Private (for-profit)

Florida Education Institute

Miami, Florida·Private for-profit, 2-year·Southeast·fei.edu
6-yr Graduation
74%
Total enrollment
318
peer median 652
Avg net price
$36,273
+$8.6k vs peer
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Florida Education Institute is a career-oriented institution located in Miami, Florida, offering programs in fields such as Pharmacy Technician, HVAC/R, Culinary Arts, Medical Assistant, and Business Management.

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
74%
Full-time retention
79%

Pell equity

7.3pp gap
Pell recipients
74%313 of 425
Non-Pell (all)
67%2 of 3
Subsidized loan, no Pell
50%1 of 2
No Federal Aid
100%1 of 1

Pell recipients here graduate at a 7.3-point higher rate than non-Pell students, unusual and worth a closer look.

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 11 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 11 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
11
Passing
0
0.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

11programs
  • Passing0 · 0.0%
  • No Data11 · 100.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

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

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.

Debt vs earnings

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

4
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
31%
$9,500 debt · $30,373 earn
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
30%
$9,500 debt · $32,013 earn
Culinary Arts and Related Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Personal And Culinary Services
29%
$9,500 debt · $32,935 earn
Heating Air Conditioning Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC HACR HVAC HVACR)
Undergraduate Certificate · Mechanic And Repair Technologies/Technicians
23%
$9,500 debt · $41,244 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Council on Occupational Education

Accredited since 2001Next review Dec 2028

Action history · 8

  1. Jun 2025Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Council on Occupational Education
  2. Jun 2024Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Council on Occupational Education
  3. Dec 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    Council on Occupational Education
  4. Sep 2021Grant Substantive Change: Final Branch Approval
    Council on Occupational Education
  5. Mar 2021Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Council on Occupational Education

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$36,299
$30–48k$35,977
$48–75k
$75–110k
$110k+

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

Avg net price (private)
$36,273
+$8,631vs peer median $27,642
Federal loans
57.5%

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 290 students received $1.6M in Pell grants, alongside $1.5M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
290
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$1.6M
$1,597,032 total
Direct Loans
$1.5M
348 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
20
0k
21
1k
22
1k
23
0k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$545K
169 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$887K
169 loan awards
Parent PLUS$79K
10 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 191 borrowers who entered repayment, 12 (6.2%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
6.2%
+3.9pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
191
Defaulted
12
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
2.7%
2017
15.8%
2018
20.3%
2019
6.2%
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 Florida Education Institute

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs10
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

6 total completions
01Health Professions
350.0%
02Business
233.3%
03Personal/Culinary
116.7%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
318
12-mo unduplicated
550
Undergraduate
550
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
29%162
Women
71%388

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
97.8%
Black
1.9%
White
0.3%

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 652 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
0
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    VAWA offenses

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

    Hate crimes by bias

    No hate crimes reported.

    Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

    CategoryArrestsReferrals
    Weapons00
    Drugs00
    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
    21.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    17

    Florida Education Institute vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Florida Education Institute 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
    SubjectFlorida Education Institute
    74%318$36,273
    886$18,205
    403$27,919
    824$27,365
    291$9,863
    477$18,529
    631$29,837
    169$49,299
    643$28,525
    437$29,232
    73.6%661$35,514
    689$21,459
    1,144$26,182
    1,466$26,528
    1,345$28,915
    514$50,756
    100.0%717$33,139
    631$17,864
    578$29,343
    543$23,724
    596$21,833
    584$27,306
    1,332$28,691
    1,957$30,451Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
    954$24,883
    2,632$23,096
    1,335$26,117
    887$30,411
    Peer group median74%86.8%652$27,642

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    Reports & documents (1)

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

    Frequently asked questions about Florida Education Institute

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Florida Education Institute.

    What is the graduation rate at Florida Education Institute?

    Florida Education Institute reports a 6-year graduation rate of 74% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Florida Education Institute?

    Florida Education Institute reports a total enrollment of 318 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Florida Education Institute?

    The average net price at Florida Education Institute is $36,273 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is Florida Education Institute located?

    Florida Education Institute is located in Miami, Florida 33144.

    About the data on this page

    Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

    IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
    Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
    College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
    Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
    FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
    Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
    DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
    Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
    Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
    Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
    Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
    Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
    Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
    Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
    Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
    Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.

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