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Broward College

Fort Lauderdale, Florida·Public, 4-year or above·Southeast·broward.edu
6-yr Graduation
39%
+9.5pp vs Baccalaureate
Total enrollment
30,728
peer median 21,483
Avg net price
$20,077
+$15k vs Baccalaureate
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About

Broward College is a public college based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Miramar, Florida, Pembroke Pines, Florida and Davie, Florida. It is a member of the Florida College System, and offers several associate and baccalaureate degree programs.

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
39%+9.5pp vs Baccalaureate

Pell equity

3.0pp gap
Pell recipients
38%
Non-Pell
35%

Pell recipients graduate at a higher rate than non-Pell students here — unusual and worth investigating.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 81 Title IV programs, 12 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 69 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
81
Passing
12
14.8% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

81programs
  • Passing12 · 14.8%
  • No Data69 · 85.2%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
11
No data
69

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

12
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+17.7%
$38,252 vs $32,488
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+35.8%
$44,117 vs $32,488
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
+38.0%
$44,829 vs $32,488
Accounting and Related Services
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+49.6%
$48,605 vs $32,488
Legal Support Services
Associate Degree · Legal Professions And Studies
+50.6%
$48,911 vs $32,488
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+51.4%
$49,180 vs $32,488
Special Education and Teaching
Bachelor Degree · Education
+82.6%
$59,330 vs $32,488
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+87.9%
$61,029 vs $32,488

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

8
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
22%
$13,150 debt · $61,029 earn
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
21%
$8,000 debt · $38,252 earn
Computer and Information Sciences General
Bachelor Degree · Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
21%
$14,095 debt · $68,626 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
16%
$8,000 debt · $49,180 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
14%
$5,937 debt · $44,117 earn
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
12%
$8,750 debt · $75,879 earn
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
11%
$8,950 debt · $79,695 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
11%
$9,000 debt · $83,358 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Accredited since 1965Next review Dec 2029

Programmatic accreditations · 6

Action history · 14

  1. Nov 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    American Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education · Physical Therapy (PTA) - Programs for the physical therapist assistant
  2. Jun 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  3. Jun 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  4. Aug 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Hygiene (DH)
  5. Jun 2023Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$19,448
$30–48k$19,984
$48–75k$21,803
$75–110k$23,769
$110k+$24,881

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$20,077
+$14,787vs Baccalaureate median $5,290
Federal loans
10.2%
In-state tuition
$2,830
Out-of-state
$8,952

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 17,139 students received $75.8M in Pell grants, alongside $22.4M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
17,139
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$75.8M
$75,835,087 total
Direct Loans
$22.4M
6,078 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

17k
20
17k
21
16k
22
16k
23
17k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$10.7M
3,322 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$11.4M
2,727 loan awards
Parent PLUS$270K
29 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 3,903 borrowers who entered repayment, 54 (1.3%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.3%
-1.0pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
3,903
Defaulted
54
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
7.0%
2017
9.9%
2018
10.4%
2019
1.3%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Broward College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs106
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

5,122 total completions
01Liberal Arts
3,51368.6%
02Health Professions
66813.0%
03Business
3767.3%
04Computer Sciences
2394.7%
05Transportation
971.9%
06Education
741.4%
07Security/Protective
661.3%
08Engineering Tech
340.7%
09Natural Resources
300.6%
10Legal Professions
250.5%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
30,728
12-mo unduplicated
45,660
Undergraduate
45,660
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
40%18,323
Women
60%27,337

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
37.7%
Black
33.1%
White
12.3%
Non-resident
6.2%
Two or more
4.2%
Asian
3.3%
Unknown
2.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.2%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

Athletes
147
66 M · 81 W
Women athletes
55.1%
Athletic aid
$378K
Total student aid
Budget
$1.5M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$154K
$225K
Recruiting expense
$0
$0
Head-coach salaries
$30K
$21K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 6

Soccer
27 M · 26 W
$352K
Basketball
15 M · 13 W
$257K
Baseball
24 M ·
$225K
Softball
· 21 W
$160K
Volleyball
· 14 W
$92K
Tennis
· 7 W
$78K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.33
10 offenses · 30,057 students

