Webber International University


Webber International University is a private university in Babson Park, Florida.

History

WIU was founded as Webber College by Roger Babson, an entrepreneur and business theorist in the first half of the 20th century. Established in 1927 as the first private college chartered under Florida’s then new charitable and educational laws and one of the nation’s first business schools for women, Webber International University now hosts men and women from some 48 different nations.
In February 2011 Webber announced a merger with St. Andrews College in Laurinburg, North Carolina. In January 2014, Webber announced the acquisition of Virginia Intermont College in Bristol, Virginia., but these efforts were abandoned later the same year.

Academics

The university is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award degrees at the associates, bachelor's and master's levels.

Athletics

The university's athletic teams, known as the Warriors. Webber International is a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics and competes at the NAIA Division I level in The Sun Conference, formerly known as the Florida Sun Conference. The football team competes as an Independent under head coach Kelly Scott. The university fields 12 men's and 13 women's sports.

Notable alumni