Trade schools by state
Trade schools in Florida
U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard data · Updated October 17, 2026
71 colleges and trade schools in Florida reported 143 electrician, HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning), plumbing or construction programs with graduates in the latest two reported years, according to the federal College Scorecard. For each one you can see how many certificates or degrees it awarded, what graduates typically earned a year and four years later, and what a year at the school costs after grants.
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44 programs at 43 schools. Listed by graduates' pay one year after finishing, then by size; click any column heading to sort by it, and click again to reverse.
All 44 programs
| School | Program | Graduates 2023–24 | Typical pay 1 year after | Typical pay 4 years after | Yearly cost after grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palm Beach State CollegeLake Worth · Public · Scorecard | Certificate | 23 | $43,618 | $46,154 | $8,820 |
| Manatee Technical CollegeBradenton · Public · Scorecard | Certificate | 15 | $41,832 | — | — |
| Lindsey Hopkins Technical CollegeMiami · Public · Scorecard | Certificate | 19 | $38,798 | — | $13,516 |
| William T McFatter Technical CollegeDavie · Public · Scorecard | Certificate | 0 | $38,766 | — | $8,507 |
| Tulsa Welding School-JacksonvilleJacksonville · Private for-profit · Scorecard | Certificate | 141 | $35,958 | $45,204 | $23,955 |
| Atlantic Technical CollegeCoconut Creek · Public · Scorecard | Certificate | 35 | $33,457 | $41,177 | $14,033 |
| Ridge Technical CollegeWinter Haven · Public · Scorecard | Certificate | 38 | $32,184 | — | $22,245 |
| College of Business and TechnologyHialeah · Private for-profit · Scorecard | Certificate | 230 | — | — | $13,875 |
| College of Business and TechnologyCutler Bay · Private for-profit · Scorecard | Certificate | 98 | — | — | $21,581 |
| Fort Myers Technical CollegeFort Myers · Public · Scorecard | Certificate | 48 | — | — | — |
| Daytona State CollegeDaytona Beach · Public · Scorecard | Certificate | 43 | — | — | $4,419 |
| Florida International Training InstituteMiami · Private for-profit · Scorecard | Certificate | 40 | — | — | $28,689 |
| Hillsborough CollegeTampa · Public · Scorecard | Certificate | 38 | — | $64,639 | $3,594 |
| Pinellas Technical College-ClearwaterClearwater · Public · Scorecard | Certificate | 35 | — | $38,353 | $12,546 |
| Orange Technical College-East CampusOrlando · Public · Scorecard | Certificate | 31 | — | — | $11,665 |
| George Stone Technical CollegePensacola · Public · Scorecard | Certificate | 30 | — | — | — |
| Lively Technical CollegeTallahassee · Public · Scorecard | Certificate | 29 | — | $42,074 | $8,792 |
| Suncoast Technical CollegeSarasota · Public · Scorecard | Certificate | 29 | — | — | $14,884 |
| Miami Lakes Educational Center and Technical CollegeMiami Lakes · Public · Scorecard | Certificate | 28 | — | — | $10,941 |
| Orange Technical College-South CampusOrlando · Public · Scorecard | Certificate | 28 | — | — | $12,612 |
| Radford M Locklin Technical CollegeMilton · Public · Scorecard | Certificate | 26 | — | — | $2,842 |
| Santa Fe CollegeGainesville · Public · Scorecard | Certificate | 22 | — | — | $11,289 |
| South Florida State CollegeAvon Park · Public · Scorecard | Certificate | 20 | — | — | $1,502 |
| Florida State College at JacksonvilleJacksonville · Public · Scorecard | Certificate | 18 | — | — | $8,717 |
| Traviss Technical CollegeLakeland · Public · Scorecard | Certificate | 17 | — | — | — |
| Tom P. Haney Technical CollegePanama City · Public · Scorecard | Certificate | 16 | — | — | $11,576 |
| Pinellas Technical College-St. PetersburgSaint Petersburg · Public · Scorecard | Certificate | 15 | — | — | $22,071 |
