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Ridge Technical College

Winter Haven, Florida·Public, less-than 2-year·Southeast·ridge.edu
6-yr Graduation
99%
—
Total enrollment
407
peer median 150
Avg net price
$23,170
+$7.2k vs peer
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Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
99%
Full-time retention
0%

Pell equity

7.0pp gap
Pell recipients
100%240 of 240
Non-Pell (all)
93%40 of 43
No Federal Aid
93%40 of 43

Pell recipients here graduate at a 7.0-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.

FVT/GE

Of 15 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 15 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
15
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

15programs
  • Passing0 · 0.0%
  • No Data15 · 100.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
0
No data
15

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 1982Next review Mar 2026

Action history · 3

  1. Dec 2025Deferral of Action
    Council on Occupational Education
  2. Mar 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Council on Occupational Education
  3. Feb 2016Renewal 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$23,170
$30–48k—
$48–75k—
$75–110k—
$110k+—

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

Avg net price
$23,170
+$7,205vs peer median $15,966
Federal loans
0.0%
In-state tuition
$3,930
Out-of-state
$10,530

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, 295 students received $1.5M in Pell grants.

Pell recipients
295
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$1.5M
$1,517,223 total

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

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0k
’21
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’22
0k
’23
0k
’24

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 0 borrowers who entered repayment, 0 (0.0%) defaulted within three years — below the 13.2% national rate.

Default rate
0.0%
-13.2pp vs 13.2% national
Borrowers in repayment
0
Defaulted
0
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2009
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Ridge Technical College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs19
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
407
12-mo unduplicated
823
Undergraduate
823
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
53%439
Women
47%384

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
42.3%
White
34.9%
Black
21.9%
Asian
0.5%
Unknown
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 · 375 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.

    IPEDS
    Student-to-faculty
    20.0:1

    Ridge Technical College vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Ridge Technical College 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
    SubjectRidge Technical College
    		99%—407$23,170—
    Capital Area Career Center
    		—94.4%353$16,797—
    Cayuga Onondaga BOCES-Practical Nursing Program
    		—42.9%32$33,996—
    Charlotte Technical College
    		——330$5,874—
    Choffin Career and Technical Center
    		—100.0%50$17,141—
    Four Rivers Career Center
    		——30$27,746—
    Grady Health System Professional Schools
    		——61——
    J F Ingram State Technical College
    		——960$4,471—
    Jefferson Lewis BOCES-Practical Nursing Program
    		—88.0%23$15,939—
    John D Rockefeller IV Career Center
    		——20$19,229—
    Michigan Career and Technical Institute
    		——118$11,029—
    Northern Career Institute
    		——150$12,759—
    Northwest Technical Institute
    		——206$15,992—
    Pickens Technical College
    		——1,060$6,600—
    United Technical Center
    		—80.5%10$3,461—
    Veeb Nassau County School of Practical Nursing
    		—67.0%193$39,938—
    Washburn Institute of Technology
    		—40.7%1,341$8,607—
    Peer group median99%80.5%150$15,966

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    IPEDS

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

    Frequently asked questions about Ridge Technical College

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Ridge Technical College.

    What is the graduation rate at Ridge Technical College?

    Ridge Technical College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 99% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Ridge Technical College?

    Ridge Technical College reports a total enrollment of 407 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Ridge Technical College?

    The average net price at Ridge Technical College is $23,170 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is Ridge Technical College located?

    Ridge Technical College is located in Winter Haven, Florida 33881-9518.

    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.
    National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
    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.
    U.S. Department of Education
    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.
    U.S. Department of Education
    DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
    Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    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.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    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.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
    Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
    Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
    Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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