[kate's gotta go]

programs for in-state residents? If so, can you share with me what you might know.

Any great areas in Fl that are kid and family friendly, good schools, and lots of sports (little league) team leagues for kids....any great FL colleges known for their baseball?

Thanks.

[FHMullane]

The Jupiter Area is great. Lots of diversity in terms of lifestyle and COL.

[DeLaSalle]

Originally Posted by kate's gotta go

programs for in-state residents? If so, can you share with me what you might know.

Any great areas in Fl that are kid and family friendly, good schools, and lots of sports (little league) team leagues for kids....any great FL colleges known for their baseball?

Thanks.

FL has some great world class U's "dirt cheap" for in-state.
Gainsville has fl state and although i don't know about their baseball program, all of their other athletic programs are top-knotch!

[SunnyDog]

University of Miami's baseball program has lots of championships, a nice stadium, and a great reputation.

[NatureCoastFL]

Florida has the bright futures award for florida students who have maintained a 12 month residency here(Please read the pdf below for full details). We also have the florida academic scholars award for those students who maintain a 3.5 gpa in high school along with other requirements. I actually got the academic scholar award many years ago and it paid for my degree. The actual cost to attend florida schools is obviously cheaper for residents than non-residents. Since I attended USF, I am more familliar with them than the other schools, but here is there cost for this year:

http://usfweb2.usf.edu/pfs/tuition_c...5_credit_hours

Wow, I when I attended USF(early 90's), it was only $47.00 an hour


As for sports, I think FSU baseball was ranked last year, but all 4 of the big schools have a variety of sports available. As I am biased, I would say the Tampa Bay area, but make sure you do your homework before blindly picking a spot....


Florida bright futures link:

https://www.floridastudentfinanciala...f/BF.06-07.pdf

and
http://www.firn.edu/doe/brfutures/fasrequire.htm (broken link)

[CelticLady1]

Originally Posted by DeLaSalle

FL has some great world class U's "dirt cheap" for in-state.
Gainsville has fl state and although i don't know about their baseball program, all of their other athletic programs are top-knotch!

Not to be picky but Gainsville has Florida, (Gators), and Tallahassee has Florida State, (Seminoles). Both good schools!

[tattoohank]

Check out the The University of Tampa they have good baseball program and it's an excellent college.

[BlueWillowPlate]

Originally Posted by CelticLady1

Not to be picky but Gainsville has Florida, (Gators), and Tallahassee has Florida State, (Seminoles). Both good schools!

My son applied to both of those schools.
You do have to apply early (Oct 25 & Nov 1st) if you are thinking about Bright Futures.

[ready2move]

Originally Posted by kate's gotta go

programs for in-state residents? If so, can you share with me what you might know.

Any great areas in Fl that are kid and family friendly, good schools, and lots of sports (little league) team leagues for kids....any great FL colleges known for their baseball?

Thanks.

are you asking two seperate questions?

Are you looking for college baseball AND for something for the younger ones?

[dizliz0925]

I went to school at both Florida and FL State...and worked for both athletic departments. Both have excellent baseball programs, and almost always start the year in the top 15, and are frequent visitors to the College World Series every June. Both have great stadiums

Univ of Miami is a private school.

Most of the colleges in FL have decent baseball teams, at the very least, mainly because the weather is perfect in the spring....some college games actually begin in FEBRUARY, no better time for a game - cool, 60 degrees.

Additionally, for the same reason (good weather year round) youth sports are big in FL.

I live in Jacksonville, and Manadarin is a big area for youth sports....
You can google 'Mandarin Athletic Association' for more info on youth sports.

Additionally, Jacksonville has just built (2003) a new minor league park for its team, the Jacksonville Suns. The are the AA affiliate of the Dodgers, and have been in the playoffs the past 3 years, winning the title in 1996, 2001, 2005, and won Baseball America's award for Best minor league team