Best Florida Community Colleges (2023)

For the 2023 school year, there are 70 community colleges serving 481,793 students in Florida (29 public colleges and 41 private colleges).

For Florida community colleges, the average tuition is approximately $3,280 per year for in-state students and $10,578 for out-of-state students. For private community colleges, the average yearly tuition is approximately $16,140 per year (view national tuition costs).

The best top ranked community colleges in California include Everglades University, City College-Gainesville and Florida SouthWestern State College.

The average community college acceptance rate in Florida is 88% (view national acceptance rates).

Minority enrollment is 59% (majority Hispanic) and the student:teacher ratio is 14:1.

Polk State College Photo - Polk State College provides access to affordable, quality higher education at six locations across Polk County, Florida.

Seminole State College of Florida Photo - Seminole State's mascot, Rally Raider, is a spirit leader and good will ambassador for the College.

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

Northwest Florida State College Photo - NWF Grads

Pasco-Hernando State College Photo - West Campus, New Port Richey, Milton O. Jones Hall

Student by Ethnicity

(FL) School Average

Asian

Hispanic

29%

Black

16%

White

41%

Two or more races

Non Resident

Unknown

FL All Ethnic Groups Ethnicity Breakdown

[+] Show Closed Community Colleges in Florida

Community Colleges in Florida (Closed)

School

Location

Students

Angley College (Closed 2011)

Public

1700 S. Woodland Blvd.
Deland, FL 32720
(321) 257-0797

| 350 students

ATI Career Training Center-Fort Lauderdale (Closed 2012)

Private, for profit

2890 Northwest 62nd Street
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309
(954) 973-4760

| 253 students

ATI Career Training Center-Miami (Closed 2012)

Public

7265 NW 25th Street
Miami, FL 33122
(305) 591-3060

| 294 students

ATI Career Training Center-Oakland Park (Closed 2012)

Private, for profit

3501 Northwest 9th Avenue
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309
(954) 563-5899

| 320 students

Brown Mackie College-Miami (Closed 2020)

Private, for profit

3700 Lakeside Drive
Hollywood, FL 33027
(305) 341-6600

| 919 students

Cooper career institute (Closed 2004)

Public

2247 palm beach lakes blvd, suite 110
West Palm Beach, FL 33409
(561) 640-6999

| 68 students

Dade Medical College-Miami (Closed 2016)

Public

3721-1 NW 7th Street
Miami, FL 33126
(786) 363-4910

| 1,037 students

Dade Medical College-Miami Lakes (Closed 2020)

Public

5875 NW 163rd Street, Suite 101
Hialeah, FL 33014
(786) 363-3340

| 439 students

Everest University-Pompano Beach (Closed 2020)

Private, for profit

225 N. Federal Hwy.
Pompano Beach, FL 33062
(954) 783-7339

| 1,548 students

Florida Career College-Clearwater (Closed 2014)

Public

410 Park Place Blvd
Clearwater, FL 33759
(954) 535-8678

| 180 students

Florida College of Natural Health-Bradenton (Closed 2020)

Private, for profit

616 67th Street Circle East
Bradenton, FL 34208
(941) 744-1244

| 143 students

Fortis College-Winter Park (Closed 2020)

Private, for profit

1573 W. Fairbanks Ave Suite #100
Winter Park, FL 32789
(407) 843-3984

| 14 students

Fortis Institute (Closed 2020)

Private, for profit

1630 South Congress Avenue, Suite 300
Lake Worth, FL 33461
(561) 304-3466

| 276 students

Fortis Institute-Miami (Closed 2020)

Private, for profit

9035 Sunset Drive, Suite 200
Miami, FL 33173
(305) 596-5553

| 26 students

Heritage Institute-Ft Myers (Closed 2016)

Private, for profit

6630 Orion Drive, Suite 200
Fort Myers, FL 33912
(239) 936-5822

| 738 students

Heritage Institute-Jacksonville (Closed 2016)

Private, for profit

4130 Salibury Road North, Suite 1100
Jacksonville, FL 32216
(904) 332-0910

| 285 students

ITT Technical Institute-Fort Lauderdale (Closed 2016)

Private, for profit

3401 S University Dr
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33328
(954) 476-9300

| 552 students

ITT Technical Institute-Fort Myers (Closed 2016)

Private, for profit

13500 Powers Court Ste 100
Fort Myers, FL 33912
(239) 603-8700

| 357 students

ITT Technical Institute-Hialeah (Closed 2016)

Private, for profit

5901 NW 183rd Street, Suite 100
Hialeah, FL 33015
(786) 629-3800

| 335 students

ITT Technical Institute-St Petersburg (Closed 2016)

Private, for profit

4809 Memorial Highway, Suite 100
Tampa, FL 33634
(813) 885-2244

| 151 students

Jones College-Miami Campus (Closed 2010)

Private, non-profit

11430 N Kendall Drive- Suite 200
Miami, FL 33176
(305) 275-9996

| 49 students

Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts-Miami (Closed 2020)

Private, for profit

3221 Enterprise Way
Hollywood, FL 33025
(954) 438-8882

| 789 students

Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts-Orlando (Closed 2020)

Private, for profit

8511 Commodity Circle
Orlando, FL 32819
(407) 888-4000

| 972 students

Lincoln College of Technology-West Palm Beach (Closed 2020)

Public

2410 Metrocentre Blvd
West Palm Beach, FL 33407
(561) 842-8324

| 713 students

Lincoln Technical Institute-Fern Park (Closed 2015)

Public

7275 Estapona Circle
Casselberry, FL 32730
(407) 673-7406

| 242 students

Prospect hall school of business (Closed 2020)

Public

2620 hollywood blvd
Hollywood, FL 33020
(954) 923-8100

| n/a students

Rasmussen College-Pasco County (Closed 2020)

Private, for profit

2127 Grand Blvd
Holiday, FL 34690
(727) 942-0069

| 576 students

Sanford-Brown College-Orlando (Closed 2020)

Private, for profit

6039 South Rio Grande Avenue
Orlando, FL 32809
(407) 857-2300

| 211 students

Sanford-Brown Institute-Jacksonville (Closed 2020)

Private, for profit

10255 Fortune Parkway, Suite 501
Jacksonville, FL 32256
(904) 363-6221

| 340 students

Summit institute (Closed 2004)

Public

1750 45th st
West Palm Beach, FL 33407
(561) 881-0220

| 169 students

University of Southernmost Florida (Closed 2015)

Private, for profit

9550 Regency Square Blvd., Suite 1100
Jacksonville, FL 32225
(305) 644-1171

| 173 students

Wellington Shaw Christian University (Closed 2021)

Private, non-profit

656 Cimarosa ct
Ocoee, FL 34761
(888) 401-4012

| 485 students

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