Higher Education Within 10 MilesFlorida Atlantic University  Lynn University, a private, non-profit university currently hosts students from 40 states and 90 nations, and it is located 8 miles from downtown Delray Beach. Lynn University offers 17 undergraduate degrees and five graduate degrees with more than 114 specializations through its five colleges including English, international relations, human services, liberal arts, biology, psychology, criminal justice, emergency and disaster management and planning, business administration, music, education, hospitality management, communications, journalism and graphic and visual communication.  Kaplan Higher Education, soon to open up a facility within Delray’s Congress Avenue Business District, offers career-oriented certificate and degree programs designed to provide students with the skills necessary to qualify them for employment in the fields of criminal justice, health care, business, education, financial planning, information technology, legal studies, fashion, design, and several others. Each of the individual schools is separately accredited by one of several national or regional accrediting agencies approved by the U.S. Department of Education.  Everglades University, located six miles from downtown Delray Beach, provides quality education to adult learners of diverse backgrounds in a collaborative environment where each individual has the opportunity to achieve personal growth. The University seeks to accomplish its mission by combining small class sizes and innovative programs with traditional academic values to deliver graduate and undergraduate programs both on campus and online. Everglades University offers graduate degrees in Business Administration and Aviation Science, as well as undergraduate degrees in Business Administration, Construction Management, Aviation Management, Alternative Medicine, and Aviation.  Digital Media Arts College (DMAC), six miles from downtown Delray Beach, is a private college which offers a Bachelor of Fine Arts and a Master of Fine Arts in both Computer Animation and Graphic Design. DMAC also offers the Master of Fine Arts degree in Special Effects Animation and the Master of Fine Arts in Graphic Design. Their 10,000+ square feet of facilities include two drawing/sculpting classrooms, four PC labs, five Apple Macintosh labs, three lecture classrooms, a Motion Capture studio, and an online library with additional PCs and Macs (plus an agreement with a nearby State university for access to their library). |