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Flagler College is a private four-year liberal arts college in located in the nation's oldest city, St. Augustine, Florida, United States. It was founded in 1968 and offers 29 majors and 34 minors.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Flagler changes, yet remains the same as it approaches 40th anniversary - Jacksonville.com )〕 The college has been named in recent years by ''U.S. News & World Report'' as one of the "Best Regional Colleges in the South" and in (''The Princeton Review'' ) "Best 380 Colleges." 〔() Flagler ranks 6th in U.S. News’ Best Regional Colleges in the South〕 Its 2015-2016 tuition is $16,830 (excluding room and board〔() Tuition and Fees〕) and its acceptance rate is an average of 40 percent of its annual applications.〔Flagler College Cappex listing〕 Flagler College is home to (WFCF )/88.5 MHz FM (Channel 203), a community and student-run (iHeart ) radio station. As of the 2006-2007 school year, the college also broadcasts on local public-access television cable TV television as FCTV. It also publishes a campus newspaper, ''The Gargoyle'',〔("The Gargoyle" ) Flagler College Gargoyle.〕 and an annual literary journal, ''The Flagler Review''.〔("The Flagler Review - The literary voice of Flagler College" ) The Flagler Review.〕 On February 17, 2014, college President William Abare announced to the media that the college's vice president of enrollment management had resigned, after it was determined that he had been altering student test scores, GPAs and student rankings to enhance the college's image, standing and reputation. The college hired a Jacksonville law firm to investigate. ''U.S. News & World Report'' will not make any decision on Flagler's ranking until after the investigation is concluded. The Investigative Report was published on August 8, 2014.〔http://media.cmgdigital.com/shared/news/documents/2014/08/08/Flagler_College_External_Review.pdf〕 == History == The school is located on , the centerpiece of which is the Ponce de León Hotel, built in 1888 as a luxury hotel. The architects were John Carrere and Thomas Hastings, working for Henry Morrison Flagler, the industrialist, oil magnate and railroad pioneer. It is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Lawrence Lewis, Jr., was the driving force behind the development of Flagler College. It was his vision to create a small, private liberal arts college on the grounds of the old hotel. Lewis served as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Flagler College for more than 20 years, guiding the College through a re-organization in 1971. He directed millions of dollars through foundations, family and personal funds into new construction, restoration projects, endowment and various other programs to ensure the continued success of Flagler College. Lewis was related to Henry Flagler through his mother, Louise Wise Lewis Francis, who was the niece of Mary Lily Kenan Flagler, who married Henry Flagler in 1901.〔("Remembering Molly Wiley" ) Flagler College Magazine〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Flagler College」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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