Florida Trade Schools Comparison
Trade Schools in Florida
For academic year 2019-2020, 131 trade schools are active in Florida. We online include less than 2 years colleges (both for-profit and not-for-profit schools) offering 1 year and/or 1-2 years certificate programs.
- The 2020 average tuition & fees of trade schools in Florida is $12,359. The amount is the average over all vocational programs and it may vary by area of study and program length.
- Total 22,197 students have enrolled in trade schools in Florida.
- The average students to faculty ratio of Florida trade schools is 14.57 to 1.
- The average financial aid amount received at trade schools in Florida is $3,882.
- The average graduation rate is 75.37% in Florida trade schools.
Data Source: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS)
131 Trade Schools in Florida Comparison Table
| College Name | Tuition & Fees | Student Population | Online Student Population | Graduation Rate | Number of Programs Offered | Financial Aid Amount | Students to Faculty Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Florida Technical College Starke, FL | $7,012 | 73 | - | 30% | 11 | $3,718 | 6 to 1 |
| Florida School of Massage Gainesville, FL | $10,700 | 90 | - | 87% | 1 | $3,058 | 9 to 1 |
| Fort Pierce Beauty Academy Fort Pierce, FL | $18,300 | 21 | - | 75% | 2 | $2,937 | 9 to 1 |
| Hollywood Institute of Beauty Careers Hollywood, FL | $16,462 | 239 | - | 61% | 7 | $3,798 | 14 to 1 |
| Cortiva Institute-Florida St. Petersburg, FL | $10,821 | 173 | - | 85% | 1 | $1,739 | 15 to 1 |
| International Academy South Daytona, FL | $16,200 | 132 | - | 54% | 8 | $3,297 | 6 to 1 |
| La Belle Beauty School Hialeah, FL | $16,100 | 237 | - | 96% | 5 | $1,693 | 20 to 1 |
| Lake Technical College Eustis, FL | $3,216 | 748 | 17 | 74% | 30 | $2,062 | 18 to 1 |
| Lively Technical College Tallahassee, FL | $5,059 | 752 | - | 48% | 31 | $4,080 | 20 to 1 |
| Loraines Academy & Spa Saint Petersburg, FL | $12,495 | 88 | - | 75% | 9 | $2,873 | 24 to 1 |
| Traviss Technical College Lakeland, FL | $8,767 | 296 | - | 73% | 28 | $5,613 | 6 to 1 |
| Merryfield School of Pet Grooming Oakland Park, FL | $10,800 | 73 | - | 80% | 1 | $3,361 | 10 to 1 |
| Beauty Schools of America-Miami Miami, FL | $14,574 | 201 | - | - | 9 | $2,841 | 7 to 1 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL | $14,400 | 188 | - | 84% | 1 | $4,687 | 15 to 1 |
| Pinellas Technical College-Clearwater Clearwater, FL | $5,041 | 520 | 26 | 49% | 25 | $3,249 | 6 to 1 |
| Ridge Technical College Winter Haven, FL | $10,398 | 305 | - | 88% | 27 | $3,620 | 24 to 1 |
| First Coast Technical College Saint Augustine, FL | $6,539 | 364 | - | 78% | 24 | $5,378 | 10 to 1 |
| Bene's Career Academy New Port Richey, FL | $16,950 | 355 | - | 73% | 8 | $2,699 | 8 to 1 |
| Big Bend Technical College Perry, FL | $4,652 | 202 | - | 81% | 12 | $3,999 | 16 to 1 |
| Tom P Haney Technical Center Panama City, FL | $3,819 | 438 | - | 57% | 20 | $5,012 | 17 to 1 |
| Fashion Focus Hair Academy Sarasota, FL | $15,000 | 61 | - | 81% | 3 | $5,060 | 9 to 1 |
| Orange Technical College-Winter Park Campus Winter Park, FL | $4,544 | 1,081 | 11 | 72% | 15 | $1,819 | 8 to 1 |
| Robert Fiance Beauty Schools Boynton Beach, FL | $19,305 | 102 | - | 92% | 6 | $4,160 | 15 to 1 |
| Sunstate Academy Fort Myers, FL | $18,350 | 359 | - | 69% | 6 | $4,414 | 16 to 1 |
| Academy of Cosmetology Merritt Island, FL | $13,900 | 119 | - | 51% | 6 | $5,111 | 8 to 1 |
