The College of the Florida Keys

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2023 Undergraduate Tuition

$2,483

2023 Average Net Price

$14,991

After Financial Aid

2022 Default Rate

on Student Loans

2023 Enrolled Students

854

43.3% Full-Time

2023 Graduation Rate

40.8%

51 Graduates

About

The College of the Florida Keys is a higher education institution located in Monroe County, FL. In 2023, the most popular Associates Degree concentrations at The College of the Florida Keys were Registered Nursing (27 degrees awarded), Liberal Arts & Sciences (26 degrees), and Wildlife, Fish, & Wildlands Science (9 degrees).

In 2023, 164 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at The College of the Florida Keys. 60.4% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 39.6% awarded men. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients was white (78 degrees), 1.7 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (46 degrees).

The median undergraduate tuition at The College of the Florida Keys is $2,483, which is $−5,770 less than the national average for Associates Colleges ($8,253).

In 2022 the default rate for borrower's at The College of the Florida Keys was 0%, corresponding to 0 out of the 126 total borrowers.

Associates Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional Associates Colleges

Costs

In 2023, the median undergraduate tuition at The College of the Florida Keys is $2,483, which is $5,770 less than the national average for Associates Colleges ($8,253).

After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $14,991.

In 2023, 47% of undergraduate students attending The College of the Florida Keys received financial aid through grants. Comparatively, 22% of undergraduate students received financial aid through loans.

Tuition Costs

$2,483

2023 Undergraduate Tuition

In 2023, the cost of tuition at The College of the Florida Keys was $2,483. The cost of tuition at The College of the Florida Keys is $−5,770 less than than the overall (public and private) national average for Associates Colleges ($8,253).

This chart compares the tuition costs of The College of the Florida Keys (in red) with those of other similar universities.

Average Net Price

$14,991

2023 Value

6.19%

1 Year Growth

In 2023 The College of the Florida Keys had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $14,991. Between 2022 and 2023, the average net price of The College of the Florida Keys grew by 6.19%.

This chart compares the average net price of The College of the Florida Keys (in red) with that of other similar universities.

Average net price is calculated from full-time beginning undergraduate students who were awarded a grant or scholarship from federal, state or local governments, or the institution.

Other Student Expenses

$16,724

Room and Board

$1,533

Books and Supplies

The average yearly cost of room and board at The College of the Florida Keys was of $16,724 in 2023. The cost of room and board decreased by 4.37% between 2022 and 2023.

During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $1,533. The cost of books and supplies increased by 6.98% during the same period.

This chart compares the average student costs at The College of the Florida Keys (in red) with that of similar universities.

Financial Aid by Income Level

47%

Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Grants

22%

Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Loans

47% of undergraduate students at The College of the Florida Keys received financial aid through grants or loans in 2023. This represents a decline of 13% with respect to 2022, when 54% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

This chart compares the average award discount at The College of the Florida Keys (in red) with that of other similar universities.

The average award discount is the ratio between the average grant or scholarship value, and the cost, which is the sum of out-of-state tuition, room, board, book, supplies, and other expenses.

Student Loan Default Rate

Cohort default rates only account for borrowers who default in the first three years, and some schools only have a small proportion of borrowers entering repayment. These rates should be interpreted with caution, as they may not be reflective of the entire school population.

2022 Default Rate

Number of Defaults

In 2022 the default rate for borrower's at The College of the Florida Keys was 0%, which represents 0 out of the 126 total borrowers.

A cohort default rate is the percentage of a school's borrowers who enter repayment on certain Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program or William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program loans during a particular federal fiscal year (FY), October 1 to September 30, and default or meet other specified conditions prior to the end of the second following fiscal year.

Enrollment

The College of the Florida Keys had a total enrollment of 854 students in 2023. The full-time enrollment at The College of the Florida Keys is 370 students and the part-time enrollment is 484. This means that 43.3% of students enrolled at The College of the Florida Keys are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at The College of the Florida Keys, both undergraduate and graduate, is 47.9% White, 30.6% Hispanic or Latino, 10.4% Black or African American, 2.22% Two or More Races, 0.82% Asian, 0.234% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders, and 0.117% American Indian or Alaska Native.

