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Florida Colleges Summary

Florida has the 6th highest total of colleges and adult education institutions in the country, with just about 300. Florida also ranks 4th for enrolled students, with more than 900,000. Perhaps because of the retirement population, Florida has a relatively small percentage of its population attending colleges in Florida (less than 6%).

There is a large number of for-profit schools in Florida -- more than 150 of them. Only 7 states have a higher percentage of for-profit schools. Even so, less than 10% of its students attend a for-profit school (only 7 other states have less than 10% of their student population going to for profit schools.

There are 17 colleges in Florida with more than 10,000 students, and 5 of these are community colleges. The largest college is the University of Florida with more than 45,000 students. Florida State University, University of Central Florida, and University of South Florida also have more than 30.000 students.

The Florida Department of Education website resides at the following web address: http://www.fldoe.org/. The offices for the Florida DOE are at:
Turlington Building
Suite 1514
325 West Gaines Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0400

Florida Colleges and Career Schools

SchoolCityStudentsDormsOpen AdmissionTypical SAT Range
Academy for Practical Nursing & Health OccupationsWest Palm Beach268 Yes 
Academy of Healing Arts Massage & Facial Skin CareLake Worth130 Yes 
Acupuncture and Massage CollegeMiami228 No 
Advance Science InstituteHialeah201 Yes 
Advanced - Basic Hair Design Training CenterMerritt Island67 Yes 
Advanced Technical CentersMiami8 Yes 
American Advanced Technicians InstituteHialeah67 No 
American InterContinental UniversityWeston  Yes 
Americare School of NursingFern Park241 No 
Angley CollegeDeland94 No 
Argosy UniversitySarasota, Tampa  Yes 
Artistic Nails and Beauty AcademyTampa146 Yes 
ASM Beauty World AcademyDavie74 Yes 
ATI Career Training CenterFort Lauderdale, Miami, Oakland Park  Yes 
ATI Career Training CenterFort Lauderdale623 No 
ATI Career Training CenterMiami481 Yes 
ATI Career Training CenterOakland Park591 Yes 
ATI College of HealthMiami Gardens  Yes 
ATI College of HealthMiami498 Yes 
Atlantic Institute of Oriental MedicineFort Lauderdale90 No 
Atlantic Technical CenterCoconut Creek952 Yes 
Audio Recording Technology InstituteOrlando98 Yes 
Barry UniversityMiami9,3241,086NoV: 430-520
M: 430-510
Beacon CollegeLeesburg99135No 
Beauty Schools of AmericaMiami677 Yes 
Beauty Schools of AmericaHialeah461 Yes 
Benes International School of BeautyNew Port Richey152 Yes 
Bethune Cookman CollegeDaytona Beach3,0901,772NoV: 360-460
M: 360-460
Bradenton Beauty and Barber AcademyBradenton107 Yes 
Bradford Union Area Vocational Technical CenterStarke250 Yes 
Brevard Community CollegeCocoa14,039 Yes 
Brewster Technical CenterTampa222 Yes 
Broward Community CollegeFort Lauderdale31,835 Yes 
Brown Mackie CollegeMiami  Yes 
Carlos Albizu University - Miami CampusMiami1,013 No 
Central Florida CollegeLargo, Winter Park  Yes 
Central Florida Community CollegeOcala5,978 Yes 
Central Florida InstitutePalm Harbor494 No 
