Taylor College
For-profit College in Ocala, FL. Six-year graduation rate 27%. Median 10-year earnings $60,311.
Ten-year median earnings of $60,311 are the headline number here, and they are strong ones. Only 27% finish within six years, so roughly three in four students leave without the credential they enrolled for. Graduates carry a median of $26,250 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.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
- ! Graduation rate 27% — below national average
Academics
A six-year graduation rate of 27% means finishing is closer to the exception than the rule. 74% of full-time first-years come back for year two, so about one in four are gone before sophomore year. Retention runs well ahead of completion, which means students are not leaving immediately; they are leaving somewhere between the second year and the finish line. The 24:1 student-faculty ratio is high, so large classes and limited faculty contact should be the expectation. Being a for-profit two-year institution is the single most useful context for these numbers — the sector's spread is wide enough that the school-level figures matter more than usual.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 223 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Students pay an average of $20,427 annually once grants are applied. Net price swings hard on family income here, from $18,873 at the $0–30k band to $30,226 at $110k+. About 78% get grants averaging $6,343, so plan on the possibility of paying closer to full price. Most students borrow — 84% 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 · 19 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 | $18,873 |
| $30–48k | $19,821 |
| $48–75k | $23,348 |
| $75–110k | $30,562 |
| $110k+ | $30,226 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 187 of these 223 students, totalling $1,883,114 — an average of $10,070 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Marion 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)