Education
Primary and secondary education is provided by the school districts of the individual counties making up the region.
The area is home to several institutions of higher learning, including the main campus of the University of South Florida in Tampa and the satellite campuses of USF St Petersburg, USF Sarasota-Manatee, and USF Polytechnic in Lakeland. Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, the University of Tampa, Clearwater Christian College, Florida College in Temple Terrace, Saint Leo University in Pasco County, Florida Southern College in Lakeland, and New College of Florida and Ringling College of Art and Design, both in Sarasota, are all four-year institutions located in the area.
Stetson University College of Law and Thomas M. Cooley Law School are the area's only law schools. Stetson University has campuses in Gulfport and Tampa. The newly built (May 2012) Thomas M. Cooley Law school is located in Riverview.
Hillsborough Community College, St. Petersburg College, State College of Florida, Manatee–Sarasota, and Pasco-Hernando Community College are community colleges serving the area.
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