FLORIDA NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, INC.
HIALEAH, FLORIDA

Florida National University is committed to ensuring that its website is accessible to all visitors. Accordingly, FNU’s website has been developed using the principles and guidelines found in Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and in accordance with WCAG 2.0 AA standards. Should you encounter an issue using FNU’s website, please contact Sandra Lomena at 305-821-3333 Ext. 1067 for further assistance or to report a problem. © 2018 Florida National University Florida National University Florida National University ln accordance with the National Accreditation & Equivalency Council of the Bahamas Act Florida National University has met NAECOB’s standards for recognition. Programs offered online, blended, hybrid or ground based to the people of the Bahamas will be recognized in the Bahamas. Florida National University’s Nursing Division The Associate of Science in Nursing, ADN, program is a candidate for accreditation by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) The baccalaureate degree program in nursing at Florida National University is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, 655 K Street, NW, Suite 750, Washington, DC 20001, 202-887-6791. The master’s degree program in nursing at Florida National University is pursuing initial accreditation by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, 655 K Street, NW, Suite 750, Washington, DC 20001, 202-887-6791. Applying for accreditation does not guarantee that accreditation will be granted. At its June 2017 meeting, the Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC) voted to confer Florida National University opened its first class on January 4th, 1988, in the city of Hialeah, Florida, as Florida International Institute under the administration of Dr. José Regueiro, Mrs. María C. Regueiro and Mr. Omar Sánchez. It offered business, computer, dental, electronics (now discontinued), medical, paralegal, and travel programs. The institution soon became Florida International College and finally in September 1989,Florida National College. A second campus was initiated in Miami (Flagler Campus) on March 3, 1989; a third campus was opened in Miami(Bird Road Campus) on March 5, 1990. Florida National College officially changed its name to Florida National University March 24, 2012, after receiving approval by its accrediting agency to offer programs at a more advance degree level. At the present time, FNU offers three Master Degrees, ten Baccalaureate Degree Programs, twenty-five Associate Degree programs, nine Diploma Programs, and eight Certificate Programs Florida National University, Hialeah Campus, is located in the northwest area of Miami-Dade County. The campus occupies approximately 56,000 sq. ft. It includes a media center, dental, medical, language, X-ray, and computer labs, reception area, cafeteria, child care facility, and administrative offices. There is adequate lighted parking, and the building is equipped with elevators—two of the three campuses are located on second floors of shopping centers— and wide aisles for accessibility by physically challenged persons. The main campus occupies its own 4 story building. FNU student records are housed at this campus. Florida National University, South Campus, is located in the west area of Miami-Dade County. The campus occupies approximately 24,900 sq. ft. and it includes a media resource room, medical and computer Labs, student lounge, reception area, and administrative offices. The campus is situated in a large shopping mall with ample lighted parking and surrounding services. There is an elevator and wide aisles for accessibility by physically challenged persons. Florida National University, Training Center, is located in the northwest area of Miami-Dade County. The campus occupies approximately 5,600 sq. ft. and it includes computer and medical Labs, reception area, and an administrative office. There is lighted parking and the building is equipped with elevators and wide aisles for accessibility by physically challenged persons. Florida National University is to contribute to the education of a population of diverse, presently predominantly Hispanic, cultures. The University realizes this mission through the employment and development of a faculty of scholars who are proficient in the art of teaching. The University strives to prepare the students for employment in their chosen career or advanced studies through the acquisition of the required skills and knowledge needed for the successful completion of the program of studies. Florida National University strives to provide the educational facilities and resources that support intensive sessions of study in small classes, in order to foster in the student the attainment of a quality university education according to the student’s personal goals, and the advancement of modern technology. provides educational and cultural programs intended to enrich the community it serves. Identifying students at risk is a key means of improving retention. An Early Alert provides the professional staff of the University with an indication that a student may be at risk. If faculty intervention is unsuccessful, the faculty member should contact our advising center and provide the necessary information about the student at risk. An Educational Philosophy Florida National University devotes itself to the cause of education, aware that: (1) preparing individuals for personal and professional success is laying the basis for stable and prosperous societies; (2) there is much to gain from the impetus, creativity, and sheer desire to belong in the many new arrivals who are a vital part of the rapid growth of Southern Florida. Florida National University would like to be a part of this process of incorporation of so many diverse elements into the many opportunities this prosperous nation has to offer; as well as to receive the enrichment which these diverse elements bring to the American milieu in order to continue the unique position the United States has amongst the nations of the world.