Charlotte Technical CenterPort Charlotte898 Yes 
Chipola CollegeMarianna2,27986Yes 
City CollegeMiami291 No 
City CollegeFort Lauderdale397 Yes 
City CollegeCasselberry187 No 
City College Branch CampusGainesville352 No 
Clearwater Christian CollegeClearwater582600NoV: 490-585
M: 460-555
College of Business and TechnologyMiami119 Yes 
Compu - Med Vocational Careers CorpHialeah723 Yes 
Concorde Career InstituteJacksonville414 No 
Concorde Career InstituteLauderdale Lakes440 No 
Concorde Career InstituteTampa584 No 
Coral Ridge Nurses Assistant Training SchoolFort Lauderdale17 Yes 
CTI - OrlandoOrlando  Yes 
D G Erwin Technical CenterTampa1,293 Yes 
Dade Medical InstituteMiami204 Yes 
Darlyne McGees Academy of CosmetologyPalm Bay56 Yes 
Daytona Beach Community CollegeDaytona Beach11,413 Yes 
Daytona CollegeOrmond Beach  Yes 
Delta Connection AcademySanford  Yes 
DeVry UniversityFt. Lauderdale, Jacksonville, Miami, Orlando, Tampa  Yes 
DeVry UniversityFort Lauderdale, Jacksonville, Miami, Miramar, Orlando, Tampa  Yes 
Digital Media Arts CollegeBoca Raton  Yes 
East West College of Natural MedicineSarasota113 No 
Eckerd CollegeSaint Petersburg1,7791,408NoV: 510-630
M: 510-610
Edison CollegeFort Myers10,653 Yes 
Edutech CentersClearwater1,069 Yes 
Edward Waters CollegeJacksonville839373Yes 
Embry Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona BeachDaytona Beach4,7761,917NoV: 480-600
M: 510-630
Embry Riddle Aeronautical University - Extended CampusDaytona Beach14,691 No 
Everest InstituteFt. Lauderdale, Hialeah, Miami  Yes 
Everest UniversityClearwater, Jacksonville, Lakeland, Melbourne, Orange Park, Orlando, Pompano Beach, Tampa  Yes 
Everglades UniversityBoca Raton502 No 
Faith Theological Seminary and Christian CollegeTampa  No 
Fashion Focus Hair AcademySarasota78 Yes 
First Coast Technical InstituteSaint Augustine667 Yes 
Flagler CollegeSaint Augustine2,158804NoV: 530-620
M: 510-600
Flagler College - TallahasseeTallahassee411 No 
Flight Safety InternationalVero Beach  No 
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical UniversityTallahassee12,1542,276NoV: 410-510
M: 410-520
Florida Atlantic UniversityBoca Raton25,6452,225NoV: 470-560
M: 480-570
Florida Barber AcademyPompano Beach192 Yes 
Florida Career CollegeHialeah, Miami, Pembroke Pines, West Palm Beach  Yes 
Florida Career InstituteMulberry  Yes 
Florida Career Institute IncLakeland149 No 
Florida Christian College IncKissimmee253183Yes 
Florida Coastal School of LawJacksonville1,040 No 
Florida CollegeTemple Terrace456516NoV: 480-610
M: 470-600
Florida College of Integrative MedicineOrlando114 No 
Florida College of Natural HealthBradenton, Maitland, Miami, Pompano Beach  Yes 
Florida Community College at JacksonvilleJacksonville23,627 Yes 
Florida Culinary InstituteWest Palm Beach  Yes 
Florida Education InstituteMiami174 Yes 
Florida Gulf Coast UniversityFort Myers7,2491,946NoV: 470-560
M: 470-570
Florida Hospital College of Health SciencesOrlando2,041120No 
Florida Hospital School of Medical TechnologyOrlando  No 
Florida Institute of Animal ArtsWinter Park33 No 
Florida Institute of Technology - MelbourneMelbourne4,7451,347NoV: 500-630
M: 550-660
Florida Institute of Ultrasound IncPensacola68 No 