| Sunstate Academy Clearwater, FL | $18,350 | 312 | - | 74% | 6 | $3,849 | 16 to 1 |
| Artistic Nails and Beauty Academy-Tampa Tampa, FL | $9,312 | 81 | - | 85% | 6 | $2,963 | 5 to 1 |
| La Belle Beauty Academy Miami, FL | $16,100 | 321 | - | 97% | 6 | $1,693 | 20 to 1 |
| Advanced Technical Centers Miami, FL | $3,225 | 42 | - | 82% | - | - | 14 to 1 |
| The Salon Professional Academy-Melbourne Melbourne, FL | $14,520 | 94 | - | 77% | 5 | $3,210 | 9 to 1 |
| ASM Beauty World Academy Hollywood, FL | $14,330 | 156 | - | 100% | 9 | $1,647 | 10 to 1 |
| Sarasota School of Massage Therapy Sarasota, FL | $13,225 | 94 | - | 61% | 1 | $4,886 | 9 to 1 |
| Nouvelle Institute Miami, FL | $12,233 | 77 | - | 81% | 5 | $3,607 | 1 to 1 |
| Mercy Hospital School of Practical Nursing-Plantation General Hospital Miami, FL | $7,520 | 117 | - | 100% | 1 | $3,868 | 13 to 1 |
| Beauty Schools of America-Hialeah Hialeah, FL | $14,574 | 339 | - | - | 13 | $3,067 | 12 to 1 |
| Compu-Med Vocational Careers Corp Hialeah, FL | $7,800 | 304 | - | 88% | 4 | $2,655 | 45 to 1 |
| L3 Commercial Training Solutions Airline Academy Sanford, FL | $80,154 | 107 | - | 71% | 1 | $4,912 | 1 to 1 |
| Praxis Institute Miami, FL | $8,400 | 407 | - | 82% | 3 | $2,773 | 50 to 1 |
| Cape Coral Technical College Cape Coral, FL | $778 | 335 | - | 61% | 24 | $3,911 | 18 to 1 |
| New Professions Technical Institute Miami, FL | $14,895 | 54 | - | 96% | 7 | $5,170 | 3 to 1 |
| International Training Careers Miami, FL | $13,395 | 58 | - | 96% | 1 | $5,471 | 14 to 1 |
| New Concept Massage and Beauty School Miami, FL | $14,780 | 36 | - | 92% | 6 | $5,150 | 18 to 1 |
| Florida Barber Academy Plantation, FL | $13,840 | 69 | - | 35% | 2 | $3,547 | 30 to 1 |
| Jacksonville Beauty Institute Jacksonville, FL | - | 28 | - | 74% | - | - | 18 to 1 |
| M-DCPS The English Center Miami, FL | $800 | 172 | - | 83% | 8 | $1,529 | 20 to 1 |
| Tulsa Welding School-Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL | $19,977 | 894 | - | 63% | 2 | $5,019 | 30 to 1 |
| Hollywood Institute Margate, FL | $16,462 | 156 | - | 64% | 3 | $3,725 | 14 to 1 |
| South Florida Institute of Technology Miami, FL | $8,300 | 1,424 | - | 75% | 7 | $5,157 | 20 to 1 |
| American Advanced Technicians Institute Hialeah, FL | $10,876 | 66 | - | 90% | 2 | $7,326 | 28 to 1 |
| The Beauty Institute West Palm Beach, FL | $10,955 | 25 | - | 67% | 5 | $6,894 | 15 to 1 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Orlando Oviedo, FL | $16,250 | 250 | - | 49% | 2 | $4,240 | 15 to 1 |
| Trendsetters School of Beauty & Barbering Jacksonville, FL | $14,400 | 52 | - | 93% | 2 | $5,920 | 8 to 1 |
| CDA Technical Institute Jacksonville, FL | $26,199 | 245 | - | 81% | 2 | $3,210 | 12 to 1 |
| American Institute of Beauty Largo, FL | $18,025 | 87 | - | 65% | 6 | $5,521 | 10 to 1 |
| North Florida Cosmetology Institute Inc Tallahassee, FL | $13,050 | 121 | - | 54% | 5 | $3,755 | 20 to 1 |
| Florida Academy of Health & Beauty Oakland Park, FL | $12,900 | 43 | - | 75% | 4 | $4,353 | 20 to 1 |
| Palm Beach Academy of Health & Beauty Lake Park, FL | $14,330 | 71 | - | 67% | 8 | $2,925 | 9 to 1 |
| Pensacola School of Massage Therapy & Health Careers Pensacola, FL | $12,230 | 25 | - | 66% | 2 | $5,125 | 10 to 1 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Tampa Tampa, FL | $16,250 | 218 | - | 72% | 2 | $3,938 | 15 to 1 |