3-year trend

0.122 yrs ago0.321 yr ago0.33Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
24
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
18
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Motor vehicle theft
8
Burglary
1
Aggravated assault
1

By location

10total
  • On campus8
  • Public property2

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
1
Dating violence
0
Stalking
1 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs02
Liquor00

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
31.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
332

Broward College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Broward College selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectBroward College
39%30,728$20,077Baccalaureate
Central New Mexico Community College
19,342$3,454Community College
Central Piedmont Community College
20,375$3,660Community College
Cerritos College
21,859$693Community College
Chaffey College
22,460$5,743Community College
Community College of Baltimore County
16,451$6,643Community College
Community College of Philadelphia
12,926$13,306Community College
Cuyahoga Community College District
17,840$4,538Community College
Daytona State College
12,820$7,201Baccalaureate
East Los Angeles College
33,677$9,791Community College
Eastern Florida State College
14,053$5,939Baccalaureate
El Paso Community College
25,567$4,154Community College
Florida SouthWestern State College
14,301$8,249Baccalaureate
Florida State College at Jacksonville
23,556$2,760Baccalaureate
Fresno City College
28,071$1,699Community College
Georgia State University-Perimeter College
90.8%17,437$10,102Community College
Hillsborough Community College
21,483$4,929Community College
Indian River State College
15,429$5,202Baccalaureate
Long Beach City College
24,985$5,001Community College
Los Angeles City College
14,611$7,532Community College
Miami Dade College
58,941$5,929Baccalaureate
Montgomery College
18,835$7,240Community College
Mt San Antonio College
29,971$3,107Community College
Palm Beach State College
25,916$9,832Baccalaureate
Pasadena City College
24,597$3,123Community College
Pima Community College
16,283$3,123Community College
Riverside City College
21,730$4,026Community College
San Antonio College
19,901$5,290Community College
San Jacinto Community College
31,812$7,540Community College
San Joaquin Delta College
20,969$8,508Community College
Seminole State College of Florida
15,390$3,119Baccalaureate
South Texas College
20%27,431$1,291Baccalaureate
St Petersburg College
23,936-$52Baccalaureate
Tidewater Community College
16,884$7,991Community College
Valencia College
47,425$10,399Baccalaureate
Peer group median30%90.8%21,483$5,290

Broward College Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office
Institutional Effectiveness
Phone
954-201-7521
Address
111 East Las Olas Blvd, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301

Our “Why” is to engage faculty, staff, and administrators in learning about our institutional performance, as well as student performance in meeting program learning outcomes through a culture of assessment so that we can identify strategies for continuous improvement to best serve our College’s mission.

Visit IR office page
Team
8 members
  • Dr. Kandeice Gibson
  • Dr. Kandeice Gibson
  • Karen Parker
  • Marc Webb
  • Michelle Levine
  • Dr. Monique Blake
  • Priscilla Suarez
  • Louise Winter

Reports & documents (1)

Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.

Grants & funding (6)

Federal grant awards and open funding opportunities awarded to this institution.

Notable alumni of Broward College (20)

A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.

  • Rita Mae Brown
    Literature
  • Mike Donald
    Athletics
  • Parris N. Glendening
    Politics
  • Drake Hogestyn
    Acting
  • Rosemary Homeister, Jr.
    Athletics
  • Barrington Irving
    Aviation
  • Alexis Jeffers
    Politics
  • Mat Latos
    Athletics
  • Ramiele Malubay
    Music
  • Marilyn Manson
    Entertainment
  • Valeria Morales
    Pageantry
  • Jim Naugle
    Politics
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Frequently asked questions about Broward College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Broward College.

What is the graduation rate at Broward College?

Broward College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 39% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Broward College?

Broward College reports a total enrollment of 30,728 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Broward College?

The average net price at Broward College is $20,077 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is Broward College located?

Broward College is located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301.

Who runs Institutional Research at Broward College?

Broward College's IR work is done by the Institutional Effectiveness.

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