Located on a beautiful 260-acre campus overlooking the St. Johns River in Jacksonville, FL, Jacksonville University is a traditional, accredited, long-standing university with an outstanding faculty and unparalleled academics. JU offers one of the largest online RN to BSN degree programs in the country and is recognized as one of the nation's foremost teaching institutions. In fact, Jacksonville University was recently named one of "America's Best Colleges" for the fourth consecutive year in 2008 by U.S. News & World Report.

Degrees and Majors
Founded more than 70 years ago, Jacksonville University has more than 18,000 alumni. With students from 44 states and 55 foreign countries, the university offers seven bachelor's degrees in more than 30 areas. On-campus graduate programs include the Master of Arts in Teaching, the Master of Science in Nursing, the Master of Business Administration and the Executive Master of Business Administration. Jacksonville University also offers a Family Nurse Practitioner degree with an Emergency Nurse Practitioner specialization. The two-year master's program is only the sixth of its kind nationwide, and the first of its kind in Florida.

Accreditation
Jacksonville University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097; Telephone number 404-679-4501) to award bachelor's and master's degrees. The School of Nursing is a member of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) and is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).

In the Community
Recently, Jacksonville University’s Board of Trustees made a decision that brings long-term financial stability to the university which marks the beginning of a new era of growth. The board voted to enter into a partnership with Hudson Capital, a residential real estate developer based in Miami Beach, to sell 62 acres of undeveloped riverfront land. The sale is the latest step in the university’s plan to improve its financial portfolio, increase student enrollment and retention, improve campus facilities and encourage community pride on its campus.

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