Jacksonville

The largest city in the state of Florida, the city of Jacksonville—or, Jax, as it’s known to residents—also boats the largest urban park system in the United States. With its proximity to the St. John’s river and the Atlantic Ocean, popular activities in Jacksonville are primarily water-oriented; swimming, boating, fishing, sailing and surfing are just a few of the many activities you can take part in here. Students attending Jacksonville colleges will find that there are museums aplenty, including the Jacksonville Maritime Museum, The Museum of Science and History and the Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville. What’s more, the climate in Jacksonville is humid subtropical, with high temperatures ranging from the mid-sixties to the mid-nineties throughout the year.

With no less than twenty-five colleges in Jacksonville, prospective students will have no problems finding schools that fit their needs both financially and academically. The most well-known colleges in Jacksonville are Jacksonville University, The Art Institute of Jacksonville, the Florida Coastal School of Law, Trinity Baptist College, University of North Florida and Florida State College at Jacksonville. Students looking to go into business should definitely check out the Jacksonville colleges, as the city has consistently been rated as one of the “hottest cities in America,” for business expansions and relocations by Expansion Management Magazine. Jacksonville is furthermore a leading port in the U.S., which has made it an important site for industrial, manufacturing and distribution centers. According to the official site of Jacksonville Florida, 82.7% of residents (ages 25 and up) are high schools graduates or higher, and 21.9% of residents have a bachelor’s degree or higher. While the majority of Jacksonville residents are employed in the city’s Naval bases, Citybank, Bank of America Corp., Winn Dix Stores Inc., and CSX corps., are other large, well-known employers in the Jacksonville area.