New College of Florida is a public liberal arts college in Sarasota, Florida. The college is a member of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges. In 2023, the state government of Florida overhauled its board of trustees in an attempt to transform the honors college into a conservative institution modeled on Hillsdale College. Since then, nearly 40% of faculty hav…
New College of Florida is a public liberal arts college in Sarasota, Florida. The college is a member of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges. In 2023, the state government of Florida overhauled its board of trustees in an attempt to transform the honors college into a conservative institution modeled on Hillsdale College. Since then, nearly 40% of faculty have resigned. New College has the smallest student enrollment in the State University System of Florida with 689 students as of 2022.
Former names: New College (1960–1975) · New College of the University of South Florida (1975–2001)
Motto: Latin: Alumni ad vitam magni operis parat
Motto in English: Preparing students for lives of great achievement
Type: Public liberal arts college
Established: October 11, 1960
Parent institution: State University System of Florida