Flagler College earns top spot on the 2012 Peace Corps Top Southeast Colleges rankings

ST. AUGUSTINE, FL (03/19/2012)(readMedia)-- The Peace Corps awarded Flagler College a No. 2 ranking on the 2012 top Peace Corps volunteer-producing colleges and universities among small schools. The rest of the top four were Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Fl., Mercer University in Macon, Ga., and Rhodes College in Memphis, Tenn.

There are currently 12 Flagler alumni serving overseas. To date, 47 Flagler alumni have served in the Peace Corps. Flagler ranked No. 48 among all schools in the Southeast Region.

The Peace Corps ranks its top volunteer-producing schools annually according to the size of the student body. Small schools have less than 5,000 undergraduates. The rankings are calculated based on fiscal year 2011 data as of September 30, 2011 as self-reported by Peace Corps volunteers.

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Flagler College is an independent, four-year, comprehensive baccalaureate college located in St. Augustine, Fla. The college offers 24 majors, 29 minors and two pre-professional programs, the largest majors being business, education and communication. Small by intent, Flagler College has an enrollment of about 2,500 students, as well as a satellite campus at Tallahassee Community College in Tallahassee, Fla. U.S. News & World Report and The Princeton Review regularly feature Flagler as a college that offers quality education at a relatively low cost; tuition is $22,500, including room and board. A relatively young institution (founded in 1968), Flagler College is also noted for the historic beauty of its campus. The main building is Ponce de Leon Hall, built in 1887 as a luxury resort by Henry Flagler, who co-founded the Standard Oil Company with John D. Rockefeller. For more on Flagler College, visit www.flagler.edu.

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