One of the nation's elite research universities, Florida State University — with the Carnegie Foundation's highest designation, Doctoral/Research University-Extensive — offers a distinctive academic environment built on its cherished values and unique heritage, welcoming campus on the oldest continuous site of higher education in Florida, championship athletics, and prime location in the heart of the state capital. Combining traditional strength in the arts and humanities with recognized leadership in the sciences, Florida State University provides unmatched opportunities for students and faculty through challenging academics, cultural discovery and community interaction. Underlying and supporting the educational experience at Florida State University is the development of new generations of citizen leaders, based on the concepts inscribed in our seal: Vires, Artes, Mores — Strength, Skill and Character. Florida State University's 15 colleges offer more than 275 undergraduate, graduate, doctoral, professional and specialist degree programs, including medicine and law, covering a broad array of disciplines critical to society today. Each year the University awards over 2,000 graduate and professional degrees.

Florida Virtual School (FLVS) is an established leader in developing and providing virtual K-12 education solutions to students all over Florida, the U.S. and the world. A nationally recognized e-Learning model and recipient of numerous awards, FLVS was founded in 1997 and was the country’s first, state-wide Internet-based public high school. Today, FLVS serves students in grades K-12 and provides a variety of custom solutions for schools and districts to meet student needs. Florida residents take courses for free while non-Florida residents take courses based on tuition rates. Florida districts have options for setting up FLVS Franchise schools and administrators outside Florida can take advantage of solutions for course licensing to professional development assistance.

Fordham Preparatory School is a four-year, Catholic, college preparatory school. Their commitment to education is shaped by the spirituality and pedagogical tradition of the Society of Jesus, founded in 1540 by St. Ignatius Loyola. Fordham Prep stresses the development of excellence in the whole person: intellectual, religious, social, emotional and physical. Today, our educational apostolate is strengthened by our affiliation with the local, national and international networks of Jesuit secondary schools. At the heart of Jesuit education is the rigorous study of the humanities and the sciences, reflecting the conviction that the study of great ideas is inextricably linked to the formation of character. Fordham Preparatory program of studies encompasses more than the acquisition of knowledge; it fosters academic discipline and encourages reflection in the pursuit of excellence.

Fordham offers its 14,600 students -- hailing from all 50 states and 50 foreign countries -- degree programs through 11 graduate and undergraduate schools. Called the Jesuit University of New York, Fordham has four locations including the original Rose Hill campus in the Bronx (often the scene of location shooting for movies, TV shows, and commercials), the Lincoln Center campus in Manhattan, as well as a biological field station in Armonk, New York, and The Beijing Center for Chinese Study in Beijing, China. The school opened in 1841 as St. John's College. It officially changed its name to Fordham University in 1907.

FPInnovations brings together FERIC, Forintek, Paprican, and the Canadian Wood Fibre Centre of Natural Resources Canada, to create the world’s largest private, not-for-profit forest research institute. With over 600 employees located throughout Canada, FPInnovations unites the individual strengths of each of these internationally recognized forest research and development institutes into a single, greater force. The goal? Leadership Through Innovation. A strengthening of the Canadian forest sector’s global competitiveness through research, knowledge transfer and implementation.

Since 1787, Franklin & Marshall College has provided students of high promise and diverse backgrounds with a cooperative learning environment, where professors inspire students to go beyond their expectations. They are an outstanding liberal arts college with a stellar academic program. Two-thirds of their students engage in directed research under the guidance of faculty, and students at F&M receive $500,000 in research support each year. They're an undergraduate liberal arts college with a graduate school mentality. Their students have access not only to some of the best faculty in their fields, but also to more than 10 centers and institutes that provide opportunities to extend their classroom experience into the real world. They're a small college with big resources.

In just over 60 years, Franciscan University of Steubenville has emerged as a leader in academically challenging and passionately Catholic education. By integrating faith and reason in the pursuit of truth and right living, the University has grown from a small facility serving local veterans of World War II to a beautiful hillside campus and an educational institution recognized nationally and internationally for its programs, faculty, and graduates. For eight years in a row,U.S. News & World Report’s guidebook on “America’s Best Colleges” has ranked Franciscan University of Steubenville in the elite “top tier” of Midwestern universities, and the academic excellence of their incoming students continues to rise. In 2008, the average ACT score of new freshman students was 25.2, which is 4 points higher than the national average. Their average SAT score was 1164, almost 150 points higher than the national average. For their excellent academics and conservative environment, Young America’s Foundation rates Franciscan one of the top 10 conservative colleges in the nation. And The Templeton Honor Roll for Education in a Free Society considers Franciscan one of the 13 colleges that are “best in liberal arts education.”

Since 1787, Franklin & Marshall College has provided students of high promise and diverse backgrounds with a cooperative learning environment, where professors inspire students to go beyond their expectations. F&M are an outstanding liberal arts college with a stellar academic program. Two-thirds of our students engage in directed research under the guidance of faculty, and students at F&M receive $500,000 in research support each year. They're an undergraduate liberal arts college with a graduate school mentality. The students have access not only to some of the best faculty in their fields, but also to more than 10 centers and institutes that provide opportunities to extend their classroom experience into the real world. F&M is a small college with big resources.

Fuller is one of the largest multidenominational seminaries in the world, providing professional and graduate-level education in their schools of theology, psychology, and intercultural studies. We are known for our ethnic and denominational diversity, with more than 4,000 students joining our community from 70 countries and more than 100 denominations. Since its founding by radio evangelist Charles E. Fuller in 1947, Fuller Seminary has equipped students to be leaders with a mind for scholarship and heart for the gospel. Fuller is a global leader in theological education, standing on the front lines of evangelical thought while remaining committed to ministry and mission grounded in scholarship.

Furman is privatly owned University founded in 1826 and nationally acclaimed for its academic excellence, Engaged Learning program, Division I athletics and campus beauty. 750-acre campus with lake; 36 major buildings including 490,000-plus volume library; newly renovated science complex with more than $6 million of scientific equipment; 2,000-seat auditorium; music complex with recital halls and technology lab; physical activities center with workout facilities; chapel; 16,000-seat football stadium; tennis center; soccer stadium; and 18-hole golf course.

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