University of South Florida Sarasota–Manatee

The University of South Florida Sarasota–Manatee (also known as USF Sarasota-Manatee) is a branch campus of the University of South Florida in Sarasota, Florida, near the Sarasota-Manatee county line. USF Sarasota-Manatee was established in 1975 as a regional campus of the University of South Florida, based in Tampa, and gained separate accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award baccalaureate and master's degrees in June 2011.