Tampa, Florida

===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>