Clearwater College and University Demographics

Clearwater's 9 colleges and universities offer a total of 122 degree and certificate programs for you to choose from, in fields ranging from criminal justice/police science to music, other to criminal justice/law enforcement administration.

Amongst students at Florida Career College, the most popular area of study is Healthcare.

Tuition

Although tuition varies from school to school, the average tuition for Clearwater schools is $4,203 per year. Florida Career College charges students $16,744 per year in tuition, which is the highest tuition rate in Clearwater. St Petersburg College has the lowest tuition rate at $2,822 per year.

Financial Aid

In 2008, $61,063,845 of the total $61,537,886 in financial aid received by Clearwater students was in the form of institutional grants and scholarships. The highest amount of institutional grants and scholarships given to students by a local college was $33,890,957, which was given by St Petersburg College.

Clearwater Student Demographics

In 2010, 61,975 students were enrolled in Clearwater schools, which was 5% of the total college students in Florida. St Petersburg College, with 29,282 students, had the highest number of students in Clearwater, while FastTrain of Clearwater, with only 39 students, had the lowest number.

Graduation and Retention Rates

For every 100 students who enroll in Clearwater schools, 70 return to start their second year of college. Approximately 66% of students eventually graduate. Florida Career College has the highest graduation rate in Clearwater, with 80% of students graduating. St Petersburg College has the lowest rate, with 29% graduating.

Diversity

Approximately 60% of students enrolled in Clearwater schools are female. 49% of Clearwater college students are 24 years old or younger. In 2009, 27% of Clearwater college students identified themselves as belonging to a racial or ethnic minority. Florida Career College, with 52% of students identifying themselves as being from a minority background, had the highest percentage of ethnically diverse students in Clearwater.

Clearwater Faculty Demographics

As of 2010, there were a total of 1,288 faculty employed by Clearwater colleges and universities. The ratio of female to male faculty was [Female Faculty Ratio] to [Male Faculty Ratio] for Clearwater schools. And 20% of faculty were from ethnically diverse backgrounds.

In 2009, Clearwater colleges and universities had on average of 1 faculty for every 64 students. Florida College of Integrative Medicine had faculty to student ratio of 1 to 1, which was the highest for all schools in Clearwater.