COMMUNITY PARTNER GUIDE
HAMILTON HOLT SCHOOL | ROLLINS COLLEGE
Orlando’s Top-Ranked College
For more than 25 consecutive years, U.S. News & World Report has ranked Rollins the No. 1 regional university in the South. The rankings, which evaluate colleges and universities on 15 measures of academic quality, placed Rollins first among 120 institutions in the category. This track record underscores the high-quality experience you can expect on our Winter Park campus and the prestigious weight a Rollins degree carries not only in Orlando but also throughout Florida and across the country.
About Rollins
Rollins was founded in 1885, and has been nationally recognized for its distinctive undergraduate and graduate programs. We provide opportunities to explore diverse intellectual, spiritual, and aesthetic traditions. We are dedicated to scholarship, academic achievement, creative accomplishment, cultural enrichment, social responsibility, and environmental stewardship. We value excellence in teaching and rigorous, transformative education in a healthy, responsive, and inclusive environment.
Rollins Mission
Rollins College educates students for global citizenship and responsible leadership, empowering graduates to pursue meaningful lives and productive careers. We are committed to the liberal arts ethos and guided by its values and ideals. Our guiding principles are excellence, innovation, and community.
How we serve our adult learners
We are a provider of exceptional undergraduate and graduate programs to working adults and students seeking flexible program options for degree completion.
Is Rollins the right partner for you? We think so.
Explore the Rollins Gateway and see how students’ bright future comes into focus at Rollins.
The Rollins Gateway is our signature approach to preparing adult learners for meaningful lives and productive careers in the 21st century. Rollins Gateway combines our interdisciplinary curriculum with real-world experiences outside of the classroom with dedicated academic advisors that help create professional advancement and career success.
Rollins students deserve individualized attention. Our personalized learning environment is designed to give our adult learners the expert support needed to thrive in the classroom and beyond.
Great Guides
At Rollins, students learn from the very best. Our faculty are consistently ranked among the top professors in the south for their commitment to teaching undergraduate and graduate students.
Dedicated Advising
Every student in our Professional Advancement and Graduate Studies programs have the support of a dedicated academic advisor from orientation through graduation.
Small Classes
Our courses average just 14 students–far below the classes sizes you’ll find at other colleges.
Our Adult Learners
At the Hamilton Holt School and at Rollins, we prioritize having a diverse student population, between both our undergraduate and graduate programs, fostering a student experience that is equitable, inclusive, and just.
Diverse Population
On average, 63% of our student population identifies as a person of color. Audience
We offer a learning environment to all adult learners.
• 18-24 age: 50.9% undergraduate | 38.7% graduate
• 25-39: 31.3% undergraduate | 47.1% graduate
• 40+: 17% undergraduate | 14.3% graduate
Student Identity
Our current student population for 2025 is 70.5% female and 29.5% male for both programs.
Flexibility to Thrive
“The Hamilton Holt School at Rollins provided me the opportunity to obtain a first-class education with the flexibility to juggle other life priorities. The sky’s the limit on what you can achieve at Rollins.”
Tiffany Jones ’16, Amazon, Senior Export Compliance Manager, Global Trade Services
Rollins Alumni Results
Rollins’ innovative liberal arts education equips students with the expertise to succeed as the world evolves. As a result, our graduates’ prospects are as limitless as their ambition.
Immediate Impact
Experience success right out of the gate.
Marc Kroon ’21
Digital Marketing Analyst, Darden
Shannon Nichols ’22MAC
Licensed Mental Health Counselor & Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, The Well House Therapy
Devontia Williams ’23
Senior Strategy Consultant, Deloitte
Long-Term Leadership
Set out on a path to lifelong leadership.
