page_title: Tampa Bay area
section_title: Education
hierarchical_section_title: Tampa Bay area / Education
caption_attribution_description: English: USF Library, north end
context_page_description: The Tampa Bay area is a major populated area surrounding Tampa Bay on the west coast of Florida in the United States. It includes the main cities of Tampa, St. Petersburg, and Clearwater.
context_section_description: 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. Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, the University of Tampa, Clearwater Christian College, Florida College in Temple Terrace, Trinity College (Florida) in New Port Richey, are all four-year institutions located in the area. Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University and Troy University also maintain satellite education centers at MacDill AFB.
  There are two law schools in the area, Stetson University College of Law and Thomas M. Cooley Law School. 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, and Pasco-Hernando State College are community colleges serving the area.
caption: USF Tampa main library
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