Editing Leon County, Florida (section)

===Higher education===
[[File:FSUWestcottBuilding-2.jpg|thumb|The [[Westcott Building|Westcott Plaza]] at [[Florida State University]]]]

====Florida State University====
[[Florida State University]] (commonly called '''Florida State''' or '''FSU''') is an American [[public university|public]] [[space grant colleges|space-grant]] and [[sea grant colleges|sea-grant]] [[research university]]. It has a 1,391.54-acre (5.631-km<sup>2</sup>) campus in Tallahassee. In 2017, it had nearly 42,000 students. It is a senior member of the [[State University System of Florida]]. Founded in 1851, it is on Florida's oldest continuous site of higher education.<ref name="The Argo of the Florida State College, Vol II, pg. 114">{{cite web | last = Meginniss| first = Benjamin A. |author2=Winthrop, Francis B. |author3=Ames, Henrietta O. |author4=Belcher, Burton E. |author5=Paret, Blanche |author6=Holliday, Roderick M. |author7=Crawford, William B. |author8= Belcher, Irving J. | title = The Argo of the Florida State College | volume = II | publisher = The Franklin Printing & Publishing Co., Atlanta | year = 1902 | url = https://archive.org/stream/argo219011902flor#page/114/mode/2up | access-date = April 26, 2013}}</ref><ref name="SPT">{{cite news|title=FSU's age change: history or one-upmanship? |first=Barry |last=Klein |newspaper=[[St. Petersburg Times]] |date=July 29, 2000 |url=http://www.sptimes.com/News/072900/State/FSU_s_age_change__his.shtml |access-date=July 9, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017154646/http://www.sptimes.com/News/072900/State/FSU_s_age_change__his.shtml |archive-date=October 17, 2012 }}</ref>

The university is classified as a [[Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education|Research University with Very High Research]] by the [[Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching]].<ref>{{cite web| title=Florida State University | work=Classifications | publisher=The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching | year=2013 | url=http://carnegieclassifications.iu.edu/lookup/view_institution.php?unit_id=134097 | access-date=April 26, 2013}}</ref> It comprises 16 separate [[colleges]] and more than 110 centers, facilities, labs and institutes that offer more than 360 programs of study, including professional school programs.<ref name="Florida State University, FSU Departments">{{cite web| title=Colleges, Schools, Departments, Institutes, and Administrative Units | work=FSU Departments | publisher=Florida State University | date=April 26, 2013 | url=http://www.fsu.edu/departments/ | access-date=April 26, 2013}}</ref> In 2022-23 the university had an operating budget of $2.36 billion<ref>{{cite web |last1=Farnum-Patronis |first1=Amy |title=FSU Board of Trustees approves $2.36 billion operating budget for 2022-2023 |url=https://news.fsu.edu/news/university-news/2022/06/22/fsu-board-of-trustees-approves-2-36-billion-operating-budget-for-2022-2023/ |website=News.fsu.edu |publisher=Florida State University |access-date=May 21, 2023}}</ref> set by the [[Florida State University Board of Trustees]]. Florida State is home to Florida's only National Laboratory, the [[National High Magnetic Field Laboratory]]. FSU also operates the [[John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art]], the State Art Museum of Florida and one of the nation's largest museum/university complexes.<ref name="The Ringling">{{cite web|title=The John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art |work=FSU Departments |publisher=The John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art |date=April 26, 2013 |url=http://www.ringling.org/About2.aspx?id=930 |access-date=April 26, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130517163624/http://www.ringling.org/About2.aspx?id=930 |archive-date=May 17, 2013 }}</ref>

FSU is accredited by the [[Southern Association of Colleges and Schools]] (SACS). It is home to nationally ranked programs in many academic areas, including [[law]], [[business]], [[engineering]], [[medicine]], [[social policy]], film, music, [[theater]], dance, [[visual art]], [[political science]], [[psychology]], [[social work]], and the sciences.<ref name="Florida State University Highlights and Rankings">{{cite web|url=http://www.fsu.edu/highlights/rankings.html#human/ |title=Florida State University – College Highlights and Selected National Rankings |access-date=May 1, 2007}}</ref>

For 2019, ''[[U.S. News & World Report]]'' ranked Florida State the country's 26th-best public university.<ref name="usnews.com">{{cite web | title=Florida State University - US News Best Colleges | website=Profile, Rankings and Data | date=March 10, 2016 | url=https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/florida-state-university-1489 | access-date=June 29, 2023}}</ref>

[[List of Governors of Florida|Florida Governor Rick Scott]] and the state legislature designated FSU one of two "preeminent" state universities in the spring of 2013 among the 12 universities of the State University System of Florida.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thefloridacurrent.com/article.cfm?id=33191813 |date=June 10, 2013 |publisher=The Florida Current |title=UF, FSU get special designation, more money |last=Call |first=James |access-date=June 12, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103114004/http://www.thefloridacurrent.com/article.cfm?id=33191813 |archive-date=November 3, 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=CS/CS/SB 1076: K-20 Education|url=http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2013/1076|website=Flsenate.gov|access-date=April 23, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Our Opinion: FSU benefits from pre-eminent status|url=http://www.tallahassee.com/article/20130423/OPINION01/304230001/Our-Opinion-FSU-benefits-from-pre-eminent-status|newspaper=The Tallahassee Democrat|access-date=April 23, 2013}}</ref>

