Suncoast Technical College
Public Community College in Sarasota, FL. Six-year graduation rate 50%. Median 10-year earnings $40,621.
Students who entered Suncoast Technical College reach a median of $40,621 a decade later, a figure that trails the typical four-year outcome. 50% 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.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Academics
Six-year completion sits at 50%, meaning about one in two students who enroll leave without finishing. Retention is weak: only 26% of full-time first-years return, so roughly three in four leave after one year. Part-time students fare worse, returning at 6% — relevant if you plan to work while enrolled. At 6:1, students get materially more instructor contact than at a typical public university. As a public community college, the relevant comparison is other two-year schools rather than the national average across all institutions.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 1,469 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Students pay an average of $17,337 annually once grants are applied. The gap between the $0–30k and $48–75k bands is narrow ($17,328 versus $17,648), meaning aid is not strongly need-weighted. 32% get grants, which means the net price above will not apply to most applicants.
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 · 293 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 | $17,328 |
| $30–48k | $15,713 |
| $48–75k | $17,648 |
| $75–110k | — |
| $110k+ | — |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Sarasota 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)