University of Central Florida
The University of Central Florida was created by the State of Florida in 1963 under the name of Florida Technological University. It is a public university that began with less than 2,000 students, but has since grown to an institution of over 50,000 students on a massive 1,415-acre campus. There are also several satellite campuses. The student to faculty ratio is 22:1.
UCF provides a very large variety of degrees to students, including ninety-seven bachelor’s degrees, ninety-five master’s degrees, three specialist degrees, twenty-nine doctorates and one professional program (offered in the area of medicine) for a total of over two hundred. There are thirteen different colleges and schools that manage academic programs at the University. These are the Burnett Honors College, the colleges of the arts and humanities, business administration, education, engineering and computer science, graduate studies, health and public affairs, medicine, nursing, optics and photonics, the sciences, plus the Rosen College of Hospitality Management and an interdisciplinary studies school. Both United States Army and Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) programs are available at UCF.
The University of Central Florida is is accredited by the Commission on Colleges Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS), a regional accreditation agency recognized by the United States Department of Education. SACS provides accreditation to institutions within an eleven-state area, including Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia. Some accreditation is also extended to parts of Latin America. (SACSCOC, 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, GA 30033 – (404)679-4500 – Fax: (404)679-4558).
