Florida · Public · Predominantly associate's

South Florida State College

Avon Park, Florida. 2,084 undergraduate students. 62 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.

ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS

What the data flags at South Florida State College

Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING WORSE-27%

150%-time completion

150%-time completion at South Florida State College fell 27% between 2021 and 2024 (65.6% → 47.6%).

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING BETTER-100%

3-year cohort default rate

3-year cohort default rate at South Florida State College fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (9.1% → 0.0%).

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING BETTER-10%

Median federal debt at exit

Median federal debt at exit at South Florida State College fell 10% between 2017 and 2020 ($8.2k → $7.4k).

SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT

The numbers, vs. Florida

Each tile compares this institution to the Florida median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.

MEDIAN EARNINGS · 10Y
$39,990+21% · 6→10y
Florida median $36,288
MEDIAN EARNINGS · 6Y
$32,974
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry
COMPLETION · 150%
51.1%+106% · '97→'24
Florida median 65.6%
MEDIAN FEDERAL DEBT
$5,387+268% · '97→'20
At program completion
UNDERGRAD ENROLLMENT
2,084+45% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS
RETENTION
-1% · '04→'11
first-time, full-time
ADMISSION RATE
latest cohort
IN-STATE TUITION
$3,165+114% · '00→'24
out-of-state $11,859
SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS

How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry

Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).

ALL FEDERALLY AIDED STUDENTS · TAX-RECORD EARNINGSVINTAGE 2025-05
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS

What loans cost relative to earnings

Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.

Institution-wide

1.8%
0%8% · GE20%+

Median federal debt $5,387 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $39,990 (10y after entry).

SECTION 04 · LONG ARC

Ten-plus year arc

Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.

UNDERGRAD · 199620242,045
2,3591,34619962024
Undergraduate enrollment.IPEDS EF
COMPLETION 150% · 1997202447.6%
66%23%19972024
150%-time completion rate.IPEDS GR
MEDIAN DEBT · 19972020$7,368
$9,500$2,00019972020
Median federal student debt at exit.SCORECARD
COMPLETION · 150% · 19972024+106%

South Florida State College · completion · 150% rose

23.1% → 47.6%

UNDERGRAD ENROLLMENT · 19962024+45%

South Florida State College · undergrad enrollment rose

1,412 → 2,045

IN-STATE TUITION · 20002024+114%

South Florida State College · in-state tuition rose

$1,482 → $3,165

OUT-OF-STATE TUITION · 20002024+113%

South Florida State College · out-of-state tuition rose

$5,558 → $11,859

MEDIAN DEBT · 19972020+268%

South Florida State College · median debt rose

$2,000 → $7,368

COHORT DEFAULT RATE · 20112024-100%

South Florida State College · cohort default rate fell

20.4% → 0.0%

PELL SHARE · 20082024+51%

South Florida State College · pell share rose

28.3% → 42.6%

EARNINGS_MEDIAN_10YR · 20072020+37%

South Florida State College · earnings_median_10yr rose

$29,200 → $39,990

EARNINGS_MEDIAN_8YR · 20052020+23%

South Florida State College · earnings_median_8yr rose

$28,500 → $35,056

EARNINGS_MEDIAN_6YR · 20032020+28%

South Florida State College · earnings_median_6yr rose

$25,800 → $32,974

SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS

Ranked by 5-year earnings

Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.

SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY

2 programs with earnings, grouped

Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.

HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51

BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52

FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION

Estimate the financial outcome at South Florida State College

Pick a program. Cost from Scorecard net price by family income; earnings from Treasury 5-year-post-completion median, projected forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve. The selection-bias toggle applies the Dale-Krueger shrinkage. Outcomes illustration, not a forecast — see methodology.

Shrinks the earnings premium toward the matched-applicant mean. STEM <15%, business ~40%, arts & education ~60%.

NET PRESENT VALUE
$931,768
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
Year 2
First year cumulative discounted earnings cross zero
graduationbreakeven · year 2year 0year 39
Cost per year
$4,927
HS-only baseline · FL
$35,400
Years to complete
2
CIP family
51

Outcomes illustration · not a forecast. Projects observed Scorecard earnings forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve under your assumptions. See methodology for the math.

CAUSAL DISCIPLINE

South Florida State College graduates earn $X” — not “South Florida State College makes you earn $X”

Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending South Florida State College caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.

Methodology →