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Education

Top Colleges BY ENROLLMENT FALL 2024

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

75%

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University of South Florida 48,732 Hillsborough Community College 30,221 St. Petersburg College 23,501 Polk State College 14,515 University of Tampa 11,429 Southeastern University 10,534 Pasco-Hernando State College 9,167 State College of Florida 8,588

of graduates at local post-secondary institutions end up staying in Florida, A MAJORITY WITHIN THE TAMPA BAY REGION.

Millennials are the second largest labor base in Florida.

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FL'S MUMA COLLEGE OF BUSINESS

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offers comprehensive undergraduate and graduate degrees to meet the needs of Tampa Bay's financial and professional services industry.

THE UNIVERSITY OF TAMPA

175,000+ students attend one of the numerous, distinguished educational institutions in the Tampa Bay Area.

Sykes College of Business, a top 25 best value business school, according to Business Insider. One of the best full-time MBA programs as ranked by Bloomberg Businessweek.

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Florida Southern College 3,194

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Best State for Higher Education Nine Years in a Row U.S. News & World Report, 2025

Eckerd College 1,986

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