Everglades University

Everglades University
Former names
 American Flyers College[1][2]
Motto Sapientia Veritas Integritas
Type Private, not-for-profit
Established 1998[3]
President Kristi Mollis [4][5]
Academic staff
 204
Administrative staff
 145
Students 1498 [6]
Location Boca Raton, Florida, United States
Campus Boca Raton
Sarasota
Orlando
Tampa
Website www.evergladesuniversity.edu

Everglades University is a private non-profit university based in Florida.[7][8][9] Everglades offers bachelor’s and master’s degree programs online and on-campus. Everglades University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to award bachelor’s and master's degrees. Additionally, Everglades University is a member of the Independent Colleges and Universities of Florida (ICUF). Furthermore, Everglades is authorized under Federal law to enroll non-immigrant students and is approved for veterans' training. The main campus is in Boca Raton, with additional branches located in other parts of Florida. In 2011, Everglades University purchased Keiser University.[10][11][12]

History

Everglades University was originally called the American Flyers College when it was founded in Fort Lauderdale, Florida in 1990. In 1998, Arthur and Belinda Keiser - the owners of Keiser University - purchased American Flyers College (American Flyers, Inc.), then changed the name to Everglades College in 1999 after relocating to Fort Lauderdale.[13]

Everglades College, Inc. was created in 2000 and was incorporated as a not-for-profit corporation in the State of Florida.[14] Two years later, in 2002, the US Department of the Internal Revenue Service recognized Everglades College, Inc. as a not-for-profit 501 (c) (3) corporation and Everglades College, Inc. became independently operated by a Board of Trustees.[15]

The operator of Everglades University is Everglades College, Inc.[2]

In 2011, Everglades University purchased Keiser University, a Florida-based for-profit chain[16] which then became a nonprofit college.[12]

Licensure and accreditation

Everglades University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award certificates and degrees at the associate, baccalaureate, master's and doctoral levels. Everglades University is a member of the Independent Colleges and Universities of Florida.[17]

Rankings

2017, U.S. News & World Report ranked Everglades University as #32 "Regional Colleges South Ranking". [18]

2017, U.S. News and World Report ranked Everglades University as #11 "Best Colleges for Veterans". [19]

2016, 941CEO Everglades University received The 2016 Green Arrow Aware as the Education Winner "The 2016 Green Arrow Awards". [20]

2015-2016, Women's Choice Award ranked Everglades University as #109 "America's Best Colleges". [21]

2016, U.S. News & World Report ranked Everglades University as one of the "Best Colleges for Veterans Regional Colleges (South)" (#36).[22]

2015. Military Advanced Education Guide to Colleges & Universities Everglades University selected as a top school in MAE's 2015 Guide to Colleges & Universities. [23]

References

  1. ↑ "Keiser becomes a nonprofit". Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  2. 1 2 Field, Kelly (13 January 2011). "Keiser U. Goes Nonprofit". The Chronicle of Higher Education. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  3. ↑ Patricia Cohen (3 March 2015). "Some Owners of Private Colleges Turn a Tidy Profit by Going Nonprofit". The New York Times. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  4. ↑ "zoominfo|Everglades University President". zoominfo.com. Retrieved 2016-09-28.
  5. ↑ "Business Leader of the Year|Everglades University President". businessleader.com. Retrieved 2016-10-14.
  6. ↑ http://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?q=everglades&s=all&id=385619
  7. ↑ Michael Vasquez (2015-04-23). "Keiser: Not-for-profit but still lucrative". Miami Herald. Retrieved 2016-05-17.
  8. ↑ Field, Kelly (2011-01-13). "Keiser U. Goes Nonprofit". The Chronicle of Higher Education. ISSN 0009-5982. Retrieved 2016-05-17.
  9. ↑ "Keiser University celebrates 35th anniversary". tribunedigital-sunsentinel. Retrieved 2016-05-17.
  10. ↑ "Contact | Everglades University". Everglades University. Retrieved 2016-05-17.
  11. ↑ "Keiser University becomes nonprofit - Tampa Bay Business Journal". Tampa Bay Business Journal. Retrieved 2016-05-17.
  12. 1 2 Marcia Heroux Pounds (18 March 2015). "Keiser to buy Northwood campus in West Palm Beach". sun-sentinel.com. Retrieved 14 July 2016. Keiser University became a nonprofit four years ago by merging with nonprofit Everglades University. As a for-profit university, it was one of eight companies investigated by Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi in 2012 and one of 30 investigated in a U.S. Senate report in 2010. Keiser came to an agreement with Florida to offer former students free retraining and guarantee its admissions counselors don't misrepresent what the school offers.
  13. ↑ "Archives: Sun-Sentinel - COLLEGE%20MOVES%20ITS%20MAIN%20CAMPUS%20BOCA%20RATON%20BUSINESS%20PARK%20SUITS%20FOCUS". pqasb.pqarchiver.com. Retrieved 2016-05-17.
  14. ↑ "subbiz.org|title=not-for-profit". sunbiz.org. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  15. ↑ "subbiz.org|title=board of trustees". sunbiz.org. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  16. ↑ "Few for-profits have become nonprofits, despite regulatory environment". Inside Higher Ed. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  17. ↑ "Our On-Campus and Online Degree Programs are Accredited – Everglades University | Everglades University". Everglades University. Retrieved 2016-05-17.
  18. ↑ "Regional Colleges South Ranking | US News Best Colleges". colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
  19. ↑ "Best Colleges for Veterans | US News Best Colleges". colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
  20. ↑ "The 2016 Green Arrow Awards | 941CEO". 941ceo.com/articles/2016/5/4/green-arrow-awardsapr16. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
  21. ↑ "American's Best Colleges Ranking | Women's Choice Awards America's Best Colleges". womenschoiceaward.com/2015-2016-america-best-colleges. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
  22. ↑ "Best Colleges for Veterans | Regional Colleges South | US News Best Colleges | page 2". colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com. Retrieved 2016-05-17.
  23. ↑ "MAE's 2015 Guide to Colleges & Universities | Military Advanced Education". mae-kmi.com. Retrieved 2016-10-10.

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