 Tampa Bay is ideally located on Florida's West Coast, and features miles of glistening waterways and sandy shorelines. Its central location provides easy access to the nearby Gulf beaches and surrounding areas. Tampa's waterfront consists of Hillsborough Bay and Tampa Bay, as well as the beautiful Hillsborough and Alafia rivers and several area lakes. With Tampa as the primary destination, students can easily reach other cities for day-trips and planned excursions. Clearwater and St. Petersburg are a short 23 miles drive to the west, Sarasota is 61 miles southwest, and Orlando is 82 miles to the east. Tampa is Florida's third most populous city with more than 300,000 residents.
In Tampa Bay students don't have to look too far for adventure. Packed with excitement, the Bay area offers visitors an explosion of educational, entertaining and cultural attractions. With family venues such as zoos, aquariums and theme parks and a climate that allows for outdoor activities like beach-going and canoeing year-round, it's no wonder families love Tampa Bay. The area is home to such favorites as Busch Gardens, The Florida Aquarium, Museum of Science & Industry and Lowry Park Zoo.
TAMPA CAMPUS: Our programs in Tampa Bay are hosted at one of the 15 largest universities in the United States, featuring 30,000 students from all 50 states and over 100 countries.
CAMPUS FACILITIES: The Campus Recreation Center is a state-of-the-art facility with indoor racquetball, basketball and volleyball courts, tennis courts, swimming pools, weight machines and aerobic rooms. Students can enjoy classes in Yoga, Pilates, Spin, Kickboxing and even Belly dancing!
Canoe and Kayak rentals, flag football and Frisbee, a softball complex and a soccer stadium complete this exciting campus.
An 18-hole championship golf course presents a challenging play with narrow fairways and raised greens.
The library is the largest non-medical academic facility in Florida with over 1.6 million volumes, 15,000 periodicals, an excellent virtual library and 2 computer labs.
A contemporary art museum collects and displays scholarly, contemporary work by artists such as Warhol and Mapplethorpe and Liechtenstein.
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INCREDIBLE! The best vacation I've ever had! Besides improving my English, I had the opportunity to meet people from all over the world and learn about their cultures. The college is wonderful and the food is perfect! The afternoon activities are GREAT, the staff is really friendly and the classes are very interesting. It was a unique experience! I LOVED IT!!!
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