| Beauty Schools of America-North Miami Beach North Miami Beach, FL | $14,574 | 126 | - | - | 4 | $3,243 | 8 to 1 |
| Academy of Career Training Kissimmee, FL | $12,900 | 46 | - | 80% | 6 | $5,422 | 16 to 1 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Miami Miami, FL | $15,400 | 131 | - | 73% | 1 | $3,920 | 12 to 1 |
| Aveda Institute-South Florida Davie, FL | $16,700 | 379 | - | 75% | 3 | $4,929 | 20 to 1 |
| Aveda Institute-Tallahassee Tallahassee, FL | $8,900 | 484 | - | 70% | 3 | $6,011 | 20 to 1 |
| Shear Excellence Hair Academy Tampa, FL | $13,665 | 140 | - | 69% | 4 | $4,143 | 13 to 1 |
| Cozmo Beauty School Bonita Springs, FL | $17,400 | 46 | - | 81% | 1 | $2,031 | 6 to 1 |
| Celebrity School of Beauty Miami, FL | $4,045 | 190 | - | 85% | 8 | $3,739 | 15 to 1 |
| Medical Institute of Palm Beach Greenacres, FL | $15,300 | 172 | - | 98% | 4 | $2,259 | 7 to 1 |
| Empire Beauty School-Lauderhill Lauderhill, FL | $16,320 | 83 | - | 53% | 1 | $4,123 | 12 to 1 |
| Beauty Schools of America-Homestead Homestead, FL | $14,574 | 243 | - | - | 13 | $3,676 | 13 to 1 |
| Emerald Coast Technical College DeFuniak Springs, FL | $6,555 | 225 | - | 43% | 20 | $3,599 | 10 to 1 |
| American Academy of Cosmetology Orange Park, FL | $16,150 | 90 | - | 53% | 6 | $4,478 | 15 to 1 |
| Summit Salon Academy Tampa, FL | $15,100 | 167 | - | 61% | 4 | $4,708 | 11 to 1 |
| Summit Salon Academy-Gainesville Gainesville, FL | $13,320 | 68 | - | 68% | 2 | $3,248 | 9 to 1 |
| Tenaj Salon Institute The Villages, FL | $15,750 | 103 | - | 56% | 1 | $4,728 | 15 to 1 |
| Empire Beauty School-West Palm West Palm Beach, FL | $16,320 | 82 | - | 38% | 1 | $3,878 | 17 to 1 |
| The Salon Professional Academy-Ft Myers Fort Myers, FL | $15,975 | 48 | - | 58% | 1 | $3,410 | 6 to 1 |
| Artistic Nails and Beauty Academy-Lakeland Lakeland, FL | $9,312 | 159 | - | 83% | 7 | $3,019 | 12 to 1 |
| Beauty Academy of South Florida Hialeah Gardens, FL | $15,403 | 213 | - | 80% | 8 | $4,306 | 19 to 1 |
| Flagler Technical Institute Palm Coast, FL | $1,039 | 88 | - | 78% | 15 | $1,926 | 6 to 1 |
| D A Dorsey Technical College Miami, FL | $2,841 | 117 | - | 7% | 10 | $3,560 | 12 to 1 |
| Florida Academy Fort Myers, FL | $13,650 | 259 | - | 89% | 10 | $3,148 | 12 to 1 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Fort Myers Fort Myers, FL | $15,805 | 128 | - | 64% | 2 | $4,743 | 15 to 1 |
| Tulsa Welding School-Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL | $18,665 | 178 | - | 70% | 3 | $3,972 | 38 to 1 |
| Futura Career Institute Hialeah, FL | $9,800 | 145 | - | 88% | 5 | $3,884 | 25 to 1 |
| Eternity Cosmetology School Corp West Palm Beach, FL | $10,400 | 143 | - | 86% | - | - | 18 to 1 |
| Ambiance Beauty & Barber Academy Inc Melbourne, FL | $10,916 | 26 | - | 75% | 2 | $6,805 | 10 to 1 |
| Florida Institute of Recording Sound and Technology Orlando, FL | $19,950 | 344 | - | - | 3 | $3,317 | 12 to 1 |
| Florida Vocational Institute Miami, FL | $15,875 | 467 | - | 72% | 5 | $5,638 | 26 to 1 |
| SAE Institute of Technology-Miami North Miami Beach, FL | $22,599 | 111 | - | 54% | 1 | $4,438 | 16 to 1 |
| Shear Finesse Beauty Academy Jacksonville, FL | $15,100 | 15 | - | 100% | 3 | $3,673 | 9 to 1 |
| Kaizen Beauty Academy Pembroke Pines, FL | $14,054 | 36 | - | 81% | 3 | $4,315 | 15 to 1 |
| Prestige Health & Beauty Sciences Academy North Miami Beach, FL | $3,900 | 30 | - | 100% | 9 | $3,341 | 6 to 1 |
| Boca Beauty Academy Boca Raton, FL | $11,400 | 98 | - | 75% | 7 | $3,019 | 16 to 1 |
