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Colleges in Sarasota include New College of
Florida, a public liberal arts college; Keiser College of Sarasota (a private
college); FSU/Asolo Conservatory for Actor Training (Florida State University's
MFA Acting Conservatory in conjunction with the Asolo Repertory Theatre);
Ringling College of Art and Design, a school of visual arts and design; and
satellite campuses of Eckerd College, based in St. Petersburg, Florida; and
Florida State University College of Medicine, based in Tallahassee, Florida.
Other colleges in the city include East West College of Natural Medicine, an
accredited college of acupuncture and Chinese medicine.
Nearby educational institutions with
regional draw include State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota and a commuter
branch of the University of South Florida, based in Tampa