The FAU College of Education is located in Boca Raton, Florida and is one of the ten academic colleges of Florida Atlantic University [1] [2] It offers education degree programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels. The College of Education is one of the original colleges that opened when Florida Atlantic University first began offering courses in 1964.
As of 2007, enrollment in the College of Education totaled 3,253 or 13% of Florida Atlantic University's total student body. Elementary Education is the top undergraduate major at the university based on total headcount enrollments. [3] The College actively holds teaching partnerships with A.D. Henderson School and Florida Atlantic University High School. [4]
The Alexander D. Henderson University School is a public elementary and middle school (K-8) and legislated school district operating as an educational laboratory on the FAU's Boca Raton campus. The school is rated an "A+ School" by the Florida Department of Education. This ranking is determined based on student scores on the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test. The Henderson School is also a U.S. Department of Education Blue Ribbon School. [5]
The college also operates the Pine Jog Environmental Education Center. Pine Jog serves over 25,000 students, 750 teachers, and 12,500 families annually from Palm Beach County and surrounding counties. [4]
The College is fully accredited through the University by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges. [6] It is also accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education.
Boca Raton is a city in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States. The population was 97,422 in the 2020 census and it ranked as the 23rd-largest city in Florida in 2022. However, many people with a Boca Raton postal address live outside of municipal boundaries, such as in West Boca Raton. As a business center, the city also experiences significant daytime population increases. A part of South Florida, Boca Raton is 45 miles (72 km) north of Miami and is a principal city of the Miami metropolitan area, which had a population of 6,012,331 as of 2015.
Florida Atlantic University is a public research university with its main campus in Boca Raton, Florida and satellite campuses in Dania Beach, Davie, Fort Lauderdale, Jupiter, and Fort Pierce. The university is a member of the State University System of Florida. FAU was established as Florida's fifth public university and is classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity".
Pine Crest School is a private preparatory school with campuses in Fort Lauderdale and Boca Raton, Florida, United States. It was founded in Fort Lauderdale in 1934 by Mae McMillan, who also served as the school's first president.
The Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College is located in Jupiter, Florida and is the academic honors college of Florida Atlantic University. The residential college opened in 1999 and offers undergraduate degrees in the liberal arts and sciences under a modified curriculum.
Lynn University is a private university in Boca Raton, Florida. Founded in 1962, the university awards associate, baccalaureate, master's, and doctoral degrees. It is named for the Lynn family. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 3,520.
Frank T. Brogan is an American educator and the former Assistant Secretary of Education. He succeeded Deborah S. Delisle. He is the former Chancellor of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education, former Chancellor of the State University System of Florida, and former President of Florida Atlantic University. He was the 15th lieutenant governor of Florida, serving with Governor Jeb Bush.
The Florida Atlantic Owls football program represents Florida Atlantic University (FAU) in the sport of American football. The Owls compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in the American Athletic Conference (American/AAC). The Owls' head coach from 2020 to 2022 was Willie Taggart. Florida Atlantic has produced a Sun Belt Conference co-championship team in 2007, two Conference USA championships in 2017 and 2019, along with 4 postseason bowl appearances and one appearance in the 2003 I-AA Playoffs. The Owls play their home games at FAU Stadium which has a seating capacity of 29,419.
Howard Schnellenberger Field at FAU Stadium is a college football stadium located at the north end of the main campus of Florida Atlantic University (FAU) in Boca Raton, Florida. Opened in 2011, it is home to the Florida Atlantic Owls football team and is intended to be the first part of FAU's multi-use development project, "Innovation Village" as a replacement for Lockhart Stadium
The Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters is located in Boca Raton, Florida and is one of the ten academic colleges of Florida Atlantic University. The D.F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters is made up by several centers and schools focused on the humanities, social sciences, and liberal arts. It offers degrees at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
Alexander Dawson Henderson Jr. was an American business leader, financier and philanthropist, and long-time mayor of Hillsboro Beach, Florida. He was Vice President and Director of the California Perfume Company (CPC), which later became Avon Products. Henderson is also known for his philanthropy; he created the Hillsboro Country Day School, and is the namesake of the Alexander D. Henderson University School at Florida Atlantic University.
The Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine is the medical school of Florida Atlantic University located in Boca Raton, Florida. The college offers the degrees of Doctor of Medicine (M.D.), Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), and a master's in biomedical science.
The School District of Palm Beach County (SDPBC) is the tenth-largest public school district in the United States, and the fifth largest school district in Florida. The district encompasses all of Palm Beach County. For the beginning of the 2018–2019 academic year, enrollment totaled 192,533 students in Pre-K through 12th grades. The district operates a total of 180 schools: 109 elementary, 34 middle, 23 high, 14 alternative, adult and community, intermediate, and Exceptional Student Education (ESE). It has 27,168 employees and 45,000 volunteers.
The FAUCollege of Engineering and Computer Science is located in Boca Raton, Florida and is one of the ten academic colleges of Florida Atlantic University. The College offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in engineering, computer and applied sciences. The College hosts the University's Ocean Engineering program which was the first undergraduate ocean engineering program in the United States.
The FAU College of Business is located in Boca Raton, Florida and is one of the ten academic colleges of Florida Atlantic University. It offers business degree programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
The Charles E. Schmidt College of Science is located in Boca Raton, Florida and is one of the ten academic colleges of Florida Atlantic University. The Schmidt College of Science offers undergraduate and graduate degrees focused on life, physical, and natural sciences. The University's School of Urban and Regional Planning also sits under the College.
The Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing is located in Boca Raton, Florida, and is one of the ten academic colleges of Florida Atlantic University. The college offers nursing degrees at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
Everglades University, formerly known as the American Flyers College, is a private university with its main campus in Boca Raton, Florida, and several other campuses throughout the state. Everglades offers bachelor's and master's degree programs, both via online and on-campus.
An upper division college or university is one that requires applicants to have already completed their first two years of undergraduate study at another institution. These institutions traces their roots to educational ideas put forward in the late 19th and early 20th century. They were developed primarily in the United States during the 1960s in response to the growing number of community college students seeking to continue their education.
Florida Atlantic University High School (FAU High School) is a public, laboratory, dual-enrollment high school located on the Boca Raton campus of Florida Atlantic University. It is the only high school in the United States to offer full-time dual-enrollment at a state university to students after completion of 9th grade.
The Florida Atlantic University Libraries are a set of libraries in Florida Atlantic University. It comprises a main library on the Boca Raton Campus, the University College Library at the Davie campus, the Broward County Main Library, the FAU Harbor Branch Library, and the John D. MacArthur Campus Library in Jupiter.