Florida Career College-Margate
For-profit College in Margate, FL. Six-year graduation rate 57%.
Academics
57% graduate within six years — average, but that average still hides a large group who do not. First-year retention is 71% — the single largest point of attrition on this campus. Retention and completion are close, which places the gap between entering and finishing almost entirely in year one. At 21:1, class sizes land in the normal range for an undergraduate institution. Being a for-profit two-year institution is the single most useful context for these numbers — the sector's spread is wide enough that the school-level figures matter more than usual.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Net price averages $33,289 annually, so cost is the first thing to weigh here. The gap between the $0–30k and $75–110k bands is narrow ($33,208 versus $33,423), meaning aid is not strongly need-weighted. Most students get help: 99% receive grants worth $5,917 on average. Borrowing is widespread: 68% 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 | $33,208 |
| $30–48k | $34,027 |
| $48–75k | $36,654 |
| $75–110k | $33,423 |
| $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