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Brewster Technical College
Public Community College in Tampa, FL. Six-year graduation rate 72%. Median 10-year earnings $27,053.
Median earnings ten years after entry come to $27,053, below what most undergraduate institutions return — the central fact to weigh against cost here. Completion is a strength: 72% of students finish within six years.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
Academics
72% of students finish within six years, putting completion well above the national norm. Just 2% 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 public community college, so read every rate on this page against that peer group specifically. The undergraduate population is 2,274 — 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 1,354 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
At $13,986 a year on average after grant aid, cost is low here relative to most undergraduate institutions. Income makes less difference than usual: $15,535 at $0–30k, $16,490 at $48–75k. Only 8% of students receive grant aid, so most families are paying near the published price.
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 · 202 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 | $15,535 |
| $30–48k | $15,927 |
| $48–75k | $16,490 |
| $75–110k | — |
| $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)