South Florida State College

Avon Park, Florida

  • Two-year college
  • Public
  • Suburb
  • 2,045 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

  • Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business ServicesCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $31,375
  • Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business ServicesAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $37,113
  • Plant SciencesAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $45,993

Auto, diesel and aircraft mechanic

  • Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 9 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $43,278

Bookkeeping and accounting

  • Accounting and Related ServicesCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,897
  • Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 4 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,647

Child care and early education

  • Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,190
  • Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's degree · 10 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $44,159

Clinical lab technician

  • Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsCertificate · 30 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $34,692

Computers and IT

  • Computer ProgrammingCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $46,650
  • Computer ProgrammingAssociate degree · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $45,248
  • Computer Software and Media ApplicationsCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $35,694
  • Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,930
  • Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $46,926
  • Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementCertificate · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $47,595
  • Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementAssociate degree · 4 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $46,417

Cosmetology and barbering

  • Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesCertificate · 14 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $23,574

Culinary arts

  • Culinary Arts and Related ServicesCertificate · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,130

Dental assisting and hygiene

  • Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsCertificate · 11 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,575
  • Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate degree · 11 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $62,279

Electrician

  • Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersCertificate · 20 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $44,469

EMT, surgical tech and imaging

  • Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate · 39 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,124
  • Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree · 21 finishedGraduates here earned $57,542 a year after finishingNationally: $61,169

Engineering technology

  • Engineering Technologies/Technicians, GeneralCertificate · 6 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $50,439
  • Engineering Technologies/Technicians, GeneralAssociate degree · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $54,761
  • Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $49,355
  • Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $57,072
  • Electromechanical Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,608
  • Electromechanical Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $63,073
  • Environmental Control Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,256
  • Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $56,893
  • Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $63,717
  • Computer Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $45,794

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 ServicesCertificate · 4 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $32,268

Medical billing and office

  • Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCertificate · 4 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,067
  • Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssociate degree · 4 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,452

Office and business support

  • Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesCertificate · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,026

Police, fire and corrections

  • Criminal Justice and CorrectionsCertificate · 42 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,215
  • Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate degree · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,997
  • Fire ProtectionCertificate · 8 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $52,514
  • Fire ProtectionAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $62,186

Practical nursing and nursing assistant

  • Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate · 20 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $50,533

Registered nursing

  • Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate degree · 77 finishedGraduates here earned $75,431 a year after finishingNationally: $75,149
  • Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's degree · 13 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $84,093

Welding and machining

  • Precision Metal WorkingCertificate · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,421
Other programs (5)
  • Business Administration, Management and OperationsCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $44,510
  • Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate degree · 12 finishedNationally: $41,208
  • Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsCertificate · 5 finishedNationally: $43,067
  • Homeland SecurityCertificate · 6 finishedNationally: $51,940
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate degree · 258 finishedGraduates here earned $34,065 a year afterNationally: $34,134
Source: College Scorecard

What it really costs

Net price is what students paid after grants and scholarships.

Average net price per year, by family income
$0–30k$1,154$30–48k$412$48–75k$1,817$75–110k$5,035Over $110k$8,922Source: College Scorecard
Average net price
$1,502per year, students who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
Total cost of attendance
$8,922sticker price incl. living costs, per yearSource: College Scorecard
Tuition, in-state
$3,165Source: College Scorecard
Students with federal loans
6%Source: College Scorecard

How students do

Finish their program
52%first-time, full-time students finishing within 1.5 times the normal lengthSource: College Scorecard
Median earnings
$38,8616 years after starting, students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
Median earnings, later
$41,54810 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
Median debt at completion
$7,687federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Earned a degree or certificate here
45%all students who started, 8 years laterSource: College Scorecard
Left for another college before finishing
20%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 South Florida State 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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