Sarasota Education

Goshen College – Sarasota
Goshen College offers Bachelor of Science degrees in Organizational Management and Management Information Systems. The degree programs are designed for working adults with pervious college education. Goshen College offers small classes in a convenient location providing personal attention to each student. Goshen College is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools and is licensed by the Florida Commission for Independent Education. More information is available at by calling 888-654-5131

New College of Florida
New College of Florida is the state's public liberal arts honors college and a home grown Sarasota institution founded in 1960.

Ringling School of Art and Design
Located on a lush, 24-acre residential campus on Florida's Gulf Coast, Ringling School of Art and Design is a fully accredited four-year college of visual arts and design. Approximately 880 students from throughout the world pursue the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree (B.F.A.) in six majors: Computer Animation, Fine Arts, Graphic & Interactive Communication, Illustration, Interior Design, and Photography & Digital Imaging.

Argosy University
Formerly the University of Sarasota, Argosy is a private post-secondary institution dedicated to meeting the educational needs of working professionals. Established in 1969, the University offers masters, specialist and doctoral degrees in education, behavioral sciences, and business through a mixture of distance-learning and in-residence courses, and bachelor’s degrees via more traditional approaches.

Keiser College
Keiser College is a two-year college accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award the Associate Degree. The college specializes in computers, business, allied health and culinary arts (Tallahassee campus only). The main campus is in Fort Lauderdale with branch campuses in Sarasota, Melbourne, Tallahassee and Lakeland. Complete degrees and continuing education programs are offered both on campus and online. Keiser College offers 18 majors in high demand career fields. The newest degree program is an Associate of Arts with a major in e-Commerce.

Manatee Community College
5840 26th St. W
Bradenton, FL 34207
941-752-5000
Venice Campus
8000 Tamiami Trail
Venice, FL 34293
941-408-1300

University of South Florida
Since opening for classes in 1960, USF has developed into one of the nation's major public research universities. USF is classified as Doctoral/Research Extensive by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, and is ranked among the top 100 public research universities in the annual report "The Top American Research Universities."
Sarasota campus
5700 N. Tamiami Trail
Sarasota, FL 34243
941-359-4200