10-yr median earnings
$33,484
Federal aid recipients only
Public · Winter Haven, Florida
Ridge Technical College
Ridge Technical College is a public institution in Winter Haven, Florida. as a public institution, published Scorecard outcomes are the federal Title-IV cohort view of former students — not every graduate and not a guarantee for any one enrollee.
- $23,170
- Avg net price / yr
- $33,484
- 10-yr median earnings
- 91.6%
- 150%-time completion
The verdict
Ridge Technical College posts modest former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- 28th pct.
- former-student earnings, US
- 91.6%
- 150%-time completion
- +5%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
City: Small
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Ridge Technical College profile
Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class, and locale, not an editorial shortlist.
Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.
College Value Score
D
College Value Score
49/100
Ridge Technical College
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings F
$33,484
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price F
$23,170
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate A+
91.6%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt N/A
N/A
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment N/A
N/A
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention N/A
N/A
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$23,170
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
91.6%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 91.6%
Less-than-four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Ridge Technical College vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
How Ridge Technical College ranks nationally
Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.
Ridge Technical College: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$33,484 28th percentile higher than 28% of 5,103 US colleges
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals
| Metric | Ridge Technical College | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $33,484 | #3652 of 5103 | 28th |
| Average net price | $23,170 | #3672 of 5020 | 27th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 91.6% | #171 of 4858 | 96th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 407 | #3022 of 5462 | 45th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
407
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
91.6%
150%-time completion
$33,484
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
How Ridge Technical College ranks in Florida
State rank among 293 reporting Florida colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Ridge Technical College | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $33,484 | #197 of 293 | 33rd |
| Average net price | $23,170 | #169 of 269 | 37th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 91.6% | #13 of 260 | 95th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 407 | #140 of 297 | 53rd |
Highest former-student earnings in Florida
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami Ad School | $106,192 | $64,951 |
| 2 | West Coast University-Miami | $102,672 | $32,539 |
| 3 | Chamberlain University-Florida | $92,405 | $31,269 |
| 4 | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide | $84,131 | $18,725 |
| 5 | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach | $84,131 | $41,272 |
| 6 | Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science - Florida | $79,652 | - |
| 7 | University of Miami | $75,328 | $37,244 |
| 8 | AdventHealth University | $72,282 | $30,135 |
| 9 | HCA Florida Mercy Hospital School of Practical Nursing | $72,275 | $9,109 |
| 10 | University of Florida | $71,588 | $6,541 |
| 11 | University of Florida-Online | $71,588 | $4,815 |
| 12 | Jacksonville University | $68,010 | $25,180 |
| 197 | Ridge Technical CollegeThis school | $33,484 | $23,170 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $3,930 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $10,530 |
| Average Net Price | $23,170 |
Net Price by Family Income
| $0 – $30,000 | $23,170 |
56.5%
Pell Grant Rate
0.0%
Federal Loan Rate
What students pay at Ridge Technical College rose +34.9% since 2013
Average net price for the reported Title IV-recipient cohort went from $16,715 in 2013 to $22,547 in 2023, a rise of $5,832 in nominal dollars. Across the 4,315 colleges measured over the same 2013–2023 span, the median change was +14.6%.
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $16,7152023 · $22,547
Over the same years, enrollment went -47.7% (717 → 375 students).
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
61.2%
Female
57.6%
First Generation
Outcomes
$31,904
Median Earnings (6yr)
36.0%
Earning Over $25K
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 91.6% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $31,904 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $33,484 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 36.0% |
Programs & Earnings
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 12 | $41,700 | - |
| Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services | Certificate | 3 | $32,195 | - |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 6 | $32,114 | - |
| Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services | Certificate | 86 | - | - |
| Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) | Certificate | - | - | - |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians | Certificate | 30 | - | - |
| Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 28 | - | - |
Nearby Schools
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Similar Reported Net Price
Other Public institutions with the nearest reported average net price.
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$23,322 net price · $152 apart
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$23,015 net price · $155 apart
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$23,330 net price · $160 apart
Similar 2013–2023 Net-Price Trend
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for Ridge Technical College? ▼
Ridge Technical College is a public institution in Winter Haven, Florida. Undergraduate enrollment is 407 students.
How much do Ridge Technical College former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Ridge Technical College who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $33,484 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $31,904.
How much does Ridge Technical College cost? ▼
The average net price at Ridge Technical College is $23,170. In-state tuition is $3,930 and out-of-state tuition is $10,530.
What is the graduation rate at Ridge Technical College? ▼
Ridge Technical College has a 91.6% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
Sources & methodology
Public-college profiles lean on IPEDS enrollment and Scorecard Title-IV outcomes. State appropriations are outside this page; the figures below are the federal cohort measures only.
Every number is read live from the Mar–Jul 2026 Scorecard/IPEDS retrievals. Public institutions often enroll large Title-IV cohorts, so medians can be stable — still cohort averages, never a personal forecast. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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