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Homestays are carefully selected and offer students the opportunity to learn more about the local culture in a comfortable setting while studying English in Tampa. These homes are often between 25 - 50 minutes away from the school by public transport. Families usually offer affordable meal plans that allow you to sample the local cuisine. If you have special requests or diet restrictions (because of religion or health reasons), please let us know in advance. Your housing starts on the Sunday before your first day of class and ends on the Saturday after your last day of class, unless otherwise noted. Learn more about homestay housing
Student residences are more suitable for an independent student, who is looking for clean, basic accommodation at an economic price. All students must be 18+. Your housing starts on the Sunday before your first day of class and ends on the Saturday after your last day of class, unless otherwise noted. Student residences often do not include any meal plan. Learn more about student residence accommodation
Area Description
ELS/Tampa is located on the campus of the University of Tampa. The campus is in the middle of the city of Tampa. It is walking distance to all that the city has to offer such as restaurants, hotels, banks, the Tampa Bay Aquarium, the Port of Tampa, historical Ybor City and more. The beaches are within half an hour¿s drive, and Busch Gardens is just a 15-minute drive from downtown. Tampa celebrates many festivals such as Gasparilla, the Tampa State Fair and the Strawberry Festival. The city is home to national sports teams such as the Buccaneers, Tampa Bay Lightning and the Tampa Bay Rays. The University of Tampa itself has much to offer. It is an historic campus complete with its own museum, large outdoor lap pool and over 26 dining facilities. It also provides a great education to international students from 126 countries.
Area Attractions
Henry B. Plant Museum
Located on a beautiful 100-acre campus
Near beaches, exciting nightlife, world-class shopping
Busch Gardens
Disney Theme Parks
Port of Tampa
Local Transportation
The University of Tampa is located in the heart of Tampa and everything is within walking distance. Students can take a 5-minute free shuttle bus ride from the student residence to the school.
Have questions? Get answers from ELS Language Centers at The University of Tampa: Tampa (FL) staff, Language International student advisors, and past students.
Ask a questionThis is possible. Hoever, the student would already have missed the beginning of an already partial session request. By the time we get approval and she takes the placement test, she would have less than 1 and ½ weeks of classes. And ELS would not be able to guarantee the correct language level as she missed the first day of placement testing. We would typically recommend an alternative.
Yes. As long as the primary visa holder (the person on the 'A' visa for whom the student is a dependent) is maintaint their status of 'A1 visa'