Published
May 14, 2013
Community colleges do not traditionally boast high completion rates, but there are many ideas in the works at schools across the country to bring those rates up. We look at a few that are making headlines today.
Town
|
College
|
# Students
|
Apopka |
260 |
|
Avon Park |
South Florida Community College (Public) |
2,825 |
Boca Raton |
Everglades University (Private, non-profit) |
644 |
Bradenton |
11,431 |
|
Bradenton |
Florida College of Natural Health (Bradenton) (Private for-profit) |
225 |
Casselberry |
City College (Casselberry) (Private not-for-profit) |
221 |
Clearwater |
Florida Career College (Clearwater) (Private for-profit) |
248 |
Cocoa |
Brevard Community College (Public) |
18,096 |
Cutler Bay |
College of Business and Technology-Cutler Bay (Private for-profit) |
210 |
Dania Beach |
Key College (Private for-profit) |
107 |
Daytona Beach |
Daytona State College (Public) |
16,577 |
Deland |
Angley College (Private for-profit) |
350 |
Delray Beach |
Institute of Allied Medical Professions (Private for-profit) |
378 |
Fern Park |
Lincoln Technical Institute (Fern Park) (Private for-profit) |
498 |
Fort Lauderdale |
Keiser University-Ft. Lauderdale (Private for-profit) |
16,870 |
Fort Lauderdale |
City College (Fort Lauderdale) (Private not-for-profit) |
746 |
Fort Lauderdale |
Broward College (Public) |
40,375 |
Fort Lauderdale |
ATI Career Training Center-Fort Lauderdale (Private for-profit) |
917 |
Fort Lauderdale |
Itt Technical Institute-Fort Lauderdale (Private, for profit) |
575 |
Fort Myers |
Heritage Institute-Ft Myers (Private for-profit) |
1,004 |
Fort Myers |
Southwest Florida College (Private for-profit) |
2,300 |
Fort Myers |
ITT Technical Institute - Fort Myers (Private for-profit) |
327 |
Fort Myers |
Edison State College (Public) |
23,108 |
Fort Pierce |
Indian River State College (Public) |
17,511 |
Gainesville |
City College Branch Campus (Private not-for-profit) |
552 |
Gainesville |
Santa Fe College (Public) |
15,745 |
Greenacres |
Southeastern College (Public) |
1,800 |
Hialeah |
Everest Institute-Hialeah (Private for-profit) |
851 |
Hialeah |
Florida National College-Main Campus (Private for-profit) |
2,829 |
Hialeah |
College of Business and Technology-Hialeah Campus (Private for-profit) |
300 |
Hialeah |
Dade Medical College (Hialeah) (Private for-profit) |
117 |
Holiday |
Rasmussen College-Pasco County (Private, for-profit) |
576 |
Hollywood |
Prospect hall school of business (Public) |
n/a |
Jacksonville |
Southeastern College (Public) |
160 |
Jacksonville |
Heritage Institute-Jacksonville (Private for-profit) |
461 |
Jacksonville |
Everest University-Jacksonville (Private for-profit) |
1,221 |
Jacksonville |
Sanford-Brown Institute (Jacksonville) (Private for-profit) |
996 |
Jacksonville |
Concorde Career Institute (Private for-profit) |
851 |
Jacksonville |
Southern Career College (Private for-profit) |
220 |
Jacksonville |
Stenotype Institute of Jacksonville Inc (Jacksonville) (Private for-profit) |
230 |
Jacksonville |
28,642 |
|
Key West |
Florida Keys Community College (Public) |
1,439 |
Lake City |
Florida Gateway College (Public) |
3,032 |
Lake Worth |
Palm Beach State College (Public) |
29,534 |
Lakeland |
Everest University-Lakeland (Private for-profit) |
844 |
Largo |
Fortis College (Largo) (Private for-profit) |
235 |
Largo |
St Petersburg College (Public) |
31,793 |
Largo |
Everest University-Largo (Private for-profit) |
795 |
Lauderdale Lakes |
Medvance Institute-Fort Lauderdale (Private for-profit) |
441 |
Leesburg |
Lake-Sumter Community College (Public) |
4,929 |
Madison |
North Florida Community College (Public) |
1,168 |
Maitland |
Florida College of Natural Health (Maitland) (Private for-profit) |
482 |
Marianna |
Chipola College (Public) |
2,211 |
Melbourne |
Everest University (Private for-profit) |
888 |
Miami |
Fortis College (Miami) (Private for-profit) |
920 |
Miami |
Everest Institute-North Miami (Private for-profit) |
906 |
Miami |
Brown Mackie College-Miami (Private for-profit) |
1,104 |
Miami |
ITT Technical Institute-Miami (Private, for-profit) |
664 |
Miami |
Professional Training Centers (Private for-profit) |
632 |
Miami |
Medvance Institute-Miami (Private for-profit) |
273 |
Miami |
College of Business and Technology-Flagler Campus (Private for-profit) |
345 |
Miami |
