About USFSM
The University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee (USFSM), also known as USF Sarasota-Manatee, is a separately accredited, four-year institution in the University of South Florida System, which comprises USF Tampa and USF St. Petersburg (USFSP). Located at 8350 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, Florida, USA, USFSM is situated a half-mile north of University Parkway in Manatee County. Just steps from beautiful Sarasota Bay, USFSM’s scenic campus is near the historic Crosley Mansion, the Ringling and the Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport (SRQ).
USFSM was established in 1975 as a regional campus of the University of South Florida and gained separate accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to award baccalaureate and master’s degrees in June, 2011. USFSM also offers an instructional site at 5920 Pam American Blvd. in North Port, Florida, convenient for students from North Port, Port Charlotte, Punta Gorda, Englewood, Venice and Arcadia. Overall, USFSM serves students from Sarasota, Manatee, Charlotte, Hillsborough and DeSoto counties. USFSM shares the resources of a major public research university in a hometown setting, with small classes (15:1 student/faculty ratio) and world-class faculty, 88 percent of whom hold a terminal degree in their field.
USFSM offers over forty bachelor’s degree, master’s degree and certificate programs in four colleges: Arts & Sciences, Business, Education, and Hospitality and Technology Leadership. Day, evening, weekend and online classes serve more than 4,500 students annually.
About College of Hospitality & Technology Leadership
Hospitality and Information Technology are two of the fastest growing industries in Florida. USF Sarasota-Manatee recognized the opportunities for students and developed the College of Hospitality and Technology Leadership, housing these two areas of study under one umbrella.
Our vision at USFSM is to be the leader in global hospitality and technology education, innovation and research. Our mission for the College of Hospitality and Technology Leadership at the University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee is to provide quality education for students in hospitality and technology leadership positions by creating an intellectual, collaborative, ethical, inclusive environment for our students, faculty, industry and community to produce educational opportunities and innovate research that will benefit the constituents in Florida, the U.S. and the world.