| Withlacoochee Technical CollegeInverness · Public · Scorecard | Certificate | 14 | — | $56,161 | $11,662 |
| Okaloosa Technical CollegeFort Walton Beach · Public · Scorecard | Certificate | 13 | — | — | $15,490 |
| Orange Technical College-West CampusOcoee · Public · Scorecard | Certificate | 13 | — | — | $15,132 |
| Seminole State College of FloridaSanford · Public · Scorecard | Certificate | 13 | — | — | $3,904 |
| Erwin Technical CollegeTampa · Public · Scorecard | Certificate | 12 | — | $36,613 | $4,095 |
| Fred K Marchman Technical CollegeNew Port Richey · Public · Scorecard | Certificate | 12 | — | $44,336 | $7,819 |
| Marion Technical CollegeOcala · Public · Scorecard | Certificate | 12 | — | — | $6,815 |
| Sheridan Technical CollegeHollywood · Public · Scorecard | Certificate | 12 | — | $34,719 | $8,092 |
| Emerald Coast Technical CollegeDeFuniak Springs · Public · Scorecard | Certificate | 10 | — | — | $20,660 |
| Florida Panhandle Technical CollegeChipley · Public · Scorecard | Certificate | 5 | — | — | $6,682 |
| Indian River State CollegeFort Pierce · Public · Scorecard | Certificate | 5 | — | — | $2,617 |
| Osceola Technical CollegeKissimmee · Public · Scorecard | Certificate | 4 | — | — | $7,842 |
| Riveroak Technical CollegeLive Oak · Public · Scorecard | Certificate | 4 | — | — | $13,759 |
| Lake-Sumter State CollegeLeesburg · Public · Scorecard | Associate degree | 1 | — | — | $3,110 |
| Flagler Technical CollegePalm Coast · Public · Scorecard | Certificate | 0 | — | — | — |
| Lake-Sumter State CollegeLeesburg · Public · Scorecard | Certificate | 0 | — | — | $3,110 |
| Miami Dade CollegeMiami · Public · Scorecard | Certificate | 0 | — | — | $3,814 |
Nationally, the typical pay one year after finishing was $44,469 for certificate programs; $55,611 for associate degree programs.
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HVAC programs in Florida
25 programs at 25 schools. Listed by graduates' pay one year after finishing, then by size; click any column heading to sort by it, and click again to reverse.
All 25 programs
| School | Program | Graduates 2023–24 | Typical pay 1 year after | Typical pay 4 years after | Yearly cost after grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erwin Technical CollegeTampa · Public · Scorecard | Certificate | 21 | $42,454 | — | $4,095 |
| Florida Education InstituteMiami · Private for-profit · Scorecard | Certificate | 77 | $41,658 | $41,244 | $35,980 |
| Southern Technical CollegeOrlando · Private for-profit · Scorecard | Certificate | 318 | $41,247 | $42,084 | $27,635 |
| Tulsa Welding School-JacksonvilleJacksonville · Private for-profit · Scorecard | Certificate | 122 | $41,120 | — | $23,955 |
| Fortis Institute-Port Saint LuciePort Saint Lucie · Private for-profit · Scorecard | Certificate | 18 | $37,811 | $45,551 | $23,784 |
| Fortis Institute-PensacolaPensacola · Private for-profit · Scorecard | Certificate | 24 | $36,696 | $39,532 | $28,635 |
| Florida International Training InstituteMiami · Private for-profit · Scorecard | Certificate | 91 | — | — | $28,689 |
| InterAmerican Technical InstituteMiami · Private for-profit · Scorecard | Certificate | 75 | — | — | $27,380 |
| Miami Lakes Educational Center and Technical CollegeMiami Lakes · Public · Scorecard | Certificate | 41 | — | — | $10,941 |
| Radford M Locklin Technical CollegeMilton · Public · Scorecard | Certificate | 36 | — | — | $2,842 |
| Futura Career InstituteHialeah · Private for-profit · Scorecard | Certificate | 35 | — | — | $22,679 |
| Jones Technical InstituteJacksonville · Private nonprofit · Scorecard | Associate degree | 23 | — | — | $26,077 |
| College of Business and TechnologyHialeah · Private for-profit · Scorecard | Certificate | 7 | — | — | $13,875 |
| Hillsborough CollegeTampa · Public · Scorecard | Certificate | 7 | — | — | $3,594 |
