Florida Southern College
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| Motto | Lux Sapientia Lex (Latin: "Light, Wisdom, Law") |
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| Established | 1883 |
| Affiliation | United Methodist Church |
| Endowment | US $55 million (2011) |
| President | Anne B. Kerr |
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Academic staff
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130 |
| Students | 2,500 |
| Location | Lakeland, Florida, U.S. |
| Campus | 110 acres (0.45 km²) |
| Colors | Scarlet and White |
| Athletics | NCAA Division II – Sunshine State |
| Nickname | Moccasins |
| Mascot | Water Moccasin |
| Website | http://www.flsouthern.edu |
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Florida Southern College (commonly referred to as Florida Southern, Southern or FSC) is a private college located in Lakeland, Florida, United States. In 2015, the student population at FSC consisted of 2,500 students along with 130 full-time faculty members. The college offers 50 undergraduate majors and pre-professional programs, graduate programs in nursing, business, and education as well as post-graduate programs in nursing and education.
Florida Southern is the home of the world’s largest single-site collection of Frank Lloyd Wright architecture. For its 2011 and 2012 rankings, The Princeton Review selected Florida Southern's campus as the most beautiful in the country.
Florida Southern has won 28 national titles in NCAA Division II competition in several sports, most notably baseball, golf, swimming, tennis, and basketball. The college’s official mascot is Mocsie the water moccasin, but they are also referenced by their nickname, the Mocs. The official colors of the college and its athletic teams are scarlet and white.
Florida Southern is the oldest four-year private college in the state of Florida. The college was first founded as South Florida Institute in Orlando, Florida in 1883, and moved to nearby Leesburg in 1885. Some historians argue that the college’s formal establishment occurred when it was sponsored by the United Methodist Church following the move to Leesburg in 1885. The college moved to Sutherland (now Palm Harbor) in 1901, and changed its name to Southern College in 1906. Due to fires in the early 1920s, it was temporarily relocated to Clearwater Beach and then finally moved to its current location in Lakeland in 1922. In 1935 it was renamed Florida Southern College by the college’s board of trustees.
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