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Public short-program colleges in Florida by graduates' median earnings 4 years after
Florida public short-program colleges, ranked by median earnings four years after completion, from College Scorecard (September 18, 2026). At least 5 colleges must report this figure for this list to exist.
| Rank | School | City | Sector | Median earnings, 4 years after | Completions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Treasure Coast Technical College | Vero Beach | Public, under 2-year | $53,449 | 131 |
| 2 | Big Bend Technical College | Perry | Public, under 2-year | $44,422 | 104 |
| 3 | First Coast Technical College | Saint Augustine | Public, under 2-year | $43,471 | 536 |
| 4 | Charlotte Technical College | Port Charlotte | Public, under 2-year | $43,247 | 298 |
| 5 | Lorenzo Walker Technical College | Naples | Public, under 2-year | $41,899 | 498 |
| 6 | Pinellas Technical College-Clearwater | Clearwater | Public, under 2-year | $41,457 | 556 |
| 7 | Lake Technical College | Eustis | Public, under 2-year | $40,817 | 706 |
| 8 | Okaloosa Technical College | Fort Walton Beach | Public, under 2-year | $40,636 | 243 |
| 9 | Emerald Coast Technical College | DeFuniak Springs | Public, under 2-year | $40,437 | 88 |
| 10 | Pinellas Technical College-St. Petersburg | Saint Petersburg | Public, under 2-year | $40,318 | 680 |
| 11 | Traviss Technical College | Lakeland | Public, under 2-year | $38,755 | 349 |
| 12 | Tom P. Haney Technical College | Panama City | Public, under 2-year | $38,454 | 266 |
| 13 | Cape Coral Technical College | Cape Coral | Public, under 2-year | $36,637 | 305 |
| 14 | Ridge Technical College | Winter Haven | Public, under 2-year | $35,542 | 379 |
| 15 | South Dade Technical College-South Dade Skills Center Campus | HOMESTEAD | Public, under 2-year | $35,454 | 203 |
| 16 | Lively Technical College | Tallahassee | Public, under 2-year | $35,313 | 703 |
| 17 | Florida Panhandle Technical College | Chipley | Public, under 2-year | $34,965 | 230 |
| 18 | M-DCPS The English Center | Miami | Public, under 2-year | $26,511 | 174 |
| 19 | D A Dorsey Technical College | Miami | Public, under 2-year | $26,385 | 11 |
| 20 | Aparicio-Levy Technical College | Tampa | Public, under 2-year | $22,645 | 230 |
Earnings cover federally aided graduates only, as published by College Scorecard, institution-wide rather than by one program.
How to read this. This is a whole-college figure across every program, not one program's graduates -- a college with mostly graduate or professional programs will show higher earnings than one that is mostly certificates. Completions shown alongside it are the latest IPEDS total on file.
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