| Aviation Institute of Maintenance-OrlandoCasselberry · Private for-profit · Scorecard | Certificate | 5 | — | — | $26,764 |
| Orange Technical College-South CampusOrlando · Public · Scorecard | Certificate | 5 | — | — | $12,612 |
| Treasure Coast Technical CollegeVero Beach · Public · Scorecard | Certificate | 5 | — | — | $7,400 |
| Fort Myers Technical CollegeFort Myers · Public · Scorecard | Certificate | 4 | — | $64,719 | — |
| Northwest Florida State CollegeNiceville · Public · Scorecard | Certificate | 2 | — | — | $3,738 |
| Indian River State CollegeFort Pierce · Public · Scorecard | Certificate | 1 | — | $45,618 | $2,617 |
| Orange Technical College-West CampusOcoee · Public · Scorecard | Certificate | 1 | — | — | $15,132 |
| Florida State College at JacksonvilleJacksonville · Public · Scorecard | Certificate | 0 | — | — | $8,717 |
| Pensacola State CollegePensacola · Public · Scorecard | Certificate | 0 | — | — | $7,933 |
| Pinellas Technical College-ClearwaterClearwater · Public · Scorecard | Certificate | 0 | — | — | $12,546 |
| Santa Fe CollegeGainesville · Public · Scorecard | Certificate | 0 | — | — | $11,289 |
Nationally, the typical pay one year after finishing was $42,278 for certificate programs; $48,589 for associate degree programs.
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Plumbing programs in Florida
21 programs at 21 schools. Listed by graduates' pay one year after finishing, then by size; click any column heading to sort by it, and click again to reverse.
All 21 programs
| School | Program | Graduates 2023–24 | Typical pay 1 year after | Typical pay 4 years after | Yearly cost after grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Florida Institute of TechnologyMiami · Private for-profit · Scorecard | Certificate | 164 | — | $47,029 | $31,641 |
| Hillsborough CollegeTampa · Public · Scorecard | Certificate | 26 | — | — | $3,594 |
| Fort Myers Technical CollegeFort Myers · Public · Scorecard | Certificate | 25 | — | — | — |
| Seminole State College of FloridaSanford · Public · Scorecard | Certificate | 20 | — | — | $3,904 |
| Lively Technical CollegeTallahassee · Public · Scorecard | Certificate | 18 | — | — | $8,792 |
| Florida International Training InstituteMiami · Private for-profit · Scorecard | Certificate | 17 | — | — | $28,689 |
| Suncoast Technical CollegeSarasota · Public · Scorecard | Certificate | 17 | — | — | $14,884 |
| Erwin Technical CollegeTampa · Public · Scorecard | Certificate | 11 | — | — | $4,095 |
| Pinellas Technical College-St. PetersburgSaint Petersburg · Public · Scorecard | Certificate | 11 | — | — | $22,071 |
| Miami Lakes Educational Center and Technical CollegeMiami Lakes · Public · Scorecard | Certificate | 10 | — | — | $10,941 |
| Daytona State CollegeDaytona Beach · Public · Scorecard | Certificate | 6 | — | — | $4,419 |
| Osceola Technical CollegeKissimmee · Public · Scorecard | Certificate | 6 | — | — | $7,842 |
| Orange Technical College-South CampusOrlando · Public · Scorecard | Certificate | 5 | — | — | $12,612 |
| Pensacola State CollegePensacola · Public · Scorecard | Certificate | 5 | — | — | $7,933 |
| Orange Technical College-West CampusOcoee · Public · Scorecard | Certificate | 4 | — | — | $15,132 |
| Radford M Locklin Technical CollegeMilton · Public · Scorecard | Certificate | 3 | — | — | $2,842 |
| Sheridan Technical CollegeHollywood · Public · Scorecard | Certificate | 3 | — | $37,208 | $8,092 |
| Robert Morgan Educational Center and Technical CollegeMiami · Public · Scorecard | Certificate | 1 | — | — | $15,110 |
| Atlantic Technical CollegeCoconut Creek · Public · Scorecard | Certificate | 0 | — | — | $14,033 |
| Miami Dade CollegeMiami · Public · Scorecard | Certificate | 0 | — | — | $3,814 |
| Santa Fe CollegeGainesville · Public · Scorecard | Certificate | 0 | — | — | $11,289 |
Nationally, the typical pay one year after finishing was $41,980 for certificate programs.
