Raton, Palm Beach Gardens, Belle Glade and Loxahatchee Groves, as well as take courses online.
Palm Beach State College President Ava L. Parker leads Palm Beach County’s largest higher education institution with a strategic approach emphasizing innovation, student success, and business and community collaboration. Parker is the first female president in the history of the institution. Before joining Palm Beach State in 2015, President Parker was executive vice president and chief operating officer at Florida Polytechnic University, the state’s first public university focused on applied research in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) fields. She also served for more than a decade on the Florida Board of Governors of the State University System and served on the University of Central Florida’s Board of Trustees. President Parker earned her B.A. and J.D. degrees from the University of Florida.
Ava L. Parker
9801 Belvedere Road | Royal Palm Beach, Fl 33411 (561) 273-6500 | www.southuniversity.edu
Established in 1899, South University offers a flexible, supportive and focused education. Its learning environment helps students to identify goals and then develop the expertise to achieve them. One of 11 campuses, the Royal Palm Beach campus offers degree programs in business administration, counseling, criminal justice, health care administration and management, nursing, physical therapy, psychology, public health and more.
TRADE & TECHNICAL SCHOOLS
Hci college 1764 n. congress ave., West Palm Beach, Fl 33409 (561) 586-0121 | www.hci.edu
HCI College is a private postsecondary educational institution accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC). HCI College provides a student-centered environment consistent with its core values, preparing graduates to apply their knowledge, critical thinking skills and the ability to succeed in their area of employment while grooming them for advancement in their careers and enhancing their service to the community. In addition to offering general education, HCI College has professional programs at the diploma and associate degree levels including nursing, medical assisting, emergency medical technician, paramedic and EMS. These programs are designed to instill the knowledge and skills of professional practice, as well as foster the values of higher education and social responsibility.
Renaissance HealtH institute 1696 s. Military trail, unit c, (561) 360-2129 West Palm Beach, Fl 33415 www.renaissancehealthinstitute.com
Renaissance Health Institute is a training institution for future excellent nurses licensed by the Commission on Independent Education and approved by the Board of Nursing. It is dedicated to harnessing nursing professionals who will make their mark as registered nurses (RN), licensed practical nurses (LPN) and home health aides (HHA). It is committed to the highest success of our students in the health care industry. Renaissance is preparing students to provide excellent nursing care, as the need for registered nurses is expected to grow in the coming years. It is affiliated with local hospitals, nursing homes and clinics that provide patients with quality training to deliver exceptional care.
