Tampa, Florida

==Education==
{{See also|List of schools in Hillsborough County, Florida}}
[[File:Hillsborough High School Seminole Heights.JPG|thumb|right|[[Hillsborough High School (Tampa, Florida)|Hillsborough High School]] in [[Seminole Heights, Tampa, Florida|Seminole Heights]]]]

===Primary and secondary schools===

{{further|Hillsborough County Public Schools}}
Public primary and secondary education is operated by [[Hillsborough County Public Schools]], officially known as the School District of Hillsborough County (SDHC). It is the eighth-largest school district in the United States, with around 189,469 enrolled students. SDHC runs 208 schools, 133 being elementary, 42 middle, 27 high schools, two K–8s, and four career centers. There are 73 additional schools in the district that are charter, ESE, alternative, etc. Twelve out of 27 high schools in the SDHC are included in ''[[Newsweek]]'''s list of America's Best High Schools.{{citation needed|date=February 2015}}

===Public libraries===

Tampa's library system is operated by the [[Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System]]. THPLS operates 25 libraries throughout Tampa and Hillsborough County, including the [[John F. Germany Public Library]] in Downtown Tampa. The Tampa library system first started in the early 20th century, with the [[West Tampa Library]], which was made possible with funds donated by [[Andrew Carnegie]]. Tampa's libraries are also a part of a larger library network, The Hillsborough County Public Library Cooperative, which includes the libraries of the neighboring municipalities of [[Temple Terrace]] and [[Plant City]]. The Hillsborough County Library Cooperative follows similar structure and design as the [[Pasco County Library Cooperative]] which is based on providing a network for all citizens and students of said county to be given equal opportunity and access to literature regardless of location.
[[File:USF Marshall Center Running of the Bulls.JPG|thumb|University of South Florida's Marshall Student Center]]

===Higher education===

[[File:UT minaret.JPG|right|thumb|University of Tampa's Plant Hall]]
There are a number of institutions of higher education in Tampa.

The city is home to the main campus of the [[University of South Florida]] (USF), a member of the [[State University System of Florida]] founded in 1956.<ref>{{cite book |title=Insiders' Guide to the Greater Tampa Bay Area |last=Anderson |first=Anne W. |year=2009 |publisher=Globe Pequot |isbn=978-0-7627-5347-5 |pages=264–265 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=f4LDwCA8B3EC |access-date=May 12, 2011 |archive-date=June 24, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624012606/https://books.google.com/books?id=f4LDwCA8B3EC |url-status=live }}</ref> USF is [[Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education|classified]] among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity" and is one of only three universities in Florida designated as a Preeminent State Research University.<ref name="USF Points of Pride">{{cite web |title=Points of Pride |url=http://www.usf.edu/about-usf/points-of-pride.aspx |access-date=June 18, 2013 |work=usf.edu |publisher=University of South Florida |archive-date=May 30, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130530111626/http://www.usf.edu/about-usf/points-of-pride.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Huss |first=Michael James |title=What Is Preeminence and Why It Matters to You |url=https://admissions.usf.edu/blog/what-is-preeminence-and-why-it-matters-to-you |access-date=September 14, 2020 |website=admissions.usf.edu |language=en-us |archive-date=August 3, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803212023/https://admissions.usf.edu/blog/what-is-preeminence-and-why-it-matters-to-you |url-status=live }}</ref> {{As of|2021}}, USF has the seventh highest undergraduate enrollment in the U.S. with over 51,000 students.<ref name="USF Academics Overview">{{cite web |title=USF System Facts |url=https://www.usf.edu/ods/documents/system-facts/usf-system-facts-2020-21-final.pdf |url-status=live |access-date=March 6, 2021 |work=usf.edu |publisher=University of South Florida |archive-date=April 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414180134/https://www.usf.edu/ods/documents/system-facts/usf-system-facts-2020-21-final.pdf }}</ref>

The [[University of Tampa]] (UT) is a private, four-year [[liberal arts college|liberal arts institution]].<ref>{{cite book |title=Insiders' Guide to the Greater Tampa Bay Area |last=Anderson |first=Anne W. |year=2009 |publisher=Globe Pequot |isbn=978-0-7627-5347-5 |page=265 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=f4LDwCA8B3EC |access-date=May 12, 2011 |archive-date=June 24, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624012606/https://books.google.com/books?id=f4LDwCA8B3EC |url-status=live }}</ref> It was founded in 1931, and in 1933, it moved into the former Tampa Bay Hotel across the [[Hillsborough River (Florida)|Hillsborough River]] from downtown Tampa. "UT" has undergone several expansions in recent years, and had an enrollment of over 9000 students in 2018.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ut.edu/utprofile/ |title=The University of Tampa – Tampa, Florida – UT Profile |work=ut.edu |access-date=October 23, 2018 |archive-date=October 23, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181023195918/https://www.ut.edu/utprofile/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[Hillsborough Community College]] is a two-year [[community college]] in the [[Florida College System]] with campuses in Tampa and Hillsborough County.<ref>{{cite book |title=Insiders' Guide to the Greater Tampa Bay Area |last=Anderson |first=Anne W. |year=2009 |publisher=Globe Pequot |isbn=978-0-7627-5347-5 |page=263 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=f4LDwCA8B3EC |access-date=May 12, 2011 |archive-date=June 24, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624012606/https://books.google.com/books?id=f4LDwCA8B3EC |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Southern Technical College]] is a private two-year college that operates a campus in Tampa. Hillsborough Technical Education Center (HiTEC) is the postsecondary extension of the local areas Public Schools district. The schools provide for a variety of technical training certification courses as well as job placement skills. The [[Learey Technical College]], established in June 1993,<ref>''2011-2012 Workforce & Continuing Education Guide'' (Tampa: Hillsborough County Public Schools: 2011), pp. 2, 54.</ref> offers education in Emergency Medical Technician and Fire Fighter programs.

The [[Stetson University College of Law]] is in Gulfport and has a second campus, the Tampa Law Center, in downtown Tampa. The Law Center houses the Tampa branch of Florida's Second District Court of Appeal.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.stetson.edu/law/about/home/tampa-law-center.php |title=About Tampa Law Center |website=steston.edu |access-date=April 27, 2016 |archive-date=April 26, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160426122714/http://www.stetson.edu/law/about/home/tampa-law-center.php |url-status=live }}</ref>

Other colleges and universities in the wider Tampa Bay Area include [[Jersey College]], [[Eckerd College]], [[Florida College]], and [[St. Petersburg College]] in St. Petersburg.<ref>{{cite book |title=Insiders' Guide to the Greater Tampa Bay Area |last=Anderson |first=Anne W. |year=2009 |publisher=Globe Pequot |isbn=978-0-7627-5347-5 |pages=263–264 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=f4LDwCA8B3EC |access-date=May 12, 2011 |archive-date=June 24, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624012606/https://books.google.com/books?id=f4LDwCA8B3EC |url-status=live }}</ref>