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Construction programs in Florida
53 programs at 40 schools. Listed by graduates' pay one year after finishing, then by size; click any column heading to sort by it, and click again to reverse.
All 53 programs
| School | Program | Graduates 2023–24 | Typical pay 1 year after | Typical pay 4 years after | Yearly cost after grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seminole State College of FloridaSanford · Public · Scorecard | Bachelor's degreeConstruction Engineering Technology/Technician | 35 | $81,992 | $80,202 | $3,904 |
| University of FloridaGainesville · Public · Scorecard | Bachelor's degreeConstruction Engineering Technology/Technician | 85 | $81,437 | $109,139 | $5,969 |
| University of North FloridaJacksonville · Public · Scorecard | Bachelor's degreeConstruction Engineering Technology/Technician | 83 | $78,529 | $94,692 | $11,689 |
| Florida International UniversityMiami · Public · Scorecard | Bachelor's degreeConstruction Engineering Technology/Technician | 82 | $77,944 | $99,471 | $11,462 |
| Florida Agricultural and Mechanical UniversityTallahassee · Public · Scorecard | Bachelor's degreeConstruction Engineering Technology/Technician | 6 | $74,696 | $98,272 | $15,220 |
| Everglades UniversityBoca Raton · Private nonprofit · Scorecard | Bachelor's degreeConstruction Management | 118 | $74,109 | $90,526 | $29,825 |
| Florida Institute of TechnologyMelbourne · Private nonprofit · Scorecard | Bachelor's degreeConstruction Engineering Technology/Technician | 7 | $68,298 | — | $36,511 |
| Santa Fe CollegeGainesville · Public · Scorecard | Associate degreeBuilding/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection | 27 | $49,866 | — | $11,289 |
| South Florida Institute of TechnologyMiami · Private for-profit · Scorecard | CertificateBuilding/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection | 72 | — | $30,476 | $31,641 |
| Seminole State College of FloridaSanford · Public · Scorecard | CertificateConstruction Engineering Technology/Technician | 44 | — | — | $3,904 |
| Florida Gulf Coast UniversityFort Myers · Public · Scorecard | Bachelor's degreeConstruction Engineering Technology/Technician | 43 | — | — | $11,555 |
| Erwin Technical CollegeTampa · Public · Scorecard | CertificateCarpenters | 32 | — | — | $4,095 |
| Valencia CollegeOrlando · Public · Scorecard | Associate degreeConstruction Engineering Technology/Technician | 27 | — | — | $9,264 |
| Valencia CollegeOrlando · Public · Scorecard | CertificateConstruction Engineering Technology/Technician | 22 | — | — | $9,264 |
| Immokalee Technical CollegeImmokalee · Public · Scorecard | CertificateBuilding/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection | 20 | — | — | $11,099 |
| Manatee Technical CollegeBradenton · Public · Scorecard | CertificateBuilding/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection | 20 | — | — | — |
| Seminole State College of FloridaSanford · Public · Scorecard | Associate degreeBuilding/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection | 16 | — | — | $3,904 |
| Tallahassee State CollegeTallahassee · Public · Scorecard | Associate degreeConstruction Engineering Technology/Technician | 15 | — | — | $7,008 |
| Broward CollegeFort Lauderdale · Public · Scorecard | CertificateConstruction Engineering Technology/Technician | 14 | — | — | $7,989 |
| Daytona State CollegeDaytona Beach · Public · Scorecard | CertificateBuilding/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection | 13 | — | — | $4,419 |
| Sheridan Technical CollegeHollywood · Public · Scorecard | CertificateBuilding/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection | 13 | — | — | $8,092 |
