I have been a student at this campus for the last 2 semesters…read more It is much smaller than Tampa and seems to be more of a commuter campus. I love that the student body seems to be older than that of Tampa. I am 27 and when I was at Tampa campus, I was usually the oldest person in my class. Now, I am about the average age. The classes are also considerably smaller. In Tampa, I had classes with 200 other students in it. Now my biggest class had 70 and my smallest had 5. The professors are often adjunct in St Pete. This is really interesting because you have teachers who usually work and specialize in the material being taught. I feel this is much better than the grad student method of Tampa. As far as student involvement is concerned, they both have a large number of students in clubs and organizations. Many students work on the campus so things like the help desk and library are students that go there, too. There is also free tutoring that is run by students. It is an invaluable resource that is a part of your tuition. I suggest going anytime you have a question. The location is simply beautiful. It is located right on the water. There is a dock and a marina in the back of the school. Although the offices are a little hard to find, the campus is gorgeous. The staff all over campus in St Pete is MUCH more helpful and polite, though. Overall, I think St Pete suits me much better than Tampa.

My college (Eckerd) sometimes does joint programs and competitions with USFSP & so I've been on…read moretheir campus a few times now. It's in the heart of downtown St. Pete and has a gorgeous student center with large aquariums, comfy seating, and a cafeteria too. Upstairs they have large ballroom/conference areas great for large presentations like the film event I attended, but it can also be sectioned off into smaller portions which was what was done when I attended a guest lecture there that my professor for my Literature and Human Rights course (offered at Eckerd) highly recommended. My boyfriend now goes to USFSP to touch up his orgo-chem skills before going to grad school & his only complaint is parking; they have a large parking garage right across from campus, but it gets filled quick according to him. But he's enjoyed his professors so far and noted how small the orgo-chem labs are - only about 10 students so a great way to get hands on experience and attention.

After "teaching myself" for about 25 years, I finally bit the bullet and reached out to an…read moreinstructor. Thankfully the first person I reached out to was Douglas! I've been taking lessons with him for a little less than three years now here in St. Petersburg. He's helped me discover new ways of approaching the same instrument which has helped me grow immensely so far. I highly recommend him for knowledge of the instrument, casual teaching style and patience! Go see him and rediscover why you too love guitar!

If you live in the Tampa-St Pete area, want to learn or improve your guitar playing skills, and are…read morelooking for the most effective and compelling way to progress, I urge you to find your way to Douglas' studio as quickly as you can. I looked up Douglas' website and scheduled my first lesson after slogging for months through one of the most highly regarded (and expensive) video-based instructional systems, and feeling completely discouraged. Twenty-four hours after our first session the feeling of elation that came over me during and after the lesson has yet to subside. Douglas rapidly and accurately assessed my skill level, and developed a set of challenging but thouroughly enjoyable exercises designed to stimulate my desire to practice and to accelerate my progress. Today, I more than doubled the time I normally devote to practice and cannot wait to get back at it tomorrow. So glad I made the switch. Do yourself a big favor, schedule a lesson with Douglas and you'll soon feel like you hit the guitar instruction jackpot.