Pinellas Technical
College-St. Petersburg
Public College in Saint Petersburg, FL. Six-year graduation rate 53%. Median 10-year earnings $36,188.
Median earnings ten years after entry come to $36,188, below what most undergraduate institutions return — the central fact to weigh against cost here. Six-year completion sits at 53%, near the national average for undergraduate institutions.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
Academics
53% graduate within six years — average, but that average still hides a large group who do not. Just 45% of first-years come back — most of the completion gap opens in year one. Part-time retention runs ahead at 57% — a sign this campus supports non-traditional schedules well. A 7:1 ratio points to small classes and accessible faculty. This is a public short-program institution, so read every rate on this page against that peer group specifically.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 1,585 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price after grant aid is $24,612 a year — mid-range for a four-year institution. Net price varies modestly by income — $23,524 at $0–30k against $24,191 at $30–48k — so the average is a fair guide for most families. Grant aid reaches 73% of students at an average of $2,659.
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 · 380 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 | $23,524 |
| $30–48k | $24,191 |
| $48–75k | — |
| $75–110k | — |
| $110k+ | — |
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)