Florida Career
College-Lauderdale Lakes
For-profit College in Lauderdale Lakes, FL. Six-year graduation rate 43%.
Academics
43% graduate within six years — average, but that average still hides a large group who do not. Retention is weak: only 54% of full-time first-years return, so roughly one in two leave after one year. The student-faculty ratio is 21:1 — typical, which in practice means large lectures early and smaller classes in the major. This is a for-profit two-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. At 951 undergraduates, expect a small, closely-held student body.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Students pay $35,448 a year on average after aid, a premium price that the earnings data has to justify. Income makes less difference than usual: $35,659 at $0–30k, $32,942 at $30–48k. Grant aid is widespread — 99% of students receive it, averaging $5,744. Borrowing is widespread: 72% take federal loans.
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 | $35,659 |
| $30–48k | $32,942 |
| $48–75k | — |
| $75–110k | — |
| $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