FSU's intercollegiate sports teams, commonly called the [[Florida State Seminoles|Seminoles]], compete in [[National Collegiate Athletic Association]] (NCAA) [[NCAA Division I|Division I]] and the [[Atlantic Coast Conference]] (ACC).<ref name="FSU_ATH_TL">{{cite news |title= FSU Athletics Timeline|first=Jim |last=Joanos |date= June 2012 |url=http://nolefan.org/garnet/seminole72.html |access-date=April 26, 2013}}</ref>

====Florida A&M University====
[[File:FloridaAM.JPG|thumb|[[Florida A&M University]]'s Lee Hall Auditorium<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.famu.edu/index.cfm?LeeHallAuditorium|title=Lee Hall Auditorium : Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University 2017|website=Famu.edu|access-date=November 22, 2017}}</ref>]]

Founded on October 3, 1887, [[Florida A&M University]] (FAMU) is a public, [[Historically black colleges and universities|historically black university]] that is part of the State University System of Florida and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. FAMU's main campus comprises 156 buildings spread over {{convert|422|acre|km2|sigfig=2}} on top of Tallahassee's highest geographic hill. In 2016 it had more than 9,600 students. FAMU also has several satellite campuses. Its College of Law is at its [[Orlando, Florida|Orlando]] site, and its pharmacy program has sites in [[Miami]], [[Jacksonville]] and [[Tampa]]. FAMU offers 54 bachelor's degrees and 29 master's degrees. It has 12 schools and colleges and one institute.

FAMU has 11 doctoral programs, including ten [[Doctor of Philosophy|Ph.D.]] programs: chemical engineering, civil engineering, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, industrial engineering, biomedical engineering, physics, pharmaceutical sciences, educational leadership, and environmental sciences. Top undergraduate programs are architecture, journalism, computer information sciences, and psychology. FAMU's top graduate programs include pharmaceutical sciences, public health, physical therapy, engineering, physics, master's of applied social sciences (especially history and public administration), business, and sociology.

====Tallahassee State College====
[[File:Tallahassee Community College entrance and administration building.jpg|thumb|The Hinson Administration Building at [[Tallahassee State College]]]]

The [[Florida Legislature]] founded [[Tallahassee Junior College]] in 1966,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Admissions - Tallahassee Community College|url=https://www.tcc.fl.edu/admissions/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120208094238/https://www.tcc.fl.edu/about_tcc|archive-date=February 8, 2012|access-date=October 2, 2019|website=www.tcc.fl.edu}}</ref> renamed [[Tallahassee Community College]] in 1970, then [[Tallahassee State College]] in 2024.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Jean |first1=Tarah |title=Now it’s official: TCC to become Tallahassee State College after DeSantis OKs name change |url=https://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/local/tcc-news/2024/03/27/tallahassee-community-college-renamed-tallahassee-state-college-after-governor-desantis-signs-bill/73118759007/ |access-date=24 May 2024 |work=Tallahassee Democrat |date=March 27, 2024 |ref=TSCRename}}</ref>

TSC is a member of the [[Florida College System]]. It is accredited by the [[Florida Department of Education]] and the [[Southern Association of Colleges and Schools]]. Its primary site is a 270-acre (1.092 km2) campus in Tallahassee.

TSC offers [[Bachelor's of Science]], [[Associate of Arts]], [[Associate of Science]], and [[Associate's degree|Associate of Applied Sciences]] degrees. In 2013, it was 1st in the nation in graduating students with A.A. degrees.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ccweek.com/article-3461-associate-degree-certificate-producers-2013.html|title=Associate Degree & Certificate Producers, 2013|website=Ccweek.com|access-date=November 22, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170517183755/http://ccweek.com/article-3461-associate-degree-certificate-producers-2013.html|archive-date=May 17, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> TSC is also the nation's #1 transfer school to [[Florida State University]]. As of 2015, TSC had 38,017 students.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://fldoe.org/core/fileparse.php/15267/urlt/FactBook2016.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=April 5, 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305114913/http://fldoe.org/core/fileparse.php/15267/urlt/FactBook2016.pdf |archive-date=March 5, 2017  }}</ref>

In partnership with [[Florida State University]], TSC offers the ''TSC2FSU'' program. This program provides guaranteed admission to FSU for TSC Associate in Arts degree graduates.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tcc.fl.edu/Future/GoldenGuarantee/TCC2FSU/Pages/default.aspx|title=Library - Tallahassee Community College|website=Tcc.fl.edu|access-date=November 22, 2017}}</ref>

====List of other colleges====
* [[Barry University School of Adult and Continuing Education – Tallahassee Campus]]
* [[Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University, Worldwide|Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University]]
* [[Flagler College – Tallahassee Campus]]
* [[Keiser University|Keiser University – Tallahassee Campus]]
* [[Lively Technical Center|Lewis M. Lively Area Vocational-Technical School]]
* [[Saint Leo University]] – Tallahassee Campus