Florida Gulf Coast University, USA

Overview

History, Affiliations & Rankings

Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU), located in Southwest Florida between the Florida Everglades and the Gulf of Mexico was established on May 3, 1991. FGCU is approved by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) and is acknowledged to confer 58 different types of an undergraduate degree, 25 different master's, six doctoral degrees, and twelve graduate certificates Additionally, all of the university's undergraduate engineering degrees are certified by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET). According to the US News and World Report, Florida Gulf Coast University's ranking in the 2020 edition of Best Colleges is Regional Universities South, #69.

Infrastructure, Campus & Courses

The university is established in a 760-acre (3.1 km2) campus. FGCU’s academics are subdivided into six main colleges: U.A. Whitaker College of Engineering, Marieb College of Health & Human Services, Lutgert College of Business, College of Education, College of Arts and Sciences, plus Honors College. The pre-eminent schools and units inside the colleges comprise; Bower School of Music & the Arts, The Emergent Technologies Institute (ETI), School of Nursing, and School of Resort & Hospitality Management. The most popular majors at Florida Gulf Coast University include Business Administration and Management, General; Speech Communication and Rhetoric; Criminal Justice/Safety Studies; Psychology, General; and Resort Management.

Accomplishments & Alumni

The antiquity of Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) is an ideological one established on guidance for administering higher education possibilities in Southwest Florida. Area residents established the initiative to conduct a state university to this section of Florida, and their immediate requests were quickly confirmed by elected officials at the local and state levels. Notable alumni of FGCU are Derek Lamely, Courtney Jolly, Chris Sale, Casey Coleman, Matt Caldwell and many more.

Student Diversity & Visiting Companies

Florida Gulf Coast University reports having a total of 288 international students on campus, 269 of whom are undergraduates. This is out of a total of 14,965 students, 13,854 of whom are undergraduates. FGCU suggests that international students make up about 1.9% of the student body. The University is authorized to strengthen capacities for inhabiting collectively in a democracy whose trademark is personal, cultural, educational, and rational diversity. It encourages an environment and standards a position of openness in which students, teachers, and staff engage in multiplicity and diversity with compassion and impartiality.  

Top companies hiring graduates from FGCU are Deloitte, KPMG, Ernst & Young, Walmart, CVS Pharmacy, CVS Health, United Health and so on.