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Academy of Tampa Bay
For-profit College in Clearwater, FL. Six-year graduation rate 76%. Median 10-year earnings $59,029.
The median ten-year earnings figure of $59,029 sits near the national middle rather than at either extreme. The six-year graduation rate of 76% is well above average and the clearest sign this school holds onto its students. Graduates carry a median of $22,000 in debt — in line with the national norm.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Graduation rate 76% — well above the national average
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Academics
Six-year completion runs to 76% — students who start here overwhelmingly finish here. Retention is strong at 91%, and first-year attrition is where most degrees are lost. Retention and completion are close, which places the gap between entering and finishing almost entirely in year one. At 17:1, class sizes land in the normal range for an undergraduate institution. 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.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 940 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price after grant aid is $26,856 a year — mid-range for a four-year institution. Income makes less difference than usual: $25,244 at $0–30k, $32,065 at $110k+. About 56% get grants averaging $6,431, so plan on the possibility of paying closer to full price. Most students borrow — 67% 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 · 382 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 | $25,244 |
| $30–48k | $27,294 |
| $48–75k | $29,722 |
| $75–110k | $31,281 |
| $110k+ | $32,065 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 627 of these 940 students, totalling $5,716,166 — an average of $9,117 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Pinellas 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)