Santa Fe College
Gainesville, Florida
- Two-year college
- Public
- Suburb
- 11,122 students
What you can study
Programs this school reported awarding, with how many students finished one in the latest year. Where the federal data has it, we show what this school's graduates earned a year after finishing (for graduates from a few years back, so a program can show earnings even if few finished recently). The national figure is for everyone who finished that kind of program anywhere.
Agriculture and horticulture
- Animal SciencesAssociate degree · 46 finishedGraduates here earned $34,312 a year after finishingNationally: $35,006
Auto, diesel and aircraft mechanic
- Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 8 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $43,278
Bookkeeping and accounting
- Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 9 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,647
- Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's degree · 28 finishedGraduates here earned $54,094 a year after finishingNationally: $60,798
Carpentry and construction
- CarpentersCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $35,931
- Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and InspectionCertificate · 12 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $35,572
- Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and InspectionAssociate degree · 27 finishedGraduates here earned $49,866 a year after finishingNationally: $52,746
Child care and early education
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsAssociate degree · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,190
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's degree · 15 finishedGraduates here earned $39,183 a year after finishingNationally: $44,159
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesCertificate · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $28,174
Clinical lab technician
- Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsCertificate · 50 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $34,692
- Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsBachelor's degree · 16 finishedGraduates here earned $65,739 a year after finishingNationally: $69,014
Computers and IT
- Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralCertificate · 50 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $44,167
- Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralAssociate degree · 25 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $43,763
- Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's degree · 42 finishedGraduates here earned $62,512 a year after finishingNationally: $70,762
- Computer ProgrammingCertificate · 31 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $46,650
- Computer ProgrammingAssociate degree · 26 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $45,248
- Computer Software and Media ApplicationsCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $35,694
- Computer Software and Media ApplicationsAssociate degree · 31 finishedGraduates here earned $30,878 a year after finishingNationally: $32,720
- Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementCertificate · 15 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $47,595
- Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementAssociate degree · 30 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $46,417
Dental assisting and hygiene
- Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsCertificate · 16 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,575
- Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate degree · 22 finishedGraduates here earned $66,670 a year after finishingNationally: $62,279
Electrician
- Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersCertificate · 22 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $44,469
EMT, surgical tech and imaging
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate · 90 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,124
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree · 79 finishedGraduates here earned $68,819 a year after finishingNationally: $61,169
Engineering technology
- Electromechanical Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 5 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $63,073
- Environmental Control Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,256
- Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 13 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $56,437
HVAC and refrigeration
- Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Certificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,278
Medical assisting and pharmacy tech
- Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate degree · 7 finishedGraduates here earned $42,776 a year after finishingNationally: $40,233
Medical billing and office
- Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCertificate · 17 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,067
- Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssociate degree · 6 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,452
- Health and Medical Administrative ServicesBachelor's degree · 39 finishedGraduates here earned $48,362 a year after finishingNationally: $50,300
Office and business support
- Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesCertificate · 11 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,026
Paralegal
- Legal Support ServicesAssociate degree · 15 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,377
Pilot and air transportation
- Air TransportationAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $52,658
Plumbing and pipefitting
- Plumbing and Related Water Supply ServicesCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,980
Police, fire and corrections
- Criminal Justice and CorrectionsCertificate · 39 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,215
- Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate degree · 8 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,997
Practical nursing and nursing assistant
- Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate · 44 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $50,533
Registered nursing
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate degree · 144 finishedGraduates here earned $73,388 a year after finishingNationally: $75,149
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's degree · 62 finishedGraduates here earned $83,589 a year after finishingNationally: $84,093
Welding and machining
- Precision Metal WorkingCertificate · 21 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,421
Other programs (11)
- Biology/Biotechnology Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 2 finishedNationally: $45,385
- Business Administration, Management and OperationsCertificate · 3 finishedNationally: $44,510
- Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate degree · 7 finishedNationally: $41,208
- Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftAssociate degree · 2 finishedNationally: $22,567
- Education, OtherCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $52,848
- Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsCertificate · 1 finishedNationally: $43,067
- Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsAssociate degree · 1 finishedNationally: $35,157
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate degree · 2,057 finishedGraduates here earned $30,780 a year afterNationally: $34,134
- MarketingAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $38,094
- Physical Science Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $57,582
- Physical Science Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 1 finishedNationally: $61,888
What it really costs
Net price is what students paid after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $11,289per year, students who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $13,890sticker price incl. living costs, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $2,563Source: College Scorecard
- Students with federal loans
- 13%Source: College Scorecard
How students do
- Finish their program
- 53%first-time, full-time students finishing within 1.5 times the normal lengthSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $40,2296 years after starting, students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings, later
- $46,65010 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at completion
- $9,500federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
- Earned a degree or certificate here
- 44%all students who started, 8 years laterSource: College Scorecard
- Left for another college before finishing
- 32%all students who started, 8 years laterSource: College Scorecard
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Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Santa Fe College, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. Program earnings cover graduates who received federal student aid. We last pulled the data on November 6, 2026.
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