Warner Southern College

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established = 1968
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type = private, Christian
affiliation = Church of God
endowment = $3.2 million
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city = Lake Wales
state = FL
country = USA
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affiliations = Florida Sun Conference and National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
website = [http://www.warner.edu www.warner.edu]

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Warner Southern College is a co-educational, accredited private Christian liberal arts college in Lake Wales, Florida affiliated with the Church of God (Anderson).

History

Warner Southern College was founded in 1968 by the Southeastern Association of the Church of God in Anderson, Indiana.

Campus

Warner Southern's convert|360|acre|m2|1|sing=on campus is located convert|5|mi|km|0|sp=us miles south of Lake Wales, Florida, in the geographic center of the state between Tampa and Orlando.

tudent enrollment

Enrollment averages 1,000 students and it has a student-to-faculty ratio of 16:1. Its student body represents 26 states and 18 countries.

Awards and recognition

Warner Southern has received recognition for Campus Diversity by "U.S. News & World Report's" "America's Best Colleges" for four consecutive years. Fact|date=December 2007

Academics

Warner Southern is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, which is recognized by the US Department of Education. [http://www.chea.org] and offers 20 undergraduate degree programs for traditional students. For working adults, Warner Southern offers a Master of Business Administration degree, a Master of Arts in Education degree, a Bachelor of Arts in Church Ministry degree, and a Bachelor of Arts in Organizational Management degree. The Church Ministries and Organizational Management degrees are available via distance learning programs.

Warner Southern also operates a unique training facility known as the HEART (Hunger Education and Resources Training) Institute. The HEART Institute is a simulated Third World village which trains students in appropriate technology as well as giving them an opportunity to live in an environment similar to many underdeveloped parts of the world.

Athletics

The school is a member of the Florida Sun Conference and the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). The Athletic Department qualified in the NAIA as a Champions of Character institution for three years in a row. Fact|date=December 2007

ee also

*Independent Colleges and Universities of Florida

References

External links

* [http://www.warner.edu Warner Southern College - official site]
* [http://www.chea.org Council on Higher Education Accreditation] - Database of accreditation by the US Department of Education