Private (for-profit)

Florida International Training Institute

Miami, Florida·Private for-profit, less-than 2-year·Southeast·fitischools.com
6-yr Graduation
81%
+9.0pp vs peer
Total enrollment
494
peer median 357
Avg net price
$53,875
+$28k vs peer
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About

Florida International Training Institute is a trade school located in Miami, Florida, founded in March 2009. The institution focuses on vocational training in high-demand technical careers, offering programs in healthcare and technical fields such as medical assistance and refrigeration technology.

Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

Applied
297
297 candidates competed
Admitted
235
79.1% acceptance rate
Enrolled
156
66.4% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
81%+9.0pp vs peer
Full-time retention
76%

Pell equity

22.0pp gap
Pell recipients
82%
Non-Pell
60%

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 7 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 7 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
7
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

7programs
  • Passing0 · 0.0%
  • No Data7 · 100.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
0
No data
7

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.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Accrediting Council for Continuing Education and Training

Accredited since 2013Next review Apr 2026

Action history · 4

  1. Jan 2026Deferral of Action
    Accrediting Council for Continuing Education and Training
  2. Dec 2023Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Accrediting Council for Continuing Education and Training
  3. Apr 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    Accrediting Council for Continuing Education and Training
  4. Jan 2022Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Accrediting Council for Continuing Education and Training

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$53,875
$30–48k
$48–75k
$75–110k
$110k+

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

Avg net price (private)
$53,875
+$28,079vs peer median $25,797
Federal loans
92.1%

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 386 students received $1.7M in Pell grants, alongside $1.4M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
386
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$1.7M
$1,699,974 total
Direct Loans
$1.4M
481 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$551K
241 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$873K
240 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 44 borrowers who entered repayment, 2 (4.5%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
4.5%
+2.2pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
44
Defaulted
2
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
0.0%
2017
12.5%
2018
11.1%
2019
4.5%
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 Fitischools

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs7
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
494
12-mo unduplicated
862
Undergraduate
862
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
50%431
Women
50%431

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
100.0%

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 · 426 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
    30.0:1

    Fitischools vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Fitischools 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 International Training Institute
    81%494$53,875
    Access Careers
    511
    Access Careers-Islandia
    312
    Allen School-Brooklyn
    192$25,874
    American Institute of Medical Sciences & Education
    472$40,225
    American Institute-Cherry Hill
    390$17,603
    American Institute-Somerset
    364$16,629
    American Institute-Toms River
    484$17,386
    American Institute-West Hartford
    402$18,110
    Arlington Career Institute
    562$24,339
    Associated Technical College-Los Angeles
    315$22,236
    Carrington College-Portland
    83.6%254$29,350
    CDE Career Institute
    311$29,396
    Center for Allied Health Education
    18.5%437$35,431
    Center for Ultrasound Research & Education
    37$48,634
    CyberTex Institute of Technology
    152$27,877
    Dawn Career Institute LLC
    355$15,731
    Delta College Inc
    155$22,997
    First Institute of Travel, Inc.
    278$20,410
    Fortis College
    315$21,159
    Fortis College-Montgomery
    359$19,380
    Fortis Institute-Lawrenceville
    373$18,433
    Global Medical & Technical Training Institute
    393$33,927
    Institute of Technology
    267$33,197
    New York Medical Career Training Center
    100.0%452$29,174
    North-West College-Pomona
    100.0%381$33,256
    Northwest Educational Center
    305$11,535
    PCI Health Training Center
    100.0%256$18,420
    Prism Career Institute-Cherry Hill
    47.4%269$28,909
    Prism Career Institute-Philadelphia
    100.0%468$27,173
    Southern California Health Institute
    156$26,692
    Unitek College
    63%5,725$25,719
    Peer group median72%100.0%357$25,797

    Reports & documents (1)

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

    Frequently asked questions about Florida International Training Institute

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Fitischools.

    What is the graduation rate at Florida International Training Institute?

    Florida International Training Institute reports a 6-year graduation rate of 81% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Florida International Training Institute?

    Florida International Training Institute reports a total enrollment of 494 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Florida International Training Institute?

    The average net price at Florida International Training Institute is $53,875 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    What is the yield rate at Florida International Training Institute?

    Florida International Training Institute's yield rate is 66.4%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

    Where is Florida International Training Institute located?

    Florida International Training Institute is located in Miami, Florida 33122-1707.

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