Highlights from the study, conducted by Louisville, Ky.-based EconImpact LLC, include:
The college contributed $30 million to the St. Augustine economy. For every $20 spent in the city, $1 was due to the college’s presence.
St. Augustine’s treasury gained $420,000 from the college, with Flagler producing 5.1 percent of the city’s revenues but only accounting for 3.3 percent of the city’s expenditures.
In 2006, the college contributed $48 million to St. Johns County’s $6.2 billion economic activity.
The college and its subcontractors employed more than 270 full-time workers and created more than 1,000 new jobs in Northeast Florida in 2006.
Since 1996, Flagler College has spent $36.6 million on construction, remodeling and landscaping.
Flagler College has an enrollment of about 2,400 students and offers 24 majors, 25 minors and two pre-professional programs.
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