Pensacola State College
About
Pensacola State College (PSC) is a public college in Pensacola, Florida. It is part of the Florida College System. Originally established as Pensacola Junior College in 1948, the college underwent a name change in July 2010 to reflect its expanded academic offerings to include both associate and bachelor's degrees.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 8.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 74 Title IV programs, 9 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 65 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing9 · 12.2%
- No Data65 · 87.8%
- 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.
Earnings premium gap
Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.
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 · 6
Action history · 22
- Apr 2025Renewal of AccreditationAmerican Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education · Physical Therapy (PTA) - Programs for the physical therapist assistant
- Apr 2025Grant Substantive Change: ProgramSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Feb 2025Grant Substantive Change: ProgramSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Jan 2025Grant Substantive Change: ProgramSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Dec 2024Grant Substantive Change: OtherSouthern 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, 5,715 students received $26.4M in Pell grants, alongside $6.8M 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 579 borrowers who entered repayment, 20 (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 Pensacola State College
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 · 6
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 campus4
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Data quality: 1 report was later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Pensacola State College vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Pensacola State 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectPensacola State College | 36% | — | 9,491 | $2,254 | Baccalaureate |
Aiken Technical College | — | — | 2,307 | $5,350 | Community College |
Beaufort County Community College | — | — | 1,856 | $5,105 | Community College |
Blue Ridge Community College | — | — | 2,723 | $8,829 | Community College |
College of Central Florida | — | — | 5,928 | $12,310 | Baccalaureate |
Eastern Florida State College | — | — | 14,053 | $5,939 | Baccalaureate |
Georgia Highlands College | 20% | — | 5,382 | $6,588 | Baccalaureate |
Gulf Coast State College | — | — | 5,426 | $2,339 | Baccalaureate |
John C Calhoun State Community College | — | — | 9,119 | $7,336 | Community College |
Northwest Florida State College | — | — | 4,752 | $5,554 | Baccalaureate |
Pasco-Hernando State College | — | — | 9,410 | $5,154 | Baccalaureate |
Saint Johns River State College | — | — | 7,927 | $5,808 | Baccalaureate |
State College of Florida-Manatee-Sarasota | — | — | 8,750 | $21,433 | Baccalaureate |
| Peer group median | 28% | — | 5,928 | $5,808 |
Pensacola State College Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The Office of Institutional Research serves Pensacola State College by collecting and providing data to support the administrative decision-making processes to advance the college mission, and assists with institutional objectives, goals, and decision-making policies.
Visit IR office page- Michael JohnstonAssociate Vice President, Institutional Research and Management Information Systems
- Laura FletcherExecutive Assistant Institutional Research
- Laura FletcherExecutive Assistant, Institutional Research
- Eugenio (Eugene) HernandezDirector, Institutional Research
- Elliott LightSenior Coordinator, Research and Reporting
Reports & documents (2)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
- DFR reportIPEDS Data Feedback Report 20242024nces.ed.gov
- Strategic planPensacola State College Strategic Plan2025This document appears to be the strategic plan of Pensacola State College, published in 2025. However, the page text provided does not contain specific strategic themes, priorities, or measurable targets. Additional details regarding the strategic intent, goals, and performance metrics are needed to fully understand the plan.pensacolastate.edu
Notable alumni of Pensacola State College (2)
A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.
- Michelle Salzman
- Victoria Zdrok
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