| Suncoast Technical CollegeSarasota · Public · Scorecard | CertificateCarpenters | 13 | — | — | $14,884 |
| Santa Fe CollegeGainesville · Public · Scorecard | CertificateBuilding/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection | 12 | — | — | $11,289 |
| University of West FloridaPensacola · Public · Scorecard | Bachelor's degreeConstruction Engineering Technology/Technician | 12 | — | — | $9,443 |
| Indian River State CollegeFort Pierce · Public · Scorecard | Associate degreeConstruction Engineering Technology/Technician | 11 | — | — | $2,617 |
| Okaloosa Technical CollegeFort Walton Beach · Public · Scorecard | CertificateBuilding/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection | 10 | — | — | $15,490 |
| Atlantic Technical CollegeCoconut Creek · Public · Scorecard | CertificateCarpenters | 9 | — | — | $14,033 |
| Broward CollegeFort Lauderdale · Public · Scorecard | Associate degreeConstruction Engineering Technology/Technician | 9 | — | — | $7,989 |
| Fort Myers Technical CollegeFort Myers · Public · Scorecard | CertificateCarpenters | 9 | — | — | — |
| State College of Florida-Manatee-SarasotaBradenton · Public · Scorecard | Associate degreeBuilding/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection | 9 | — | — | $5,913 |
| Pensacola State CollegePensacola · Public · Scorecard | CertificateCarpenters | 7 | — | — | $7,933 |
| Tallahassee State CollegeTallahassee · Public · Scorecard | CertificateConstruction Engineering Technology/Technician | 7 | — | — | $7,008 |
| Lively Technical CollegeTallahassee · Public · Scorecard | CertificateBuilding/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection | 6 | — | — | $8,792 |
| Okaloosa Technical CollegeFort Walton Beach · Public · Scorecard | CertificateCarpenters | 6 | — | — | $15,490 |
| Pinellas Technical College-St. PetersburgSaint Petersburg · Public · Scorecard | CertificateBuilding/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection | 6 | — | — | $22,071 |
| Ridge Technical CollegeWinter Haven · Public · Scorecard | CertificateBuilding/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection | 6 | — | — | $22,245 |
| Suncoast Technical CollegeSarasota · Public · Scorecard | CertificateBuilding/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection | 5 | — | — | $14,884 |
| Chipola CollegeMarianna · Public · Scorecard | CertificateBuilding/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection | 4 | — | — | $1,458 |
| Miami Dade CollegeMiami · Public · Scorecard | Associate degreeConstruction Engineering Technology/Technician | 4 | — | — | $3,814 |
| Northwest Florida State CollegeNiceville · Public · Scorecard | CertificateConstruction Engineering Technology/Technician | 4 | — | — | $3,738 |
| Orange Technical College-West CampusOcoee · Public · Scorecard | CertificateCarpenters | 4 | — | — | $15,132 |
| Orange Technical College-West CampusOcoee · Public · Scorecard | CertificateBuilding/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection | 4 | — | — | $15,132 |
| Florida State College at JacksonvilleJacksonville · Public · Scorecard | Associate degreeConstruction Engineering Technology/Technician | 3 | — | — | $8,717 |
| Florida Panhandle Technical CollegeChipley · Public · Scorecard | CertificateCarpenters | 2 | — | — | $6,682 |
| Miami Dade CollegeMiami · Public · Scorecard | CertificateConstruction Engineering Technology/Technician | 2 | — | — | $3,814 |
| Northwest Florida State CollegeNiceville · Public · Scorecard | CertificateBuilding/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection | 2 | — | — | $3,738 |
| Palm Beach State CollegeLake Worth · Public · Scorecard | CertificateConstruction Engineering Technology/Technician | 2 | — | — | $8,820 |
| Gadsden Technical CollegeQuincy · Public · Scorecard | CertificateCarpenters | 1 | — | — | $2,996 |
