About
The College of Central Florida (CF) is a public college with campuses in Marion, Citrus, and Levy counties in the U.S. state of Florida. It is part of the Florida College System and was founded in 1957 as Central Florida Junior College. CF has grown to span three counties and include the Appleton Museum of Art and Vintage Farm in Ocala.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 8.7-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 47 Title IV programs, 6 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 2 fail. 39 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing6 · 12.8%
- No Data39 · 83.0%
- Failing2 · 4.3%
Severity spectrum
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.
Near the line (±5%)
Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
Programmatic accreditations · 7
Action history · 20
- Aug 2025Renewal of AccreditationAmerican Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Hygiene (DH)
- Aug 2025Renewal of AccreditationAmerican Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Assisting (DA)
- Jan 2025Grant Substantive Change: ProgramAmerican Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Hygiene (DH)
- Aug 2023Initial AccreditationAmerican Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Hygiene (DH)
- Jun 2023Removal of Monitoring StatusSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 3,613 students received $17.3M in Pell grants, alongside $7.2M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
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.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 1,271 borrowers who entered repayment, 44 (3.4%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* 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.
Academic programs at College of Central Florida
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Men vs women · spending splits
Sport-by-sport · 3
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
- On campus2
- Public property4
Includes 2 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
- Race1
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
College of Central Florida vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions College of Central Florida selected for federal comparison reporting.
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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectCollege of Central Florida | 44% | — | 5,928 | $12,088 | Baccalaureate |
| — | — | 5,426 | $4,709 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 4,752 | $4,571 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 9,491 | $3,957 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 10,318 | $9,427 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 7,927 | $6,135 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 8,750 | $22,356 | Baccalaureate | |
| Peer group median | 44% | — | 7,927 | $6,135 |
Institutions like College of Central Florida
Explore the federal data for institutions in College of Central Florida's comparison group.
- BaccalaureateFlorida
Gulf Coast State College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment5,426Net price$4,709View data - BaccalaureateFlorida
Northwest Florida State College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment4,752Net price$4,571View data - BaccalaureateFlorida
Pensacola State College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment9,491Net price$3,957View data - BaccalaureateFlorida
Polk State College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment10,318Net price$9,427View data - BaccalaureateFlorida
Saint Johns River State College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment7,927Net price$6,135View data - BaccalaureateFlorida
State College of Florida-Manatee-Sarasota
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment8,750Net price$22,356View data
College of Central Florida Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The CF Institutional Research Board provides the required information, forms, and training related to the ethical conduct of research needed to submit an application to the IRB, ensuring research activities protect human subjects.
Visit IR office page- Jamie ClintonInstitutional and Research Analysis, Institutional Effectiveness
Reports & documents (1)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
Notable alumni of College of Central Florida (5)
A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.
- Ryan Chamberlin
- Charles S. Dean Sr.
- Joe Harding
- Jim Huber
- Kurt Kelly
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