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Pinellas Technical College-Clearwater

Clearwater, Florida·Public, less-than 2-year·Southeast·myptc.edu
6-yr Graduation
52%
—
Total enrollment
1,126
peer median 1,141
Avg net price
$12,103
+$2.3k vs peer
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About

Pinellas Technical College-Clearwater is a public technical college located in Clearwater, Florida. The campus is part of the Pinellas Technical College system, which includes another campus in St. Petersburg, and it offers a variety of vocational programs focused on workforce preparation and skills training.

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
52%
Full-time retention
72%

Pell equity

8.0pp gap
Pell recipients
53%
Non-Pell
45%

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.

FVT/GE

Of 18 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 18 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
18
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

18programs
  • Passing0 · 0.0%
  • No Data18 · 100.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
0
No data
18

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.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Council on Occupational Education

Accredited since 1970Next review Dec 2030

Action history · 5

  1. Jun 2025Warning or Equivalent-Factors Affecting Academic Quality
    Council on Occupational Education
  2. Dec 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Council on Occupational Education
  3. Dec 2022Grant Substantive Change: Final Branch Approval
    Council on Occupational Education
  4. Jun 2022Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Council on Occupational Education
  5. Jun 2021Renewal of Accreditation
    Council on Occupational Education

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$11,193
$30–48k—
$48–75k$14,833
$75–110k—
$110k+—

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

Avg net price
$12,103
+$2,256vs peer median $9,847
Federal loans
0.0%

Federal aid volume & trends

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

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 422 students received $1.9M in Pell grants.

Pell recipients
422
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$1.9M
$1,929,792 total

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

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Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

No Direct Loan volume reported.

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.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 1 borrowers who entered repayment, 0 (0.0%) defaulted within three years — below the 7.0% national rate.

Default rate
0.0%
-7.0pp vs 7.0% national
Borrowers in repayment
1
Defaulted
0
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2018
0.0%
0.0%
2013
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at MYPTC

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs25
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
1,126
12-mo unduplicated
1,967
Undergraduate
1,967
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
67%1,311
Women
33%656

Race / ethnicity composition

White
51.0%
Hispanic
22.1%
Black
16.2%
Non-resident
4.1%
Asian
3.8%
Two or more
2.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.5%

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 645 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
    Liquor10

    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.

    IPEDS
    Student-to-faculty
    8.0:1

    MYPTC vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions MYPTC selected for federal comparison reporting.

    IPEDS
    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
    SubjectPinellas Technical College-Clearwater
    		52%—1,126$12,103—
    Atlantic Technical College
    		——3,304$13,018—
    Lindsey Hopkins Technical College
    		——393$6,900—
    Manatee Technical College
    		——1,486$7,591—
    Osceola Technical College
    		——1,155$5,420—
    Robert Morgan Educational Center and Technical College
    		——1,045$12,702—
    Peer group median52%—1,141$9,847

    Reports & documents (1)

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

    Frequently asked questions about Pinellas Technical College-Clearwater

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about MYPTC.

    What is the graduation rate at Pinellas Technical College-Clearwater?

    Pinellas Technical College-Clearwater reports a 6-year graduation rate of 52% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Pinellas Technical College-Clearwater?

    Pinellas Technical College-Clearwater reports a total enrollment of 1,126 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Pinellas Technical College-Clearwater?

    The average net price at Pinellas Technical College-Clearwater is $12,103 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is Pinellas Technical College-Clearwater located?

    Pinellas Technical College-Clearwater is located in Clearwater, Florida 33760-2140.

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