Former names
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Warner Southern College |
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Type | Private, Christian |
Established | 1968 |
Affiliation | Church of God |
Endowment | $3.2 million |
President | Dr. David A. Hoag |
Students | 1,200 |
Location |
Lake Wales, Florida, U.S. Coordinates: 27°49′35″N 81°36′08″W / 27.8263°N 81.6022°W |
Colors | Navy & Gold |
Nickname | Royals |
Affiliations | The Sun Conference and National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics |
Website | www.warner.edu |
Warner University is a co-educational, private Christian liberal arts college in Lake Wales, Florida, affiliated with the Church of God.
Warner Southern College was founded in 1968 by the Southeastern Association of the Church of God in Anderson, Indiana. In 2008, the name was changed to Warner University.
Warner's 360-acre (1,456,868.3 m2) campus is located 5 miles (8 km) miles south of Lake Wales, Florida, in the geographic center of the state between Tampa and Orlando.
Enrollment averages 1,200 students and it has a student-to-faculty ratio of 16:1. Its student body represents 26 states and 18 countries.
Warner has received recognition for Campus Diversity by U.S. News & World Report's "America's Best Colleges" for four consecutive years.
Warner is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, which is recognized by the US Department of Education.[1] and offers 20 undergraduate degree programs for traditional students. For working adults, Warner offers a Master of Business Administration degree, a Master of Arts in Education degree, a Master of Science in Management, a Bachelor of Science in Transformational Church Ministry degree, a Bachelor of Arts in Educational Studies, a Bachelor of Arts in Healthcare Management, and a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration degree. These degrees are available in either an online or site based format.
Warner also supports 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.