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Top 10 Reasons Cape Coral is the Natural Fit for Your Business
Cape Coral is well served by regional colleges and universities including Florida Gulf Coast University. FGCU added new degree programs in engineering and biotechnology - preparing the educated workforce needed when planning a business relocation. Cape Coral City Council has laid the foundation for increasing Cape Coral's higher education opportunities.  Contact our Economic Development Office today for assistance with your business relocation or expansion to Cape Coral, Florida.
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Workforce Training Programs


Cape Coral offers a host of workforce training opportunities through several providers, such as the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) staffed by Florida Gulf Coast University, Business Industry Services, and the Career and Services Center of SW Florida. Learn more about Workforce Training.
Vocational School Provides Training and Applied Degrees

Cape Coral is also home to High Tech North, a postsecondary educational institution operated by the Lee County public school system. It provides training in medical, computer and food-science fields and supplies a constant stream of qualified workers with curricula designed to offer maximum training in a minimum amount of time. Employer-specific training, both on and off-site, is available through 
Business and Industry Services of Lee County.
Higher Education & Workforce Training

Higher Education and Workforce Training

Opportunities Abound

 
Cape Coral is well served by regional colleges and universities including Florida Gulf Coast University. FGCU added new degree programs in engineering and biotechnology - preparing the educated workforce needed when planning a business relocation. Cape Coral City Council has laid the foundation for increasing Cape Coral's higher education opportunities.

Based on data from ESRI, Inc, the total population age 25+ in Cape Coral in 2010 that has achieved a college degree was 30.2%. Approximately 35.5% of the population has a high school diploma.
Colleges and Universities
In 2008, the City of Cape Coral purchased 170 acres of prime land in the northeast Cape and designated it as the City’s Academic Village – future home to new post-secondary academic and research facilities.
 
A Florida Higher Education institution and one of Florida’s youngest state universities, Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU), opened in 1997 and now serves more than 10,000 students. FGCU is located only 20 miles from Cape Coral and offers undergraduate and graduate degrees, including an Executive Master’s program. Its College of Business grew quickly to national reputation and the university’s Engineering and Biotechnology programs are attracting new students. FGCU has established a Cape Coral satellite facility, which provides Cape students with a growing offering of core courses. Cape Coral remains focused on promoting Florida higher education opportunities for economic growth in the community.
 
Edison State College, with a major campus immediately east of Cape Coral, offers associate and bachelor’s degrees, plus technical training in fields such as Allied Health Programs, Computer Networking & Programming, Business Administration, Paralegal, Criminal Justice and Fire Science degrees. Current enrollment is more than 14,000 students on four campuses.
 
Nova Southeastern University, one of the nation’s preeminent private colleges, also has established a satellite location in Cape Coral. From this location, in collaboration with Hodges University, students can participate in both classroom-based and distance-learning education offerings. Barry University offers classes geared mainly towards full-time working adults. The newest college in the region is Rasmussen College with a campus in neighboring Fort Myers.
 

College / University

2009 Enrollment

Florida Gulf Coast University

10,543

Edison State College

16,000

Hodges University

1,800

Southwest Florida College

2,300

Nova Southeastern University

400

Barry University

350
 
Please contact our Cape Coral Economic Development Office for a Profile of College Graduates by Degree Level from the major local colleges and universities.
 
Cape Coral School System

Growth momentum in the Cape Coral Education System is sustained by continuously expanding public and private school systems with high performance standards. Public schools are operated by the Lee County Board of Education, which is planning to construct as many as 40 new schools in Lee County in the next decade. As of 2009, the Board of Education operates 8 elementary, 6 middle and 4 high schools in the Cape. The school Board maintains an informative website at www.lee.k12.fl.us.

 

The City of Cape Coral has created a municipal charter school system. It provides aCape Coral Florida challenging educational environment founded on the Core Knowledge and Cambridge Curricula. Since the system is public, there is no tuition. The municipal charter schools are available exclusively to children who live in Cape Coral, providing curricula from pre-kindergarten through high school. The system is leading the way in academic performance among public schools in the city. Additional information on the Cape Coral Education - Charter School System can be found at www.capecharterschools.org.

Cape Coral School Enrollment Projections
Grades 2009 2010 2014 2019 2029

K-5

 10,022 10,195 11,133 13,700 18,688

6-8

 5,532 5,383 5,564 6,899 9,992

9-12

 6,936 6,821 6,234 6,729 9,168

Source: School District of Lee County, Planning, Growth and School Capacity
Dept., October, 2009
City of Cape Coral
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