About
First Coast Technical College (FCTC) is a public technical college located in St. Augustine, Florida. Originally founded in 1965 as St. Augustine Technical Center, it offers a variety of vocational programs across multiple focus areas including health sciences, information technology, and manufacturing. The college currently operates under the St. Johns County School District.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 6.8-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 13 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 13 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing0 · 0.0%
- No Data13 · 100.0%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
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.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Council on Occupational Education
Action history · 4
- Jun 2025Grant Substantive Change: OtherCouncil on Occupational Education
- Mar 2021Approved for Distance EducationCouncil on Occupational Education
- Dec 2020Approved for Distance EducationCouncil on Occupational Education
- Sep 2015Renewal of AccreditationCouncil on Occupational Education
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, 291 students received $1.4M in Pell grants.
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 0 borrowers who entered repayment, 0 (0.0%) defaulted within three years — below the 13.2% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
Academic programs at First Coast Technical College
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
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 campus1
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
First Coast Technical College vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions First Coast Technical College 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectFirst Coast Technical College | 77% | — | 727 | $9,577 | — |
| — | — | 3,304 | $10,414 | — | |
| — | — | 2,197 | $12,871 | — | |
| — | — | 953 | $13,695 | — | |
| — | 20.5% | 383 | $12,987 | — | |
| — | — | 581 | $2,796 | — | |
| — | — | 1,491 | $4,895 | — | |
| — | — | 894 | $16,252 | — | |
| — | — | 875 | $7,283 | — | |
| — | — | 3,967 | — | — | |
| — | — | 1,498 | $10,478 | — | |
| — | — | 354 | $19,002 | — | |
| — | — | 2,912 | $9,729 | — | |
| — | — | 1,155 | $6,186 | — | |
| — | — | 1,126 | $21,932 | — | |
| — | — | 1,463 | $23,620 | — | |
| — | — | 1,045 | $12,776 | — | |
| — | — | 1,116 | $16,917 | — | |
| — | — | 1,101 | $15,816 | — | |
| — | — | 2,284 | $9,698 | — | |
| — | — | 1,628 | $14,780 | — | |
| — | — | 1,850 | $8,568 | — | |
| — | — | 2,416 | $12,267 | — | |
| — | — | 3,117 | $8,472 | — | |
| — | — | 1,055 | $12,612 | — | |
| — | — | 749 | $15,910 | — | |
| — | — | 960 | $11,901 | — | |
| — | — | 229 | $13,490 | — | |
| Peer group median | 77% | 20.5% | 1,121 | $12,612 |
Institutions like First Coast Technical College
Explore the federal data for institutions in First Coast Technical College's comparison group.
- Florida
Atlantic Technical College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment3,304Net price$10,414View data - Oklahoma
Canadian Valley Technology Center
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment2,197Net price$12,871View data - California
Downey Adult School
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment953Net price$13,695View data - New York
Erie 1 BOCES
Grad rate—Admit rate20.5%Enrollment383Net price$12,987View data - Florida
Erwin Technical College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment581Net price$2,796View data - Oklahoma
Indian Capital Technology Center-Muskogee
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,491Net price$4,895View data - Florida
Lake Technical College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment894Net price$16,252View data - Florida
Lorenzo Walker Technical College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment875Net price$7,283View data - Utah
Mountainland Technical College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment3,967Net price—View data - Oklahoma
Northeast Technology Center
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,498Net price$10,478View data - New York
Onondaga Cortland Madison BOCES
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment354Net price$19,002View data - Florida
Orange Technical College-East Campus
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment2,912Net price$9,729View data - Florida
Osceola Technical College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,155Net price$6,186View data - Florida
Pinellas Technical College-Clearwater
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,126Net price$21,932View data - Florida
Pinellas Technical College-St. Petersburg
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,463Net price$23,620View data - Florida
Robert Morgan Educational Center and Technical College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,045Net price$12,776View data - Florida
Suncoast Technical College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,116Net price$16,917View data - Tennessee
Tennessee College of Applied Technology Nashville
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,101Net price$15,816View data - Tennessee
Tennessee College of Applied Technology Northwest
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment2,284Net price$9,698View data - Tennessee
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Dickson
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,628Net price$14,780View data - Tennessee
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Elizabethton
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,850Net price$8,568View data - Tennessee
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Hohenwald
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment2,416Net price$12,267View data - Tennessee
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Jackson
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment3,117Net price$8,472View data - Tennessee
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Livingston
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,055Net price$12,612View data - Tennessee
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Morristown
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment749Net price$15,910View data - Florida
William T McFatter Technical College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment960Net price$11,901View data - Pennsylvania
York County School of Technology-Adult & Continuing Education
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment229Net price$13,490View data
Reports & documents (1)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
Grants & funding (1)
Federal grant awards and open funding opportunities awarded to this institution.
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