This office oversees the Campus Physical Facilities Master Plan, and the design, planning, and construction of all campus building and infrastructure projects. Campus maps, building activity, and schedules are available for your information.

Our Mission Statement

To physically develop a University-Campus that will provide a total living environment for students; a safe, efficient and comfortable campus environment for faculty, staff and visitors; and a catalyst for technological and social advancement on the campus and its surrounding areas.

Florida Gulf Coast University Campus

Florida Gulf Coast University is located in Lee County, Florida, and approximately eight miles south of the city of Fort Myers. The university site contains 760 acres, which is almost half jurisdictional wetland. A master plan for the campus was completed in 1994 and was the basis for the initial planning for the campus. The master plan was designed around a central academic core area of approximately 150 acres in the center of the site that is surrounded by wetlands and upland preserves. The other major elements of the plan include a lake front parcel to the north of the academic core for student housing, athletic and recreational facilities, and specialized conference center; three other smaller parcels to the south and west of the core for student housing (completed 8/98), recreation, support or specialized academic functions. In addition to the academic core, the most significant land use on the campus will be the approximately 400 acres of jurisdictional wetlands and upland buffers that are planned to be restored and preserved as open space. The concept plan for the site was permitted by the Army Corps of Engineers, Department of Environmental Protection, and the South Florida Water management District.

The first phase of the university opened in August of 1997 with over 2,600 students (headcount) in bachelor’s and master’s degree programs, with the expectation in ten years of over 9,000 students.