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Education Fundamentals

75% OF THE GRADUATES AT LOCAL POST- SECONDARY INSTITUTIONS END UP STAYING IN FLORIDA

NEARLY 80 LOCAL COLLEGES AND HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS ARE PREPARING GRADUATES WITH THE SKILLS OUR LOCAL JOB MARKET DEMANDS

TOP COLLEGES By Enrollment 2020

University of South Florida 51,000 Hillsborough Community College 29,000 St. Petersburg College 25,000 Polk State College 15,400 Pasco-Hernando State College 10,300 Saint Leo University 9,600 University of Tampa 4,200 Keiser University 4,200 Southeastern University 3,900 Florida Southern College 3,400

A MAJORITY WITHIN THE TAMPA BAY REGION.

MILLENNIALS ARE THE SECOND LARGEST LABOR BASE IN FLORIDA

WITH A MEDIAN AGE OF 30, WE ARE YOUNG, TALENTED, AND EDUCATED

#1

BEST STATE FOR HIGHER EDUCATION U.S. News & World Report, 2020

THE UNIVERSITY OF TAMPA, a private, four-year institution that has earned a spot on the Forbes’ list of America’s Best Colleges, has 200 academic progams at both the undergradiate and graduate levels.

>175,000 STUDENTS ATTEND ONE OF THE NUMEROUS, DISTINGUISHED EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN THE TAMPA BAY AREA.

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA FASTEST-RISING UNIVERSITY IN AMERICA U.S. News and World Report’s (U.S. News) 2021 Best Colleges Rankings