Florida Community Colleges

There are 97 community colleges located throughout Florida (42 public colleges and 55 private colleges), serving 571,636 students.
For Florida community colleges, the average tuition is approximately $6,233 per year for in-state students and $11,756 for out-of-state students. For private community colleges, the average yearly tuition is approximately $15,011 per year (view national tuition costs).
The average community college acceptance rate in Florida is 87% (view national acceptance rates).
Florida community colleges have a diversity score of 0.70, which is higher than the national average of 0.67 (view national diversity statistics).
Minority enrollment is 54% (majority Hispanic) and the student:teacher ratio is 38:1.

West Campus, New Port Richey, Milton O. Jones Hall

Polk State College provides access to affordable, quality higher education to more than 16,000 students a year at six locations across Polk County, Florida.

The Mori Hosseini Center at Daytona State College houses the world famous Southeast Museum of Photography, as well as the Hospitality and Culinary Programs.

Seminole State College of Florida's Altamonte Springs Campus serves southwestern Seminole County, a rapidly expanding area that contains more than one-third of all Seminole County households.

Visit nfcc.edu for more information about North Florida Community College.

Student by Ethnicity

(FL) School Average

Asian

Hispanic

24%

Black

17%

White

46%

Two or more races

Non Resident

Unknown

FL All Ethnic Groups Ethnicity Breakdown

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