South Florida State College
About
South Florida State College is a public college with campuses in Highlands, DeSoto and Hardee counties of Florida, United States. The college is part of the Florida College System. South Florida State College was founded in 1965 and serves around 5,000 students a year. The 228 acres (0.92 km2) Highlands Campus is located two miles (3 km) south of Avon Park, Florida. The college is on an isthmus, bounded on the north by Lake Lelia, to the south by Lake Glenada, and to the west by U.S. Highway 27. It is a public college offering College Credit Certificates, Career Certificates, and associate degrees in over 60 fields of study as well as three 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 7.7-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
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.
Of 49 Title IV programs, 5 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 44 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing5 · 10.2%
- No Data44 · 89.8%
- 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.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
Programmatic accreditations · 4
Action history · 17
- Jul 2023Renewal of AccreditationJoint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RAD) - Programs for radiographers
- Jun 2022Renewal of AccreditationSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Mar 2022Renewal of AccreditationAccreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
- Mar 2022Grant Substantive Change: ProgramSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Nov 2021Renewal of AccreditationJoint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RAD) - Programs for radiographers
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, 1,760 students received $8.1M in Pell grants, alongside $1.1M 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 120 borrowers who entered repayment, 11 (9.1%) 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 South Florida 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 · 4
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
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
South Florida State College vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions South Florida 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectSouth Florida State College | 48% | — | 2,880 | $3,877 | Baccalaureate |
| — | — | 14,053 | $6,440 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 15,429 | $3,815 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 5,810 | $5,855 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 1,268 | $804 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 9,491 | $3,957 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 10,318 | $9,427 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 7,927 | $6,135 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 15,390 | $8,970 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 8,750 | $22,356 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 1,025 | $13,636 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 47,425 | $12,037 | Baccalaureate | |
| Peer group median | 48% | — | 9,121 | $6,288 |
Institutions like South Florida State College
Explore the federal data for institutions in South Florida State College's comparison group.
- BaccalaureateFlorida
Eastern Florida State College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment14,053Net price$6,440View data - BaccalaureateFlorida
Indian River State College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment15,429Net price$3,815View data - BaccalaureateFlorida
Lake-Sumter State College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment5,810Net price$5,855View data - BaccalaureateFlorida
North Florida College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,268Net price$804View data - BaccalaureateFlorida
Pensacola State College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment9,491Net price$3,957View data - BaccalaureateFlorida
Polk State College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment10,318Net price$9,427View data - BaccalaureateFlorida
Saint Johns River State College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment7,927Net price$6,135View data - BaccalaureateFlorida
Seminole State College of Florida
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment15,390Net price$8,970View data - BaccalaureateFlorida
State College of Florida-Manatee-Sarasota
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment8,750Net price$22,356View data - BaccalaureateFlorida
The College of the Florida Keys
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,025Net price$13,636View data - BaccalaureateFlorida
Valencia College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment47,425Net price$12,037View data
South Florida State College Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
- Renee MarcyAdministrative Asst III, Institutional Effectiveness
Reports & documents (3)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
- DashboardDashboardsouthflorida.edu
- Data definitionInstitutional Data DefinitionsThe provided document appears to be a corrupted or improperly formatted PDF file. As such, the content is unreadable, consisting mostly of encoded or binary data, with no accessible text that provides data definitions or related information. Therefore, no structured information such as definitions or section counts can be extracted from the content.southflorida.edu
- DFR reportIPEDS Data Feedback Report 20242024nces.ed.gov
Notable alumni of South Florida State College (3)
A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.
- Shelby Dressel
- George Floyd
- Baxter Troutman
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