Sarasota's New College Ranked Third Nationally . . . Sarasota Is A College Town, Too!

Sarasota's New College Ranked Third Nationally . . . Sarasota Is A College Town, Too! For the fourth time, Sarasota's New College has been named as one of the top three liberal arts colleges on the "Best Value Public College in America" list.

The list was released this week by The Princeton Review and USA Today. New College was also praised on this past Tuesday's "Today Show" on NBC and in a front page story in the USA Today.

"It is a wonderful school, a small school," The Princeton Review's Robert Franek said on "The Today Show". "It's an enormous academic value and a great financial aid as well."

The average class size is only ten students! This student/teacher ratio puts New College in the same league as many other elite institutions. In-state students pay an average of $15,000 per year, making it a very affordable college.

"We offer something that is special that way - students are working closer with faculty," said Lynn Reichmann, New College spokeswoman. "A lot of schools that are similar to us around the country are private."

New College, which celebrated its 50th Anniversary last year, has also been ranked highly by U.S. News & World Report, Forbes.com, Kiplinger's Personal Finance and other media outlets.

Other colleges in Sarasota include Argosy University, Eckerd College, FSU Film School, Keiser University, Ringling College of Art and Design, Sarasota County Technical Institute, State College of Florida and University of South Florida at Sarasota-Manatee.

So, Sarasota is a college town, too! Just one more reason to live in Florida's best "little city"!