The history of New College of Florida, which dates back to its founding on Oct. 11, 1960, is filled with landmark events, such as its designation by the Florida legislature as “Honors College for the state of Florida” on July 1, 2001. Nearby Ringling College of Art and Design boasts of an equally impressive history, including the moment it achieved a two-to-one student to computer ratio, rivaling the computing infrastructure of even Massachusetts Institute of Technology.