About Florida Gulf Coast University

Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) is a public academic world in Fort Myers, Florida. It is part of the State University System of Florida and is its second youngest member. The university was established upon May 3, 1991, and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) to honor 58 substitute types of bachelor’s, 25 every second master’s, six doctoral degrees, and twelve graduate certificates. All of the university’s undergraduate engineering degrees are accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET).

The university’s academics are at odds into six main colleges: U.A. Whitaker College of Engineering, Lutgert College of Business, Marieb College of Health & Human Services, College of Education, College of Arts and Sciences, and Honors College. The prominent schools and departments within the colleges include; Bower School of Music & the Arts, The Emergent Technologies Institute (ETI), School of Nursing, School of Resort & Hospitality Management, and School of Entrepreneurship.

FGCU’s intercollegiate flexible teams, the Eagles, compete in the Atlantic Sun Conference in NCAA Division I sports.

Fort Myers or Ft. Myers, is the county seat and commercial center of Lee County, Florida, United States. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the population was 62,298 and in 2019 was estimated at 87,103. Together once the larger and more residential Cape Coral, it anchors a metropolitan statistical area (MSA) which comprises Lee County and has a population of 770,577 in 2019.

Fort Myers is a gateway to the Southwest Florida region and a major tourist destination within Florida. The winter estates of Thomas Edison (“Seminole Lodge”) and Henry Ford (“The Mangoes”) are major attractions. The city is named after Colonel Abraham Myers, the quartermaster general of the Confederate States Army.