Orange Technical
College-East Campus
Public Community College in Orlando, FL. Six-year graduation rate 63%. Median 10-year earnings $31,858.
Ten-year median earnings of $31,858 are on the low side, which raises the bar for what this degree needs to cost. 63% finish within six years — respectable, though a meaningful share still leave without a credential.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
Academics
63% graduate within six years — average, but that average still hides a large group who do not. Retention is weak: only 17% of full-time first-years return, so roughly four in five leave after one year. At 29:1, instructor access is thin — worth probing on a campus visit. As a public community college, the relevant comparison is other two-year schools rather than the national average across all institutions. 2,883 undergraduates makes this a mid-sized institution.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 452 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Students pay an average of $9,729 annually, well below typical undergraduate net price. Net price varies modestly by income — $8,052 at $0–30k against $13,923 at $30–48k — so the average is a fair guide for most families. Most students get help: 100% receive grants worth $2,124 on average.
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 · 104 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 | $8,052 |
| $30–48k | $13,923 |
| $48–75k | — |
| $75–110k | — |
| $110k+ | — |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Orange 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)