Tampa Bay is famous for beautiful beaches , pleasant year-round temperatures and as a prominent regional cultural center. More recently, Tampa Bay has been in the international spotlight as home to the world's best football team: The Tampa Bay Buccaneers. With a population of 2.5 million people, Tampa bay is among the ten fastest growing areas in the US and a good place for job and career building. Wage and salary increases, job growth rate, number of technology clusters, transportation, education, parks and recreation have all contributed to Tampa being rated as one of the best places to live and work in the US.

Tampa is West Central Florida's center of government, commerce, shipping, communications, international business, banking and health care. One of the best airports in America, the Tampa International is just 30 minutes from campus. TIA is a convenient connection to most major cities in the U.S. and around the world.

The Tampa Museum of Art, the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center, Salvador Dali Museum are part of the establishments which have made Tampa renowned for arts and culture. Lowry Park Zoo, Florida Aquarium and the historic Ybor City are the among the prime tourist attractions of Florida. One of America's most famous theme parks , the Busch gardens/Adventure island is located right accross the campus. Diverse influences such as Latin American, European, Asian and Carribean have all created a unique richness to the culture of Tampa Bay.