Erwin Technical College
Public Community College in Tampa, FL. Six-year graduation rate 80%. Median 10-year earnings $37,966.
Median earnings ten years after entry come to $37,966, below what most undergraduate institutions return — the central fact to weigh against cost here. Completion is a strength: 80% of students finish within six years. It also moves people — 2.8% of students climb from the bottom fifth of the income distribution to the top.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Graduation rate 80% — well above the national average
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Academics
A 80% six-year graduation rate is the strongest academic signal on this page. Retention is weak: only 29% of full-time first-years return, so roughly three in four leave after one year. A 20:1 ratio is unremarkable; expect a mix of lecture halls and seminars. As a public community college, the relevant comparison is other two-year schools rather than the national average across all institutions. The undergraduate population is 2,072 — big enough for a real range of programs, small enough to navigate.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 2,072 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Students pay an average of $3,467 annually, well below typical undergraduate net price. Net price varies modestly by income — $2,238 at $0–30k against $10,179 at $75–110k — so the average is a fair guide for most families. Grant aid is limited — 29% of students receive any.
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 · 596 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 | $2,238 |
| $30–48k | $4,101 |
| $48–75k | $5,351 |
| $75–110k | $10,179 |
| $110k+ | — |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Hillsborough County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
Warning or Equivalent-Factors Affecting Academic Quality (Other - Provide unlisted or multiple justifications); School has an accreditation issue
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)