Dorea Mays ’16MHR
Vice President of Human Resources, Rosen Hotels and Resorts
Neil Otto ’05
Grants and Funding Manager, LEGO Education
Gaileon Thompson ’01 ’03MBA
Managing Director of Branch Systems & Transformation, Wells Fargo
Individualized Attention
“It took me almost 20 years and eight schools to finish college, and I couldn’t have done it without the support of the entire Hamilton Holt School community. Rollins gives you the one-on-one attention you need and walks you through every step of the application process. My Rollins degree has opened doors that I couldn’t have imagined. My career has skyrocketed, and I made friendships for life.”
Eric Reichwein ’18, Senior Vice President Commercial, Carepoint Pharmacy
Where Our Grads Go
Our grads are helping make tomorrow happen at some of the world’s most prominent organizations, both locally and abroad.
Lifelong Returns
The dividends of a Rollins education start at graduation and grow over time.
Professionals with a bachelor’s degree earn 51% more than those with no degree.
SOURCE: U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS
$915,000+
The return on investment for an education at a liberal arts college 40 years after enrollment–more than 25 percent higher than the median gain at all colleges.
SOURCE: ROI OF LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGES, CENTER ON EDUCATION AND THE WORKFORCE, GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY
A One-of-a-Kind Experience
From work to family, our students have a lot going on. We get it. That’s why we designed our Professional Advancement and Graduate Studies programs specifically for adult learners with busy lives.
Thanks to an average class size of just 14 students, our expert professors have the freedom to focus on you. You’ll find no overflowing auditoriums, boring lectures, or uninspired professors on America’s most beautiful campus. At Rollins, our intimate and personalized learning environment is designed to maximize engagement. It’s about application over memorization, mentoring over lecturing, and hands-on research over data downloading.
Designed To Fit Your Life
Our classes are conveniently timed to suit the adult learners’ schedule. Our part- and full-time tracks allow students to earn a degree at their own pace. While Rollins offers online support services for everything from applying to registering for classes, students will never be left on their own thanks to the personalized attention of our dedicated faculty and staff.
Affordability
Everyone from respected publications to former university presidents, rate Rollins a top value among the nation’s best colleges, and we believe every deserving student should have access to our transformative education.
More than 90 percent of the Rollins Hamilton Holt School of Professional Advancement & Graduate Studies students receive financial aid, and the average aid package for students with demonstrated need is more than $14,000 per year.
Bottom line: Students can do this and we’re here to help.
90% of students receive financial aid
$16,184 average aid package for students with demonstrated need
$2,159 average net annual tuition for students with demonstrated need
Financial Aid and Awards
Each year, our adult learners tap into nearly $4 million in financial aid, through scholarships, and grants.
• Community Partner Scholarships
• Pell Grant
• Student Education Grant
• Federal Supplemental Opportunity Grant
High Achiever
Awards
• Yellow Ribbon Program
• Federal Work Study Program
• And more!
This $2,500 annually renewing scholarship is awarded to transfer students with a minimum of 24 credit hours and a 3.4 or higher cumulative GPA.
Community Engagement
This $2,000 annually renewing scholarship is awarded to students who have been active in community service organizations for a minimum of 12 months.
College Partner Scholarships
This $2,000 annually renewing scholarship is awarded to Valencia College students who have completed their AA with a 3.0 GPA or higher within 12 months of starting classes at Rollins.
Chart Your Own Course
We’ve never believed in a cookie-cutter approach to education. At Rollins, our adult learners have the freedom to craft a one-of-a-kind educational journey that is tuned to where they’ve been and where they’re going.
Flexible Foundation
Our general education curriculum includes just two prescribed courses. As a result, we have more flexibility to count your existing credits and you have more freedom to explore.
Major Requirements
You’ll develop deep expertise in your chosen field through a collection of required major-specific courses and electives.
General Electives
Choose from a broad range of general elective courses or opt for a minor to enhance your education.
Seeing the Big Picture
“My time at Rollins, including the classes outside my majors, trained me to be resilient in the changing tides of the business world. Philosophy? Religion? You think, ‘how do these classes help in business?’ It isn’t just the content. The way the classes were taught helped me understand the world better. I wouldn’t be where I am without that.”
