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Florida · Public · Predominantly associate's

Valencia College

Orlando, Florida. 35,125 undergraduate students. 72 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.

UNITID 138187 · OPEID 006750 · IPEDS HDVINTAGE · COLLEGE SCORECARD · 2025-05 · HISTORY 1996–2024
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS

Earnings, completion, debt, and enrollment anomalies at Valencia 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 BETTER-100%

3-year cohort default rate

3-year cohort default rate at Valencia College fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (2.5% → 0.0%).

SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT

Valencia College earnings, debt, and completion vs. the Florida median

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
$40,594+24% · 6→10y
Florida median $36,288
MEDIAN EARNINGS · 6Y
$32,638
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry
COMPLETION · 150%
43.5%+56% · '97→'24
Florida median 65.6%
MEDIAN FEDERAL DEBT
$5,840+254% · '97→'20
At program completion
UNDERGRAD ENROLLMENT
35,125+103% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS
RETENTION
—+3% · '04→'10
first-time, full-time
ADMISSION RATE
—
latest cohort
IN-STATE TUITION
$2,474+80% · '00→'24
out-of-state $9,383
SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS

How Valencia College 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 at Valencia College

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

1.9%
0%8% · GE20%+

Median federal debt $5,840 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $40,594 (10y after entry).

SECTION 04 · LONG ARC

Valencia College enrollment, completion, and debt over time

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

UNDERGRAD · 1996–202439,486
39,48619,42319962024
Undergraduate enrollment.IPEDS EF
COMPLETION 150% · 1997–202447.8%
48%30%19972024
150%-time completion rate.IPEDS GR
MEDIAN DEBT · 1997–2020$9,300
$9,300$2,62519972020
Median federal student debt at exit.SCORECARD
COMPLETION · 150% · 1997→2024+56%

Valencia College · completion · 150% rose

30.7% → 47.8%

UNDERGRAD ENROLLMENT · 1996→2024+103%

Valencia College · undergrad enrollment rose

19,423 → 39,486

IN-STATE TUITION · 2000→2024+80%

Valencia College · in-state tuition rose

$1,480 → $2,664

OUT-OF-STATE TUITION · 2000→2024+78%

Valencia College · out-of-state tuition rose

$5,385 → $9,576

MEDIAN DEBT · 1997→2020+254%

Valencia College · median debt rose

$2,625 → $9,300

COHORT DEFAULT RATE · 2011→2024-100%

Valencia College · cohort default rate fell

18.8% → 0.0%

PELL SHARE · 2008→2024+74%

Valencia College · pell share rose

22.4% → 39.1%

SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS

Valencia College 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.

Electrical Engineering Technologies/TechniciansCIP 1503 · Bachelor's Degree$85,33831 gradsRegistered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingCIP 5138 · Associate's Degree$82,874278 gradsAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCIP 5109 · Bachelor's Degree$81,40861 gradsAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCIP 5109 · Associate's Degree$67,53184 gradsComputer ProgrammingCIP 1102 · Associate's Degree$67,49943 gradsElectrical Engineering Technologies/TechniciansCIP 1503 · Associate's Degree$63,20632 gradsDental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsCIP 5106 · Associate's Degree$57,8562 gradsComputer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementCIP 1110 · Associate's Degree$57,81249 gradsBusiness Administration, Management and OperationsCIP 5202 · Associate's Degree$44,268242 gradsComputer Software and Media ApplicationsCIP 1108 · Associate's Degree$42,35454 gradsAccounting and Related ServicesCIP 5203 · Associate's Degree$41,76325 gradsComputer and Information Sciences, GeneralCIP 1101 · Associate's Degree$40,91061 gradsLiberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesCIP 2401 · Associate's Degree$40,6987,810 gradsLegal Support ServicesCIP 2203 · Associate's Degree$40,51355 gradsFilm/Video and Photographic ArtsCIP 5006 · Associate's Degree$37,27553 gradsBusiness Operations Support and Assistant ServicesCIP 5204 · Associate's Degree$36,917—Criminal Justice and CorrectionsCIP 4301 · Associate's Degree$35,79291 gradsHospitality Administration/ManagementCIP 5209 · Associate's Degree$34,878104 gradsCulinary Arts and Related ServicesCIP 1205 · Associate's Degree$29,57855 gradsMusicCIP 5009 · Associate's Degree$25,89546 grads
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY

20 Valencia College programs with earnings, grouped by field

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

COMPUTER & INFORMATION SCIENCES · CIP 11

Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralAssociate's Degree$40,91061 gradsComputer Software and Media ApplicationsAssociate's Degree$42,35454 gradsComputer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementAssociate's Degree$57,81249 gradsComputer ProgrammingAssociate's Degree$67,49943 grads

PERSONAL & CULINARY SERVICES · CIP 12

Culinary Arts and Related ServicesAssociate's Degree$29,57855 grads

ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIES · CIP 15

Electrical Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's Degree$63,20632 gradsElectrical Engineering Technologies/TechniciansBachelor's Degree$85,33831 grads

LEGAL PROFESSIONS · CIP 22

Legal Support ServicesAssociate's Degree$40,51355 grads

LIBERAL ARTS & GENERAL STUDIES · CIP 24

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's Degree$40,6987,810 grads

HOMELAND SECURITY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES · CIP 43

Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate's Degree$35,79291 grads

VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS · CIP 50

Film/Video and Photographic ArtsAssociate's Degree$37,27553 gradsMusicAssociate's Degree$25,89546 grads

HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's Degree$82,874278 gradsAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's Degree$67,53184 gradsAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsBachelor's Degree$81,40861 gradsDental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate's Degree$57,8562 grads

BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52

Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's Degree$44,268242 gradsHospitality Administration/ManagementAssociate's Degree$34,878104 gradsAccounting and Related ServicesAssociate's Degree$41,76325 gradsBusiness Operations Support and Assistant ServicesAssociate's Degree$36,917—
FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION

Estimate the financial outcome at Valencia 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
$124,870
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
Year 15
First year cumulative discounted earnings cross zero
graduationbreakeven · year 15year 0year 39
Cost per year
$12,817
HS-only baseline · FL
$35,400
Years to complete
2
CIP family
24

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

SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS

Institutions similar to Valencia College in Florida

Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.

FORT LAUDERDALE$41.9k

Broward College

Public · Predominantly associate's · 36% completion
TAMPA$40.8k

Hillsborough Community College

Public · Predominantly associate's · 33% completion
BRADENTON$40.3k

State College of Florida-Manatee-Sarasota

Public · Predominantly associate's · 35% completion
MIAMI$40.7k

Miami Dade College

Public · Predominantly associate's · 45% completion
LAKE WORTH$41.9k

Palm Beach State College

Public · Predominantly associate's · 41% completion
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE

“Valencia College graduates earn $X” — not “Valencia College makes you earn $X”

Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Valencia 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 →