Dade Medical College (Miami) (Private for-profit) |
178 |
Miami |
Everest Institute-Kendall (Private for-profit) |
1,045 |
Miami |
College of Business and Technology (Private for-profit) |
146 |
Miami |
Ati Career Training Center (Miami) (Private, for profit) |
805 |
Miami |
Miami Dade College (Public) |
61,674 |
Miami |
ATI College of Health (Private for-profit) |
1,668 |
Miami |
Florida College of Natural Health (Miami) (Private for-profit) |
365 |
Miami |
Florida Career College (Miami) (Private for-profit) |
4,101 |
Miami |
City College (Miami) (Private not-for-profit) |
374 |
Miami |
Acupuncture and Massage College (Private, for-profit) |
131 |
Miami Beach |
Miami Ad School (Private for-profit) |
192 |
Miramar |
Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts (Miramar) (Private for-profit) |
1,428 |
New Port Richey |
Pasco-Hernando Community College (Public) |
10,770 |
Niceville |
Northwest Florida State College (Public) |
7,460 |
North Miami |
Johnson & Wales University-Florida Campus (Private not-for-profit) |
2,099 |
Oakland Park |
Ati Career Training Center (Oakland Park) (Private, for profit) |
685 |
Ocala |
Rasmussen College-Florida (Private for-profit) |
4,813 |
Ocala |
College of Central Florida (Public) |
8,766 |
Orange Park |
Fortis College (Orange Park) (Private for-profit) |
532 |
Orange Park |
Everest University-Orange Park (Private for-profit) |
1,272 |
Orlando |
Centura Institute (Private for-profit) |
185 |
Orlando |
Southern Technical College (Private for-profit) |
1,064 |
Orlando |
Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts (Orlando) (Private for-profit) |
1,430 |
Orlando |
Stenotype Institute of Jacksonville Inc (Orlando) (Private, for-profit) |
199 |
Orlando |
Florida Technical College (Private for-profit) |
1,489 |
Orlando |
Anthem College-Orlando (Private for-profit) |
552 |
Orlando |
International Academy of Design and Technology (Orlando) (Private, for-profit) |
1,172 |
Orlando |
Everest University-South Orlando (Private for-profit) |
14,517 |
Orlando |
Valencia Community College (Public) |
41,583 |
Orlando |
Everest University-North Orlando (Private for-profit) |
1,443 |
Ormond Beach |
Daytona College (Private for-profit) |
172 |
Palatka |
Saint Johns River State College (Public) |
6,613 |
Palm Harbor |
Central Florida Institute (Private for-profit) |
644 |
Palm Springs |
Medvance Institute-West Palm (Private for-profit) |
1,371 |
Panama City |
Gulf Coast Community College (Public) |
7,207 |
Pensacola |
Virginia College-Pensacola (Private for-profit) |
594 |
Pensacola |
Pensacola State College (Public) |
11,676 |
Pompano Beach |
Florida College of Natural Health (Pompano Beach) (Private for-profit) |
493 |
Pompano Beach |
Everest University-Pompano Beach (Private, for-profit) |
582 |
Saint Petersburg |
Galen School of Nursing-Tampa Bay (Private for-profit) |
499 |
Sanford |
21,182 |
|
St. Petersburg |
ITT Technical Institute-St. Petersburg (Private for-profit) |
375 |
Tallahassee |
Tallahassee Community College (Public) |
14,679 |
Tampa |
Sanford-Brown Institute (Tampa) (Private for-profit) |
1,589 |
Tampa |
Everest University-Brandon (Private, for-profit) |
7,251 |
Tampa |
Remington College-Tampa Campus (Private for-profit) |
260 |
Tampa |
International Academy of Design and Technology-Online (Private for-profit) |
2,433 |
Tampa |
Everest University-Tampa (Private for-profit) |
1,191 |
Tampa |
Fortis College (Tampa) (Private for-profit) |
385 |
Tampa |
Hillsborough Community College (Public) |
27,955 |
Temple Terrace |
Florida College (Private not-for-profit) |
478 |
West Palm Beach |
Cooper career institute (Private, for profit) |
68 |
West Palm Beach |
South University-West Palm Beach (Private, for-profit) |
771 |
West Palm Beach |
Lincoln College of Technology (West Palm Beach) (Private for-profit) |
3,240 |
West Palm Beach |
Summit institute (Public) |
169 |
Winter Haven |
Polk State College (Public) |
10,589 |
Winter Park |
Fortis College (Winter Park) (Private for-profit) |
445 |
Winter Park |
Full Sail Real World Education (Private, for profit) |
5,295 |
Winter Park |
Herzing University (Winter Park) (Public) |
428 |
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Online Community College ClassesNote: Data has been gathered from the Dept. of Education, schools, and commercial data sources.