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exceptional quality of technology research and training at Central
Florida
colleges and universities is increasingly recognized as an extraordinary
community asset. Working in tandem, the University of Central Florida
in Orlando and the University of South Florida in Tampa anchor Florida's
High Tech Corridor, providing undergraduate, graduate and doctoral
program
options in specialties ranging from microelectronics to bio-med. In addition
to the multitude of specialized high tech curriculums, graduate degrees
in business administration and law are also available through local universities.
University of Central Florida (UCF)
With over
47,000 students, including more than 1,250 students of international
origin,
UCF has become
one of the largest schools in the nation. Maybe even more important is
the school’s growing reputation as a top metropolitan research
university, and its focus on meeting the needs of the local business
community.
UCF's School
of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science is home to a nationally
and internationally-ranked Champion Programming Team, as well as the university's
largest graduate research programs.
The university
is also renowned for its unique cross-disciplinary approach to education,
which combines the strengths of its colleges of business and engineering
to build skills in both the "virtual" and "real" worlds.
Several additional
hands-on UCF research and training facilities include:
- Materials
Characterization Facility (MCF)
- Nanotechnology
Research
- Institute
for Simulation and Training (IST)
- Space
Education and Research Center
- Florida
Solar Energy Center
- BioMolecular
Science Center
- Center
for Research and Education in Optics and Lasers (CREOL)
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Central Florida Research Park
Adjacent
to the University of Central Florida is the Central Florida Research
Park, recognized as one of the top ten research parks in the world.
This 1,000-acre corporate community provides an environment for industry
and the university to share training facilities, pursue cooperative
research and transfer existing technology to the marketplace.
Rollins College
The oldest
recognized college in Florida, Rollins College is the top regional
university in Florida according to US News & World Report’s
annual rankings. The college’s Roy E. Crummer Graduate School
of Business is noted for excellence in graduate management education
and lifelong learning programs. Rollins currently has an enrollment
of nearly 4,000 students from more than 40 states and 30 nations.
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University
of Florida (UF), Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS)
Florida’s
governing body for higher education created the Institute of Food
and Agricultural Sciences in 1964, by reorganizing UF’s College
of Agriculture, School of Forestry, Agricultural programs Experiment
Station, and the Cooperative Extension Service into a single unit.
Today, UF/IFAS includes extension in each of the states 67 counties,
14 research and education centers with a total of 19 locations
throughout Florida, the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences,
the school of Forest Resources and Conservation, the Center
for Tropical Agriculture, portions of the College of Veterinary Medicine,
the Florida Sea Grant Program, and the International Program for
Food, Agriculture, and Natural Resources.
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DeVry
University
Renowned
for technology education, the DeVry University new Orlando campus offers
a variety of degrees, including bachelor's programs in computer information
systems, telecommunications management, electronics engineering, business
information systems, and information technology. An associate's degree
is offered in electronics and computer technology. Master's degrees
are also available through the Keller Graduate School of Management.
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Full
Sail University
Full Sail
University is one of the nation’s top schools for students interested
in the entertainment, film, animation and digital media fields. Beginning
with only a few hundred students several years ago, the school now serves
more than 4,000 full time students who are honing their creative talents.
Notably, students at the school have access to a sixty-studio multimedia
complex, and direct links to local professionals and cutting-edge
equipment.
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University of Phoenix
Organized
to meet the unique needs of working professionals, the University of Phoenix
Orlando campus offers Bachelor's and Master's degree programs in information
technology, business administration/technology management, e-business
and computer information systems. Certificate programs are also available
in A+ computer service, Microsoft certified systems engineering and Network+.
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university-of-phoenix-adult-education.com |
Ana G. Mendez Metro Orlando University
Ana G.
Mendez Metro Orlando University utilizes a dual language model in its
strategy for education and is one of the first bilingual universities
in the Metro Orlando community. The university focuses on educating
adults as they realize the increase in the amount of professionals
seeking further education in today’s work environments. The university
teaches classes in both English and Spanish in order to develop bilingual
leaders of the future that will be able to thrive in a competitive
global environment. Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Arts degrees
are offered at Ana G. Mendez Metro Orlando University, as well as MBA
degrees with specializations in accounting, finance, management, and
human resources.
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suagm.edu/suagm/orlando_sp/ |
Polytech
Universtiy of Puerto Rico
Founded
in 1966, Polytech University of Puerto Rico (PUPR) is fully accredited
and internationally recognized in the fields of engineering, architecture,
computer sciences
and business
management and administration. The Orlando campus of PUPR provides
opportunities in leadership, productivity, and awareness for students
from diverse backgrounds. The university offers Bachelor’s degrees
in Business Administration, Organizational Management, and Electrical,
Civil, and Computer Engineering. They also offer graduate programs
in Business administration and Engineering management.
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pupr.edu/orlando |
Central Florida Higher Education Alliance
Other higher
education institutions with facilities in the region include:
- Barry
University
- Belhaven
College
- Columbia
College
- Embry-Riddle
Aeronautical University
- Florida
A&M College of Law
- Florida
Institute of Technology
- Florida
Southern College
- Florida
State University College of Medicine
- Keller
Graduate School of Management
- National-Louis
University
- NOVA Southeastern
University
- Stetson
University
- Troy State
University
- University
of South Florida
- Warner
Southern College
- Webster
University
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