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
$36,440
+$12k vs peer
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About

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

24.0pp gap
Pell recipients
74%
Non-Pell
50%

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 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$36,451
$30–48k$36,234
$48–75k
$75–110k
$110k+

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

Avg net price (private)
$36,440
+$11,852vs peer median $24,588
Federal loans
70.4%

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 289 students received $1.6M in Pell grants, alongside $1.1M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
289
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$1.6M
$1,587,681 total
Direct Loans
$1.1M
283 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$386K
136 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$631K
138 loan awards
Parent PLUS$58K
9 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

4 total completions
01Personal/Culinary
250.0%
02Business
250.0%
03Health Professions
00.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
318
12-mo unduplicated
1,022
Undergraduate
1,022
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
30%305
Women
70%717

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
98.9%
Black
0.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native
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 · 680 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$36,440
    All-State Career School
    886$19,820
    Arizona College-Glendale
    403$26,925
    Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Atlanta
    824$24,592
    Blue Cliff College-Metairie
    291$22,581
    Central Oklahoma College
    477
    College of Health Care Professions
    631$28,520
    Compu-Med Vocational Careers Corp
    169$19,291
    Dorsey College
    643$22,079
    Dorsey College-Roseville
    437$23,871
    FVI School of Nursing and Technology
    73.6%661$26,818
    Miller-Motte College-Arizona Automotive Institute
    689$22,180
    MyComputerCareer at Indianapolis
    1,144$26,584
    MyComputerCareer at Raleigh
    1,466$26,317
    NASCAR Technical Institute
    1,345$24,587
    New Professions Technical Institute
    514$39,944
    North-West College-Riverside
    100.0%717$29,106
    Southern Careers Institute-Brownsville
    631$16,706
    Southern Careers Institute-Corpus Christi
    578$24,545
    Southern Careers Institute-Harlingen
    543$23,167
    Southern Careers Institute-Pharr
    596$21,588
    Southern Careers Institute-San Antonio
    584$26,782
    UEI College-Gardena
    1,332$26,611
    Universal Technical Institute of Arizona Inc
    1,957$27,139Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
    Universal Technical Institute of Pennsylvania Inc
    954$24,588
    Universal Technical Institute of Texas Inc.
    2,632$20,819
    Universal Technical Institute-West Texas
    1,335$23,864
    Valley College-Cleveland
    887$30,096
    Peer group median74%86.8%652$24,588

    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 $36,440 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.

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