Southeastern University (Florida)

Not to be confused with Southeastern University of the Health Sciences, now Nova Southeastern University in Davie, Florida.

Southeastern University is a private, undergraduate and graduate institution of Christian higher education located in Lakeland, Florida in the USA. It was established in 1935 in New Brockton, Ala., as a Bible college, relocated to Lakeland in 1946, and became a liberal arts college in 1970. The university was formerly known as Alabama Shield of Faith Institute (1935–1936), South-Eastern Bible Institute (1936–1940), Beulah Heights/South-Eastern Bible Institute (1940–1942), South-Eastern Bible Institute (1942–1956), South-Eastern Bible College (1956–1977), and Southeastern College of the Assemblies of God (1977–2005). It is still affiliated with the Assemblies of God USA, a Protestant, Pentecostal denomination.

In the 2010-11 academic year, enrollment totaled 2,867 students. Students come from a variety of denominations, though approximately 31% are from an Assemblies of God background.

Southeastern offers 44 programs leading to bachelor's degrees; nine to master's degrees, including an MBA. All students are required to complete 54 hours of general education course work in addition to their major. The school is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.

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