City College-Hollywood
For-profit Community College in Hollywood, FL. Six-year graduation rate 85%. Median 10-year earnings $34,938.
Ten-year median earnings of $34,938 are on the low side, which raises the bar for what this degree needs to cost. 85% graduate within six years, so most students who start here finish here. Debt at graduation runs to a median of $25,250, neither a bargain nor a burden.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Graduation rate 85% — well above the national average
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
- ! Debt-to-income ratio 0.72 — elevated (above 0.60)
Admissions
City College-Hollywood admits 100% of applicants — effectively open admission, so the application is a formality rather than a hurdle. Only 37 students applied, so treat these rates as directional — small pools swing sharply between cycles. 100% of admitted students actually enroll, which is a high yield by national standards.
Test score bands (middle 50% of submitters)
These bands describe the enrolled first-years who submitted a score, not the entering class. Where most students apply test-optional the submitters are a self-selected, higher-scoring group.
| Test | 25th–75th percentile | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading | — | — |
| SAT Math | — | |
| ACT Composite | — | — |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
Academics
A 85% six-year graduation rate is the strongest academic signal on this page. Just 0% of first-years come back — most of the completion gap opens in year one. A 15:1 ratio points to small classes and accessible faculty. This is a for-profit four-year institution. That is not disqualifying, but it does mean verifying accreditation, transferability of credits, and job-placement claims directly rather than trusting the category. The undergraduate body is just 275, which shapes everything from class size to how often a required course is offered.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 275 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price — what students actually pay after grant aid — is $30,321 a year, at the high end of undergraduate cost. Net price varies modestly by income — $34,456 at $0–30k against $17,450 at $75–110k — so the average is a fair guide for most families. 75% of students receive grant aid, averaging $6,589 — common but not automatic. 82% of students borrow federally, so debt is the norm rather than the exception.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 23 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $34,456 |
| $30–48k | $30,554 |
| $48–75k | $39,985 |
| $75–110k | $17,450 |
| $110k+ | — |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Broward County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026