Flagler College

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Students Say - Academics
Students "like the small-school feel" of Flagler College, an intimate liberal arts school with "an excellent education program" (including "one of the best deaf education programs in the country") and a "sound business department." Programs in communication, English, and graphic design also earn students' praises. No matter what they study, Flagler undergrads "actually get the chance to have a personal relationship with professors" who "are always there to help. They take a genuine interest and concern in the students. Most have their doctorates and are very knowledgeable about the classes they teach." The faculty also boasts some impressive real-world credentials; writes one business major, "I have professors who work for the FBI teaching us about criminal justice, major CEOs giving business lessons, and a retired judge teaching me about law and society. I have the best of all worlds. I really enjoy the curriculum and the small classrooms that make learning much more accessible." On the downside, the school's administration is widely regarded as "extremely conservative. It is like living with your parents when you are on campus if they were staunch Pat Robertson supporters." The most prominent example of this paternalism is a relatively strict class attendance policy, which many regard as "repressive and demeaning to students. We are adults, and if we have not learned to manage our time appropriately by now, we have much bigger problems than missing classes." Some, however, appreciate how the policy "keeps us in check."

Students Say - Campus Life
The conservatism of Flagler's administration is most evident in the way it governs campus life. Students report that "there is a no-tolerance rule on campus for alcohol (it is not allowed in the dorms, and you cannot be on campus drunk)" and "there is a no inter-dorm visitation policy (no guys/girls allowed in each other's halls)," restrictions that many find "Draconian and unnecessary." Fortunately there's a simple work-around; "We mostly just hang off- campus at other students' houses." More than half of all students, including a large majority of non-freshmen, live off campus. Hometown St. Augustine is "a tourist town" that "does not cater to the college but rather the tourist. Shops and places close at 8 P.M.," and town police tend to act quickly to discourage off-campus rowdiness, so Flagler parties tend to be "smaller get-togethers" rather than raging Bacchanalias. But here again students find acceptable alter- natives; "Jacksonville is only a 30-minute drive, and we are also very close to Daytona. And there is always the beach," one explains. Intramural sports "are really popular on campus," and "there are a ton of clubs on campus for every kind of interest." All in all, "life at Flagler is pretty easygoing," a situation that fits most students' temperaments.

Students Say - Student Body
Flagler draws a lot of "artsy types with a unique style and attitude...many of whom are environmentally conscious," as well as a solid contingent of "religious types-intervarsity members and students [who] join local churches." Finally, "there are the surfers, who probably make up one-third of the campus. They chose to come here because they knew the school was near the beach." Most are "laid-back, easy-going individuals, although not in a lazy way." Flagler is academically rigorous, after all, so students must "work hard to achieve our goals and help each other achieve our goals," and many "have multiple majors and are academically inclined." Women substantially outnumber men here. While the majority of students are white Floridians, "the recruiters are doing excellent job of trying to diversify the student population."

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