Students enrolled at The College of the Florida Keys in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly White Male (32.2%), followed by White Female (25.1%) and Hispanic or Latino Female (12.5%).

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

43.3%

Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at The College of the Florida Keys in 2023, both undergraduate and graduate, is 854 students. The full-time enrollment at The College of the Florida Keys is 370 and the part-time enrollment is 484. This means that 43.3% of students enrolled at The College of the Florida Keys are enrolled full-time compared with 32.3% at similar Associates Colleges.

This chart shows the full-time vs part-time enrollment status at The College of the Florida Keys (in red) compares to similar universities.

Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity (2023)

White
409 enrolled students
Hispanic or Latino
261 enrolled students
Black or African American
89 enrolled students

The enrolled student population at The College of the Florida Keys is 47.9% White, 30.6% Hispanic or Latino, 10.4% Black or African American, 2.22% Two or More Races, 0.82% Asian, 0.234% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders, and 0.117% American Indian or Alaska Native. This includes both full-time and part-time students as well as graduate and undergraduates. By comparison, enrollment for all Associates Colleges is 41.7% White, 28.7% Hispanic or Latino, and 12.6% Black or African American.

Any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis is categorized as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the share of those students are shown in the chart below. Additionally, 50 students (5.85%) did not report their race.

Graduates

In 2023, 34 more women than men received degrees from The College of the Florida Keys. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients at The College of the Florida Keys is white (78 degrees awarded). There were 1.7 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (46 degrees).

The most common Associates Degree concentration at The College of the Florida Keys is Registered Nursing (27 degrees awarded), followed by Liberal Arts & Sciences (26 degrees) and Wildlife, Fish, & Wildlands Science (9 degrees).

In 2023, the most specialized majors across all degree types at The College of the Florida Keys, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Protective Services (54 degrees awarded), Natural Resources & Conservation (9 degrees), and Transportation (7 degrees).

Common Jobs by Major

Police officers

Most Common Job

The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at The College of the Florida Keys are Police officers (141,658 people), Other managers (131,481 people), Elementary & middle school teachers (95,079 people), Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers (50,999 people), and Aircraft pilots & flight engineers (40,433 people).

The most specialized majors at The College of the Florida Keys in 2023 are Protective Services (54 degrees awarded), Natural Resources & Conservation (9 degrees), Transportation (7 degrees), Liberal Arts & Humanities (26 degrees), and Agriculture (2 degrees) (as of 2023).

Highest Paying Jobs by Major

Surgeons

Highest Paying Job

The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at The College of the Florida Keys are Surgeons, Physicians, Diagnostic medical sonographers, Nurse anesthetists, and Cardiovascular technologists and technicians

The most specialized majors at The College of the Florida Keys are Protective Services (54 degrees awarded), Natural Resources & Conservation (9 degrees), Transportation (7 degrees), Liberal Arts & Humanities (26 degrees), and Agriculture (2 degrees) (as of 2023).

Common Industries by Major

Justice, public order, & safety activities

Most Common Industry

The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at The College of the Florida Keys are Justice, public order, & safety activities (333,843 people), uninformed (255,820 people), Elementary & secondary schools (218,629 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (111,943 people), and Construction (81,612 people).

Majors Awarded

IPEDS uses the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) standard, so the categories may not match the exact concentrations offered by The College of the Florida Keys.

Most Common (2023)

Registered Nursing
27 degrees awarded
Liberal Arts & Sciences
26 degrees awarded
Wildlife, Fish, & Wildlands Science
9 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common associates degree concentration at The College of the Florida Keys was Registered Nursing with 27 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of degree-majors recipients from associates degree programs at The College of the Florida Keys according to their major.

Sex Breakdown for Common Majors

Degrees Awarded to Men

in 2023

Degrees Awarded to Women

in 2023

In 2023, 65 degrees were awarded to men at The College of the Florida Keys, which is 0.657 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (99).

This chart displays the sex disparity between the top 5 majors at The College of the Florida Keys by degrees awarded.

Most Common Male Majors

In 2023, 36 degrees were awarded to men at The College of the Florida Keys in Criminal Justice - Police Science, which is 2.12 times more than the 17 female recipients with that same degree.

