Editing Cape Coral, Florida (section)

==Education==
Cape Coral has continuously expanded public and private school systems with high performance standards. Cape Coral is part of the [[School District of Lee County (Florida)|Lee County School District]], which is operated by the Lee County Board of Education. {{As of|2009}}, the Board of Education operated 8 elementary, 6 middle, and 5 high schools in the Cape.<ref>[http://www.lee.k12.fl.us Welcome – The School District of Lee County, Florida<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> There are four public high schools in Cape Coral: [[Cape Coral High School]], built in the late 1970s; [[Mariner High School (Cape Coral, Florida)|Mariner High School]], which opened in 1987; [[Ida S. Baker High School]], founded in 2004 and named after one of the early principals of Cape Coral High School, which opened in 2005; and the newest, [[Island Coast High School]], which opened its doors for the 2008–2009 school year. Cape Coral has created a municipal [[charter school]] system, known as Oasis Charter Schools. The system consists of two elementary schools, [[Oasis Middle School]], and [[Oasis High School]]. The charter schools use the Core Knowledge and Cambridge Curricula. Since the system is public, there is no tuition. The municipal charter schools are available exclusively to children who live in Cape Coral.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.capecharterschools.org/home|title=Oasis Charter Schools|website=Oasis Charter Schools|accessdate=December 31, 2022}}</ref>

The main campus of [[Florida SouthWestern State College]] is located immediately east of Cape Coral in Fort Myers. The college offers associate and bachelor's degrees, plus technical training in fields such as allied health programs, computer networking & programming, business administration, paralegal, criminal justice and fire science. 2009 enrollment was more than 16,000 students on four campuses. One of Florida's youngest state universities, [[Florida Gulf Coast University]] (FGCU), opened in 1997 in nearby Fort Myers and now serves more than 12,000 students. FGCU has established a Cape Coral satellite facility, which provides Cape students with a growing offering of core courses. The university offers undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral degrees, including an executive master's program, a college of business and engineering and biotechnology programs. Other colleges and universities serving the area are [[Hodges University]], [[Southwest Florida College]] and [[Rasmussen College]].

Cape Coral Technical College<ref name="Logan">{{cite news|url=http://www.news-press.com/story/news/education/2015/06/08/fort-myers-cape-coral-technical-institutes-now-colleges/28703411/|title=Fort Myers, Cape Coral technical institutes now colleges|last=Logan|first=Casey|date=June 8, 2015|newspaper=News-Press|access-date=9 June 2015}}</ref> is a postsecondary educational institution operated by the Lee County public school system. It provides training in medical, computer and food-science fields. Employer-specific training, both on and off-site, is available through Business and Industry Services of Lee County which maintains an office in Cape Coral.<ref>[http://www.leecountybis.com Leecountybis.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>