| Miami Lakes Educational Center and Technical CollegeMiami Lakes · Public · Scorecard | CertificateBuilding/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection | 1 | — | — | $10,941 |
| Palm Beach State CollegeLake Worth · Public · Scorecard | Associate degreeConstruction Engineering Technology/Technician | 1 | — | — | $8,820 |
| Hillsborough CollegeTampa · Public · Scorecard | CertificateCarpenters | 0 | — | — | $3,594 |
| Osceola Technical CollegeKissimmee · Public · Scorecard | CertificateBuilding/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection | 0 | — | — | $7,842 |
| Santa Fe CollegeGainesville · Public · Scorecard | CertificateCarpenters | 0 | — | — | $11,289 |
Nationally, the typical pay one year after finishing was $51,213 for certificate programs in construction engineering technology/technician; $60,261 for associate degree programs in construction engineering technology/technician; $77,872 for bachelor's degree programs in construction engineering technology/technician; $35,931 for certificate programs in carpenters; $35,572 for certificate programs in building/construction finishing, management, and inspection; $52,746 for associate degree programs in building/construction finishing, management, and inspection; $75,379 for bachelor's degree programs in construction management.
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How to read these numbers
- Where they come from: the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard. Schools report their programs and graduates; the pay figures come from federal tax records.
- Graduates: the number of certificates or degrees the school reported awarding in that field in the 2023–24 school year. Programs with no graduates in the two latest reported years (2022–23 and 2023–24) are left out.
- Typical pay: the median yearly earnings (wages plus self-employment income) of graduates who were working and not back in school. The 1-year figure is for people who finished in 2020–21 or 2021–22; the 4-year figure is for people who finished in 2017–18 or 2018–19. Both are in 2024 dollars.
- Who's counted: only graduates who got federal student aid (federal grants or student loans). Graduates who didn't get federal aid aren't in the figures, so the numbers may not describe every graduate.
- A dash (—) means the Department didn't publish a figure. For pay, that's usually because too few graduates were measured, so the figure is withheld to protect their privacy. Most small programs have no pay figure.
- Yearly cost after grants: the school's average net price: a year's tuition, fees, books and living costs, minus the average grant and scholarship aid, for full-time students starting college for the first time who got federal aid (at public schools, only students paying in-state tuition). At most colleges it's an average across all programs, not the one listed; at schools that enroll students year-round instead of by semester, it's for the school's largest program, and for a program shorter than a year it's the cost of the whole program. A school's own net price calculator, if it has one, gives a closer estimate.
- Program names follow the federal list of fields of study. "Electrical" includes power line worker programs; "construction" includes general construction trades, carpentry, building finishing and inspection, construction technology and construction management.
Sources (3)
- College Scorecard data (field of study and institution files, through the College Scorecard API), U.S. Department of Education. Data as of October 17, 2026.
- Technical documentation: field of study data, U.S. Department of Education, October 2026 version.
- College Scorecard data dictionary, U.S. Department of Education.