Daytona College
For-profit College in Ormond Beach, FL. Six-year graduation rate 86%. Median 10-year earnings $26,422.
Ten-year median earnings of $26,422 are on the low side, which raises the bar for what this degree needs to cost. The six-year graduation rate of 86% is well above average and the clearest sign this school holds onto its students. Borrowing stays contained, with median debt at graduation of $7,403.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.28 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ Graduation rate 86% — well above the national average
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Academics
A 86% six-year graduation rate is the strongest academic signal on this page. A 10:1 ratio points to small classes and accessible faculty. As a for-profit four-year institution, outcomes here deserve a harder look than the sector average suggests: for-profit institutions vary enormously, and the sector's aggregate numbers hide both strong and very weak performers. The undergraduate body is just 306, 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 306 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
One gap to flag: this institution does not report an average net price, so the figures here describe who receives aid rather than what a year actually costs. Use the school's own net price calculator before comparing it against anywhere else. 74% of students receive grant aid, averaging $6,264 — common but not automatic. Most students borrow — 70% take federal loans to cover the gap.
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 | — |
| $30–48k | — |
| $48–75k | — |
| $75–110k | — |
| $110k+ | $28,706 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 214 of these 306 students, totalling $1,232,492 — an average of $5,759 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Volusia County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)