The government of St. Maarten has mandated that if a study can be done locally, students will be sent to the University of St. Martin for the first two years of study (Associate Degree)*. Thereafter, the Netherlands Antilles, Aruba, Holland, Tallahassee, and other areas. 

*All Elementary Education students must attend and complete the program at USM.

Students completing the VSBO level on the island will have to follow SBO courses locally, in Curacao or Aruba where possible.

Educational Institutions:

St. Maarten

University of St. Martin - www.usmonline.net

Netherlands Antilles

University of the Netherlands Antilles – www.una.net

Eligia Martir

Ban Bria

IFE

Aruba

EPI – www.epiaruba.com

University of Aruba – www.ua.aw

Holland

Students are required to attend institutions financed by the Dutch Government. The listing of these institutions are available on the site of the IBGroep – www.ib-groep.nl

There are many institutions in Holland offering programs in the English Language. For additional  information visit www.nuffic.nl. 

For additional information on schools in Holland please click on planning for college/identifying schools.

Tallahassee

The Government of St. Maarten has entered into a sister city agreement with the city of Tallahassee. This means that government sponsored students can attend universities in Tallahassee at the rate of a resident of that city (in-state tuition).

Florida A&M University - www.famu.edu

Florida State University – www.fsu.edu

Other schools in Tallahassee

Tallahassee Community College – www.tcc.fl.edu

Lively Technical Center – www.livelytech.com

Other schools in Florida

St. Thomas University, Miami - www.stu.edu

University of South Florida - www.usf.edu

Johnson & Wales University – www.jwu.edu

Florida Memorial University – www.fmuniv.edu

Schools outside of Florida

New England Institute of Technology (Rhode Island) - www.neit.edu

University of the Virgin Islands - www.uvi.edu