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The main campus is located in Fort Myers, and covers 140 acres (57 ha). The college also has additional campuses, including the Charlotte Campus in Punta Gorda, which opened in 1997 and is the largest campus at 204 acres (83 ha). The Collier Campus, located in Naples, opened in 1992 on a 50-acre (20 ha) site.
Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) is a public university in Lee County, Florida, near Fort Myers. It is part of the State University System of Florida and is its second-youngest member. The university was established on May 3, 1991, and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS).
Fort Myers (or Ft. Myers) is a city in and the county seat [7] of Lee County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census , the population was 86,395; it was estimated to have grown to 95,949 in 2022, making it the 25th-most populous city in Florida. [ 5 ]
Florida State coach Mike Norvell reacts during his team's game against Miami at Hard Rock Stadium on Oct. 26, 2024 in Miami Gardens, Fla.
Ruth H. Alexander, former chair to the Physical Education Department at the University of Florida [1] Orland K. Armstrong, founded the University of Florida School of Journalism and former member of the United States House of Representatives [2] Sharon Wright Austin, director of the African-American Studies Program at the University of Florida [3]
Hodges University was a private university in Fort Myers, Florida, United States.Founded in 1990 in Naples as International College, it was renamed Hodges University in 2007 in recognition of a $12 million donation from local residents Earl and Thelma Hodges. [1]
Owned by Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU), it is a sister station to NPR member WGCU-FM (90.1). The two stations share studios on the FGCU campus in Fort Myers and transmitter facilities in unincorporated southern Charlotte County. Public television came to Southwest Florida when channel 30 began broadcasting as WSFP-TV on August 15, 1983.
USF Fort Myers opened in 1982 and closed in 1997 with the opening of Florida Gulf Coast University. [ 57 ] [ 58 ] The Sarasota institution was originally a private college called New College which sold itself to USF in 1975 to pay off debt, and became New College of the University of South Florida. [ 59 ]