Most Common Female Majors

In 2023, 28 degrees were awarded to men at The College of the Florida Keys in Registered Nursing, which is 28 times more than the 1 male recipients with that same degree.

Time to Complete

13%

100% Completion Time

30%

150% Completion Time

In 2016, 13% of students graduating from The College of the Florida Keys completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 30% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 34% within 200%.

The following chart shows these completion rates over time compared to the average for the Associates Colleges Carnegie Classification group.

Graduation rate is defined as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within a specific percentage of "normal time" to completion for their program.

Graduation Rate by Race and Sex

Showing demographic groups with ≥ 5 graduating students.

Asian Male

Highest Graduation Rate (100%)

The student demographic with the highest graduation rate in 2023 at The College of the Florida Keys is Male and Asian (100% graduation rate). Across all Associates Colleges, Asian Female students have the highest graduation rate (74.3%).

The department of education defines graduation rate as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within 150% of "normal time" to completion.

Race & Ethnicity by Share

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity (2023)

White
78 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino
46 degrees awarded
Black or African American
29 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at The College of the Florida Keys is white (78 degrees awarded). There were 1.7 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (46 degrees).

1.22% of degree recipients (2 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Sex Demographic (2023)

White Female
48 degrees awarded
White Male
30 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino Female
24 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at The College of the Florida Keys is white female (48 degrees awarded). There were 1.6 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white male (30 degrees).

Operations

The College of the Florida Keys has an endowment valued at nearly $5.69M, as of the end of the 2023 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of 106k (1.86%) compared to the 7.3% average return (423k on 5.8M) across all Associates Colleges.

In 2023, The College of the Florida Keys had a total salary expenditure of 17.7M. The College of the Florida Keys employs 8 Assistant professors, 5 Instructors and 5 Associate professors. Most academics at The College of the Florida Keys are Male Assistant professor (4), Female Assistant professor (4), and Female Associate professor (4).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at The College of the Florida Keys are: Office and Administrative Support, with 42 employees, Management, with 12 employees, and Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services with 10 employees.

Endowment

$5.69M

2023 Endowment

10.7%

decline from 2022

The College of the Florida Keys has an endowment valued at about $5.69M, as of the end of the 2023 fiscal year. The endowment of The College of the Florida Keys declined 10.7% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $113k lower than than the median endowment of Associates Colleges according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

This line chart shows how the endowment at The College of the Florida Keys (in red) compares to that of some similar universities.

The small bar chart below shows the endowment quintiles for all universities in the Associates Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional Carnegie Classification grouping.

Salary Expenditure

$7.19M

2023 Salaries

11.1%

growth from 2022

In 2023, The College of the Florida Keys paid a median of $7.19M in salaries, which represents 40.7% of their overall expenditure ($17.7M) and a 11.1% growth from the previous year. This is compared to a 1.6% decline between 2021 and 2022, and a 3.36% decline between 2020 and 2021.

Instructional Salaries

$1.94M

Instructional Salaries

Number of Employees

In 2023, The College of the Florida Keys paid a total of $1.94M to 26 employees working as instructors, which represents 27% of all salaries paid.

This is compared to a median of $731k (4.21%) for similar Associates Colleges.

Occupations by Share

Assistant professor

Most Common Instructor

8 Employees

Office and Administrative Support

Most Common Non-Instructional Employee

42 Employees

In 2023, the most common positions for instructional staff at The College of the Florida Keys were Assistant professor with 8 employees, Instructor with 5 employees, and Associate professor with 5 employees.

In 2023, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at The College of the Florida Keys were Office and Administrative Support with 42 employees, Management with 12 employees, and Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services with 10 employees.

Instructors by Academic Rank and Sex

Most Common Demographic (2023)

Male Assistant professor
Female Assistant professor
Female Associate professor

In 2023, the most common demographic for instructional staff at The College of the Florida Keys was Male Assistant professor with 4 employees, Female Assistant professor with 4 employees, and Female Associate professor with 4 employees.

This chart shows the sex split between each academic rank present at The College of the Florida Keys.

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