By Eric Tiettmeyer

And the winner is .... University of US Virgin Islands
www.tv.cou)! Yes, this university located in the Caribbean has so much to offer. First, this Caribbean has campuses in two island locations, St. Croix and St. Thomas, to choose from.
+ The total land area of these two islands is 133 miles, with temperatures in the 80's and 90's in the summer and 70-80's in the winter. So you know you are studying in paradise!
+ Because these islands are U.S. territories, you can arrive with a U.S. ID (no passport needed), use U.S. dollars, and have all the advantages of traveling in the U.S. while you are in an exotic location! Also, financial Aid (FAFSA) can be used at this university and all credits will transfer back to the U.S.



+ Both campuses have Accounting, Business, Communication, Computer, Criminal Justice, Education, English, Tourism, Humanities, Math, Nursing, Public Administration, and Psychology majors and each campus has additional majors. Master's degrees in Business, Education, Marine Science, Math, Public Administration, and Psychology are available at both campuses.

Second place goes to another Caribbean-based university, Universidad Interamericana in Puerto Rico (www.metro. inter.edu/englishtrimester/index.asp).

+ The university offers an English Trimester Program at its campus near Old Town San Juan. Puerto Rico is also a U.S. territory, so you can use your financial aid (including Pell Grants and Stafford Loans) and transfer credits back just like you would with any university at home.

+ The university offers AA degrees in Business, Nursing, and Accounting through the trimester program, and BA degrees in Marketing, Human Resources, Entrepreneurial and Managerial Development, Nursing and Psychology.
There is also an MBA through the Trimester program.

OVER 20 UNIVERSITIES THROUGHOUT PUERTO RICO accept FAFSA and are regionally accredited. So if you are bilingual in Spanish, you can study at any of these universities - with a tuition as low as $1,600, knowing the credits will transfer back home. No problem!