Florida Southern College, one of the oldest private four-year colleges in Florida, offers a full undergraduate curriculum and a Masters Degree program in Business Administration. Florida Southern is rated in the top 5 "Best Baccalaureate Colleges in the South" by U.S. News & World Report and is included in The Princeton Review's "366 Best Colleges" guide.
Student population: 2,054

Southeastern University, a four-year University offers a Christian curriculum with a B.A. degree. Southeastern is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and the American Associations of Bible Colleges. Approximately half of Southeastern's students are from Florida while the other half come from across the nation and many foreign countries.
Student population: 3,069

The University of South Florida at Lakeland is a joint-use campus with Polk Community College. USF is a graduate research state university. Throughout the state the university has five campuses and offers 89 different degrees including 19 doctoral degrees.
Student population: 2,244 Lakeland and USF total: 44,038

Webster University is a not-for-profit, global university accredited by The Higher Learning Commission and a member of the North Central Association.  The Lakeland Campus offers a Master of Arts degrees in Counseling, Human Resource Management, Gerontology, and Management and Leadership,  as well as a Master of Business Administration  degree.
Student Population: 175 students

Everest University/Lakeland specializes in career-oriented business training and is accredited by the Association of Independent Colleges and Schools. The college also provides training and consulting services to area business.
Student population: 845

Keiser University is regionally accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to offer the Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Arts degree in 3 majors and the Associate of Arts and Associate of Science degrees in 25 different majors.
Student Population: 730 students

PCC/Lakeland, a joint-use campus with University of South Florida/Lakeland, offers Associates of Arts degrees through the state university system. Students have the option to continue at the University of South Florida/Lakeland, provided the program is offered. PCC also offers post-secondary vocational certificates which are completed in less than one year in preparation for employment.
Student population: 7,553 credit students/7,899 noncredit students

Florida Career Institute specializes in short-term career oriented Medical, Business, Computer, and Web Design and Maintenance training. Combining sophisticated technology and old-fashioned professionalism; the Institute focuses on its job placement services for graduates. The institute is accredited by the Accrediting Council for Continuing Education & Training (ACCET), and licensed by the state board of Independent Postsecondary, Vocational, Technical, Trade and Business Schools.
Student population: 155

Traviss Technical Center is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and offers 45 occupational courses ranging from electronics to machine shop. Traviss also provides skills training programs to local industry through its Business and Industry Services department. The course work is designed to meet he specific needs of the individual company. Both day and evening courses are available for students.
Student population: 1,200