
Florida Tech's main campus is located
in Melbourne, Florida, a residential
community
on the Space Coast of Florida. The community
hosts many high-tech companies that serve and support industries for the
space program. The Melbourne/Palm Bay
community, home to approximately 140,000
residents
representing many U.S. states and foreign countries, is on the east coast
of Florida, approximately 100 kilometers
from Orlando and 270 kilometers from
Miami.
The Kennedy Space Center is a 45-minute drive north and Walt Disney World/EPCOT
Center is a one-hour drive west of the Florida Tech campus.
The climate is generally warm, sunny and humid,
with an average temperature of 75 degrees Fahrenheit
(24 C). Temperatures can be as low as 40 degrees
F (4 C) in the winter months of December, January
and February, and as high as 100 degrees F (37 C)
in the summer months of July, August and September.