Florida International UniversityMiami36,9042,400NoV: 520-590
M: 510-590
Florida Keys Community CollegeKey West1,165 Yes 
Florida Memorial UniversityMiami Gardens2,004766No 
Florida National CollegeHialeah1,822 Yes 
Florida National College Training CenterHialeah49 Yes 
Florida Southern CollegeLakeland2,4891,313NoV: 470-580
M: 480-590
Florida State UniversityTallahassee39,1464,296NoV: 530-620
M: 540-630
Florida Technical CollegeAuburndale, DeLand, Jacksonville, Orlando  Yes 
Florida Technical College of JacksonvilleJacksonville125 No 
Fort Pierce Beauty AcademyFort Pierce51 Yes 
Full Sail Real World EducationWinter Park4,511 Yes 
Galen Health Institute - Tampa BaySaint Petersburg95 No 
George Stone Career CenterPensacola516 Yes 
George T Baker Aviation SchoolMiami290 Yes 
Golf Academy of the SouthAltamonte Springs218 No 
Gooding Institute of Nurse AnesthesiaPanama City40 No 
Gulf Coast CollegeTampa  Yes 
Gulf Coast Community CollegePanama City6,098 Yes 
Heritage Institute - Ft MyersFort Myers191 Yes 
Heritage Institute - JacksonvilleJacksonville305 No 
Herzing CollegeWinter Park  Yes 
High-Tech InstituteOrlando  Yes 
Hillsborough Community CollegeTampa21,377 Yes 
Hobe Sound Bible CollegeHobe Sound135115NoV: 460-520
M: 560-570
Hope Career InstituteLauderdale Lakes66 Yes 
Humanities Center Institute of Allied Health School of MassagePinellas Park148 No 
Indian River Community CollegeFort Pierce13,404 Yes 
International AcademySouth Daytona215 Yes 
International Academy of Design and TechnologyOrlando, Tampa  Yes 
International CollegeNaples1,673 No 
International Training CareersMiami315 No 
ITT Technical InstituteFort Lauderdale, Jacksonville, Lake Mary, Miami, Tampa  Yes 
Jacksonville Beauty InstituteJacksonville46 Yes 
Jacksonville UniversityJacksonville2,9721,060NoV: 440-560
M: 440-560
Johnson & Wales UniversityNorth Miami  Yes 
Jones CollegeJacksonville, Miami  Yes 
Jones College - JacksonvilleJacksonville550 Yes 
Jones College - Miami CampusMiami111 Yes 
Keiser UniversityDaytona Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Jacksonville, Kendall, Lakeland, Melbourne, Orlando, Pembroke Pines, Port St. Lucie, Sarasota, Tallahassee, Tampa, West Palm Beach  Yes 
Keiser University - Center for Culinary ArtsMelbourne, Sarasota, Tallahassee  Yes 
Keller Graduate School of Management of DeVry UniversityFt. Lauderdale, Jacksonville, Miami, Miramar, Orlando, Tampa  Yes 
Key CollegeDania Beach111 No 
La Belle Beauty AcademyMiami281 Yes 
La Belle Beauty SchoolHialeah391 Yes 
Lake - Sumter Community CollegeLeesburg3,359 Yes 
Lake City Community CollegeLake City2,62192Yes 
Lake Technical CenterEustis677 Yes 
Le Cordon Bleu Schools North AmericaMiramar, Orlando  Yes 
Lee County High Tech Center CentralFort Myers509 Yes 
Lee County High Tech Center NorthCape Coral217 Yes 
Lincoln College of TechnologyWest Palm Beach  Yes 
Lindsey Hopkins Technical Education CenterMiami1,024 Yes 
Lively Technical CenterTallahassee1,024 Yes 
Loraines Academy IncSaint Petersburg223 Yes 
Lorenzo Walker Institute of TechnologyNaples672 Yes 
Lynn UniversityBoca Raton2,8661,184NoV: 410-510
M: 400-510
Manatee Community CollegeBradenton9,767 Yes 
Manatee Technical InstituteBradenton1,131 Yes 
Manhattan HairTampa713 No 
