My daughter graduated from Florida Tech in 2018 (civil engineer). She liked it a lot. She was an athlete so had some advantages (like priority registration) but really it wasn’t hard to get all the classes she wanted anyway. the school has a lot of ‘spacey’ things like parties for the eclipse, constant rocket launches nearby or overhead, lots of jobs in the area for anyone who wants one.
It is not a big school experience, and there are a lot of nerds (a lot) but the kids know how to have fun too.
The beaches are pretty nice. It is close enough to Miami and Orlando to do concerts, special events, weekends on cruise ships.