Mehdi Taifi ’07 ’10MLA, Founder, The Zèya App
Regional University in the South
for undergraduate teaching U.S. News & World Report
Dedicated
Academic Advisor
from orientation to graduation
Average Class Size
Small classes equal personalized attention
Admission Made Easy
The individualized attention applicants receive as a Rollins student begins long before they’re actually a student. From mapping out a degree plan to understanding how credits will transfer, our expert admission counselors are a part of every step of the journey to Rollins
Apply for admission in three simple steps.
1. Complete an application at rollins.college/applyholt
2. Send official transcripts
3. Submit College Official Reports
Priority Filing Dates Spring December 1
Ready, Set, Apply!
One-on-One Counselor Sessions
Questions about applying or going back to school? Our admission counselors are here to help. Schedule a one-onone virtual or in-person appointment for a time that works for your busy schedule.
On-Campus Information Sessions & Campus Tours
Register for a campus tour or a 60-minute on-campus information session and get a firsthand look at why Rollins is the perfect place to finish your bachelor’s degree.
Virtual Information Sessions
Find your fit at Rollins from anywhere by registering for a 60-minute virtual infrastructure session led by one of our expert admission counselors.
Sit In On a Class
Register to sit in on a class and find out why The Princeton Review ranks Rollins’ classroom experience No. 1 in Florida and No. 23 in the nation. Experience firsthand how our small, discussion-based classes and individualized attention from expert faculty can help you finish your bachelor’s degree and advance your career.
Degree Programs
Undergraduate Majors
Business Management*
Communication Studies*
Community Health
Economics*
Elementary Education
Healthcare Management*
Humanities*
International Affairs*
Music*
Psychology*
Undergraduate Minors
African & African American Studies
Jewish Studies
Leadership
Secondary Education
Sexuality, Women’s and Gender Studies
* denotes Program minor available
Graduate Programs (Master’s Degree)
Master of Arts Applied Behavior
Analysis & Clinical Science
Master of Arts in Clinical Mental
Health Counseling
Master of Human Resources
Master of Liberal Studies
Master of Public Health
Master of Arts in Strategic Communication
Master of Arts in Teaching
Non-credit Certificate
Data Analytics in Artificial Intelligence
Spotlight on Community Partner
Thanks to the Rollins Pathways to Teaching program—this innovative partnership between Rollins College and Orange County Public Schools—students can complete a bachelor of arts in elementary education and become a certified teacher while continuing to work as a paraprofessional.
The Pathways to Teaching program offers a custom-made track tailored to fit the adult learners schedule and needs, building a pipeline of licensed, engaged teachers to the Title I schools that need them the most.
In Their Classroom
Experience in the classroom from the start.
Marybelle Doe ’21
9th Grade ELA/AICE Cambridge Teacher
Orange County Public Schools
Malissa McCann ’21
Parent Engagement Liaison
Orange County Public Schools
Logan Kuchenbuch, ’22
Physical Education Paraprofessional
Teacher of the Year 2022
Little River Elementary School
Alex Rodriguez ’24
3rd Grade Teacher
Support Person Finalist of the Year 2022
Orange County Public Schools
From Paraprofessional to Teacher
“I didn’t want to earn my education degree from just any college. I wanted substance, personal attention, and value, and I knew I’d get that at Rollins, where the faculty are so strong and there’s such a sense of community. The program exceeded my expectations and then some.”
Marybelle Doe ’21, 9th Grade ELA/AICE Cambridge Teacher, Orange County Public Schools
lbsmith@rollins.edu | 407.691.1349
Rollins Professional Advancement
Rollins Graduate Studies
@RollinsProfessionalAdvancement
@RollinsGraduateStudies
@RollinsHoltHappenings
@RollinsProfessionalAdvancement
@RollinsGraduateStudies
Professional Advancement
rollins.edu/professional-advancement
Graduate Studies
rollins.edu/graduate