MAST@FIU Biscanye Bay Campus, also known as MAST@FIU, and MAST@ FIU BBC, is a public magnet secondary school. The school is located in
North Miami
North Miami is a suburban city located in northeast Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States, about north of Miami. The city lies on Biscayne Bay and hosts the Biscayne Bay Campus of Florida International University. Originally the "Town of A ...
,
Florida
Florida ( ; ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders the Gulf of Mexico to the west, Alabama to the northwest, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia to the north, the Atlantic ...
, on
Florida International University
Florida International University (FIU) is a public research university with its main campus in Westchester, Florida, United States. Founded in 1965 by the Florida Legislature, the school opened to students in 1972. FIU is the third-largest univ ...
's
Biscayne Bay Campus
The Biscayne Bay Campus (BBC), located in North Miami, Florida, is a branch campus of Florida International University. With a student body of more than 7,000, it is the largest branch campus in Florida's State University System.
FIU's natio ...
. It is the fourth MAST school to open, after
MAST Academy
Maritime and Science Technology Academy, commonly referred to as MAST Academy, or MAST, is a public high school on Virginia Key in Miami, Florida. MAST Academy is a magnet school under the governance of Miami-Dade County Public Schools. The sch ...
,
MAST Medical @ Homestead, and
José Martí MAST.
In 2013, it was claimed that opening the school would depend on funding from the community.
On August 19, 2013, MAST@FIU opened.
The school takes advantage of its location on the bay, similar to the
Virginia Key MAST Academy. MAST@FIU claims that it offers the advanced studies of a public magnet, while shifting the setting to a university atmosphere for Dual Enrollment(DE) classes at FIU.
References
2013 establishments in Florida
Educational institutions established in 2013
Education in Miami
Florida International University
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