Government

Main article: List of mayors of Orlando, Florida

Orlando is governed via the Mayor-council system. The mayor is elected in a citywide vote. The six members of the city council are each elected from districts.

Orlando
Crime rates* (2014)
Violent crimes
Homicide	15
Robbery	620
Aggravated assault	1,538
Total violent crime	2,340
Property crimes
Burglary	3,342
Larceny-theft	12,182
Motor vehicle theft	991
Arson	55
Total property crime	16,515
Notes *Number of reported crimes per 100,000 population. 2014 population: 259,675 Source: 2014 FBI UCR Data

Mayor: Buddy Dyer
City Council:

• District 1: Jim Gray
• District 2: Tony Ortiz
• District 3: Robert Stuart
• District 4: Patty Sheehan
• District 5: Regina Hill
• District 6: Samuel Ings

Education

Public primary and secondary education is handled by Orange County Public Schools. Some of the private schools include Orlando Lutheran Academy, Forest Lake Academy, The First Academy, Trinity Preparatory School, Lake Highland Preparatory School, Bishop Moore High School and Orlando Christian Prep.

Area institutions of higher education

The University of Central Florida Library

Full Sail University

State universities

• University of Central Florida
• Florida A&M University College of Law

State colleges

• Valencia College
• Seminole State College of Florida (Sanford, Oviedo, & Altamonte Springs)

Private universities, colleges, and others

• Adventist University of Health Sciences, Main Campus
• Ana G. Mendez University System
• Anthem College, Orlando Campus
• Asbury Theological Seminary, Orlando Campus
• Belhaven University, Orlando Campus
• Columbia College, Orlando Campus
• Connecticut School of Broadcasting, Orlando Campus
• DeVry University, Orlando campus
• Dwayne O. Andreas School of Law, Barry University
• Everest University, Orlando campus
• Florida Institute of Technology, Orlando campus
• Full Sail University (in Winter Park)
• Herzing College (in Winter Park)
• Hindu University of America
• International Academy of Design & Technology-Orlando
• ITT Technical Institute, Lake Mary Campus
• Keiser University, Orlando Campus
• Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts, Orlando Campus
• McBurney College (Orlando Campus)
• Nova Southeastern University, Orlando campus
• Palm Beach Atlantic University, Orlando Campus
• Reformed Theological Seminary, Orlando campus
• Remington College of Nursing (in Lake Mary)
• Rollins College (in Winter Park)
• Southern Technical College
• Strayer University, Orlando campus
• University of Florida College of Pharmacy (in Apopka)

Supplementary schools

The Orlando Hoshuko, a weekend supplementary school for Japanese children, is held at the Lake Highland Preparatory School in Orlando.^[74]

Media

Television

Orlando is the center of the 19th-largest media market in the United States according to Nielsen Media Research as of the 2010–11 TV season.^[75] Three major network affiliates operate in the city: WKMG-TV 6 (CBS), WFTV 9 (ABC) and Fox O&O WOFL 35. WFTV and WOFL operate additional stations in Orlando, with WFTV operating independent station WRDQ 27 and WOFL operating MyNetworkTV O&O WRBW 65. The market's NBC affiliate, WESH 2, is licensed to Daytona Beach and also owns and operates CW affiliate WKCF 18, licensed to Clermont; both stations operate out of studios based in nearby Eatonville.
The city is also served by three public television stations: WUCF-TV 24, the market's PBS member station operated by the University of Central Florida, and two independent stations: Daytona State College's WDSC-TV 15 in New Smyrna Beach and Eastern Florida State College's WEFS 68 in Cocoa.
Four Spanish-language channels are licensed in Orlando, including UniMás O&O WOTF-DT 43 and Telemundo affiliate WTMO-CD 31. Univision affiliate WVEN-TV 26, which operates WOTF-DT under a LMA, is based in Daytona Beach. Several English-language stations also operate Spanish-language subchannels.
The city's cable system is run by Bright House Networks, which merged with Charter in May 2016. Bright House operates News 13, a cable-exclusive regional 24/7 news channel which covers Central Florida news, including that of Orlando.