Margate School of Beauty IncMargate403 Yes 
Marion County Community Technical and Adult Education CenterOcala309 No 
McFatter Technical CenterDavie665 Yes 
Medvance Institute - AtlantisPalm Springs336 No 
Medvance Institute of Fort LauderdaleLauderdale Lakes368 No 
Melbourne Beauty SchoolMelbourne  No 
Mercy Hospital School of Practical NursingMiami85 No 
Miami - Dade County Public Schools - The English CenterMiami566 Yes 
Miami Ad SchoolMiami Beach187 No 
Miami Dade CollegeMiami54,169 Yes 
Miami Lakes Educational CenterMiami Lakes1,497 Yes 
Mid Florida TechOrlando1,758 Yes 
National Aviation Academy A & P SchoolClearwater210 Yes 
National School of TechnologyFt. Lauderdale, Hialeah, Miami  Yes 
National School of TechnologyFort Lauderdale514 No 
National School of Technology IncHialeah801 No 
National School of Technology IncMiami832 No 
National School of Technology IncMiami749 No 
NetCom Information TechnologyMiami  Yes 
New College of FloridaSarasota762460NoV: 630-720
M: 580-670
New Concept Massage and Beauty SchoolMiami28 Yes 
New Covenant International UniversityLake Worth  No 
New Professions Technical InstituteMiami427 Yes 
Normandy Beauty School of JacksonvilleJacksonville53 Yes 
North Florida Community CollegeMadison1,255 Yes 
North Florida InstituteJacksonville, Orange Park  Yes 
Northwood University - Florida Education CenterWest Palm Beach923414NoV: 420-520
M: 430-520
Nouvelle InstituteMiami427 Yes 
Nova Southeastern UniversityFort Lauderdale26,335584NoV: 470-560
M: 470-580
Okaloosa - Walton CollegeNiceville6,748 Yes 
Okaloosa Applied Technology CenterFort Walton Beach276 Yes 
Orlando TechOrlando692 Yes 
Palm Beach Atlantic University - West Palm BeachWest Palm Beach3,1721,114NoV: 450-540
M: 460-570
Palm Beach Community CollegeLake Worth21,686 Yes 
Pasco - Hernando Community CollegeNew Port Richey7,346 Yes 
Paul Mitchell the SchoolCasselberry320 Yes 
Pensacola Junior CollegePensacola9,858 Yes 
Pinellas Technical Education CenterSaint Petersburg2,359 Yes 
Pinellas Technical Education Center - ClearwaterClearwater1,032 Yes 
Polk Community CollegeWinter Haven7,069 Yes 
Praxis InstituteMiami297 Yes 
Professional Training CentersMiami721 Yes 
Radford M Locklin Technical CenterMilton204 Yes 
Rasmussen CollegeHoliday, Ocala  Yes 
Reformation International CollegeFellsmere4 No 
Reformation International Theological SeminaryFellsmere23 No 
Remington CollegeLargo, Tampa  Yes 
Ridge Career CenterWinter Haven679 Yes 
Ringling School of Art and DesignSarasota1,088523No 
Riverside Hairstyling AcademyJacksonville86 Yes 
Robert Morgan Educational CenterMiami848 Yes 
Rollins CollegeWinter Park3,6221,239NoV: 540-650
M: 540-640
Ross Medical Education CenterHollywood42 No 
Ross Medical Education CenterWest Palm Beach87 No 
Saint John Vianney College SeminaryMiami5070No 
Saint Johns River Community CollegePalatka4,847 Yes 
Saint Leo UniversitySaint Leo13,0181,162NoV: 460-540
M: 460-550
Saint Thomas UniversityMiami Gardens2,692227NoV: 410-510
M: 388-490
Saint Vincent de Paul Regional SeminaryBoynton Beach87100No 
Sanford-Brown InstituteFt. Lauderdale, Jacksonville, Tampa  Yes 
Santa Fe Community CollegeGainesville13,688 Yes 
Sarasota County Technical InstituteSarasota688 Yes 
Sarasota School of Massage TherapySarasota130 No 
Schiller International UniversityLargo  Yes 
Schiller International UniversityDunedin153101No 
School of Health CareersLauderdale Lakes198 Yes 
Seminole Community CollegeSanford11,407 Yes 
Sheridan Technical CenterHollywood1,410 Yes 
South Florida Community CollegeAvon Park2,381100Yes 
South Florida Institute of TechnologyMiami88 Yes 
South University CampusTampa, West Palm Beach  Yes 
Southeastern School of Neuromuscular & Massage Therapy - JacksonvilleJacksonville53 No 
Southeastern UniversityLakeland2,3361,463No 
Southern Technical CollegeAuburndale, Orlando  Yes 
Southwest Florida CollegeFt. Myers, Tampa  Yes 
St Petersburg CollegeClearwater24,382 Yes 
St Petersburg Theological SeminarySaint Petersburg52 No 
Stenotype Institute of JacksonvilleOrlando193 Yes 
Stenotype Institute of JacksonvilleJacksonville88 Yes 
Stetson UniversityDeLand3,6651,529NoV: 520-620
M: 520-613
Strayer UniversityMaitland, Orlando, Tampa  Yes 
Suncoast II - The Tampa Bay School of Massage TherapyTampa74 Yes 
Sunstate AcademyClearwater  Yes 
Sunstate AcademySarasota62 Yes 
Sunstate AcademyFort Myers152 Yes 
Sunstate AcademyClearwater66 Yes 
Suwannee - Hamilton Technical CenterLive Oak131 Yes 
Tallahassee Community CollegeTallahassee13,029 Yes 
Talmudic College of FloridaMiami Beach4436No 
Taylor Technical InstitutePerry357 Yes 
Technical Career InstituteMiami  Yes 
Technical Education Center - OsceolaKissimmee186 Yes 
TechSkillsMaitland, Tampa  Yes 
TechSkills - MedicalMaitland, Tampa  Yes 
The Art InstitutesFt. Lauderdale, Jacksonville, Miami, Tampa  Yes 
The Baptist College of FloridaGraceville623234NoV: 445-575
M: 400-545
The Beauty InstituteWest Palm Beach72 Yes 
The F.I.R.S.T. SchoolOrlando  Yes 
The University of TampaTampa5,1982,723NoV: 490-580
M: 500-590
The University of West FloridaPensacola9,6321,425NoV: 500-600
M: 490-600
Tom P Haney Technical CenterPanama City353 Yes 
Traviss Career CenterLakeland749 Yes 
Trinity Baptist CollegeJacksonville465225NoV: 450-500
M: 350-400
Trinity College of FloridaTrinity19068NoV: 440-560
M: 400-510
Trinity International UniversityMiami312 No 
Tulsa Welding School - Jacksonville CampusJacksonville186 Yes 
Ultimate Medical AcademyClearwater, Tampa  Yes 
Universal Technical InstituteOrlando  Yes 
University of Central FloridaOrlando44,8568,333NoV: 520-610
M: 530-620
University of FloridaGainesville49,6937,353NoV: 570-670
M: 590-690
University of MiamiCoral Gables15,6744,234NoV: 570-670
M: 590-690
University of North FloridaJacksonville15,2342,445NoV: 510-610
M: 500-600
University of PhoenixJacksonville, Maitland, Plantation, Temple Terrace  Yes 
University of South FloridaTampa42,6604,450NoV: 510-600
M: 520-610
Valencia Community CollegeOrlando29,544 Yes 
Virginia College at PensacolaPensacola271 No 
Warner Southern CollegeLake Wales970242NoV: 340-600
M: 370-580
Washington - Holmes Technical CenterChipley698 Yes 
Webber International UniversityBabson Park615240NoV: 400-480
M: 415-515
Webster CollegeHoliday, Ocala  Yes 
Westside TechWinter Garden526 Yes 
Winter Park TechWinter Park398 Yes 
Withlacoochee Technical InstituteInverness409 Yes 
Yeshivah Gedolah Rabbinical CollegeMiami Beach51100Yes 

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