| More Tech Institute Hialeah, FL | $13,764 | 68 | - | 96% | 4 | $3,471 | 17 to 1 |
| Cosmix School of Makeup Artistry Oakland Park, FL | $9,550 | 69 | - | - | - | - | 15 to 1 |
| InterAmerican Technical Institute Miami, FL | $7,150 | 65 | - | 88% | 2 | $5,050 | 24 to 1 |
| Parisian Spa Institute Jacksonville, FL | $3,335 | 128 | - | 100% | 5 | $3,316 | 18 to 1 |
| Yechanlaz Instituto Vocacional Miami, FL | $4,100 | 20 | - | - | - | - | 20 to 1 |
| McDougle Technical Institute Pompano Beach, FL | $9,150 | 117 | - | - | 6 | $3,922 | 10 to 1 |
| First Coast Barber Academy Jacksonville, FL | $15,685 | 50 | - | 35% | 2 | $3,113 | 21 to 1 |
| Lee Professional Institute Fort Myers, FL | $10,200 | 14 | - | 97% | 1 | $3,589 | 11 to 1 |
| Aparicio-Levy Technical College Tampa, FL | $2,841 | 294 | - | 76% | 2 | $2,122 | 17 to 1 |
| Fred D. Learey Technical College Tampa, FL | $1,264 | 122 | - | - | 2 | $1,206 | 22 to 1 |
| Hollywood Institute of Beauty Careers-West Palm Beach West Palm Beach, FL | $16,461 | 227 | - | 83% | 7 | $3,969 | 14 to 1 |
| Hollywood Institute of Beauty Careers-Casselberry Casselberry, FL | $16,461 | 317 | - | 74% | 7 | $3,788 | 14 to 1 |
| Latin Beauty Academy Greenacres, FL | $13,020 | 134 | - | 67% | 5 | $3,372 | 9 to 1 |
| International Hair and Barber Academy Boca Raton, FL | $12,700 | 36 | - | - | 2 | $5,000 | 20 to 1 |
| Treasure Coast Technical College Vero Beach, FL | $5,567 | 72 | - | 92% | 7 | $1,435 | 9 to 1 |
| Florida International Training Institute Miami, FL | $7,550 | 91 | - | 90% | 4 | $2,700 | 30 to 1 |
| The Training Domain Fort Myers, FL | $5,630 | 5 | - | - | 2 | $4,000 | 1 to 1 |
| PiBerry Institute Homestead, FL | $22,500 | 54 | - | 87% | 3 | $4,042 | 10 to 1 |
| Center for Neurosomatic Studies Clearwater, FL | $24,400 | 22 | - | 100% | 1 | $2,564 | 8 to 1 |
| National Personal Training Institute Winter Park, FL | $7,925 | 119 | - | 100% | 1 | $6,816 | 29 to 1 |
| South Dade Technical College Leisure City, FL | $3,528 | 113 | - | 84% | 12 | $1,542 | 23 to 1 |
| Boca Beauty Academy-Parkland Parkland, FL | $6,950 | 140 | - | 85% | 6 | $4,922 | 16 to 1 |
| Community Technological Institute of Miami Miami, FL | - | 15 | - | - | - | - | - |
| National Personal Training Institute-Tampa Tampa, FL | $7,925 | 36 | - | 100% | 1 | $5,807 | 20 to 1 |
| World Class Academy of Beauty Careers Tallahassee, FL | $12,000 | 14 | - | - | 4 | $6,326 | 8 to 1 |
| American Beauty Schools Miami, FL | $10,450 | 31 | - | 94% | 5 | $5,092 | 23 to 1 |
| Empire Beauty School-Tampa Tampa, FL | $16,320 | 71 | - | - | 1 | $4,629 | 18 to 1 |
| Empire Beauty School-Lakeland Lakeland, FL | $16,320 | 77 | - | - | 1 | $4,408 | 23 to 1 |
| Pets Playground Grooming School Pompano Beach, FL | $5,800 | 7 | - | - | 1 | - | 2 to 1 |
| UR Beauty & Barber Academy Sebring, FL | $15,567 | 35 | - | - | 3 | $4,339 | 25 to 1 |
| Suncoast Technical Education Center Brooksville, FL | $4,301 | 54 | - | - | 5 | $1,329 | 9 to 1 |
| Installer Institute Holly Hill, FL | $17,600 | 48 | - | 92% | 2 | - | 12 to 1 |
| Amslee Institute Sarasota, FL | $1,150 | 5 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 to 1 |
| The Salon Professional Academy-Delray Beach Delray Beach, FL | $14,520 | 24 | - | - | 7 | $4,086 | 3 to 1 |
| KCK Beauty & Barber Academy Jacksonville, FL | $12,375 | 8 | - | - | 6 | $3,899 | 10 to 1 |
| Global Medical & Technical Training Institute Miami, FL | $8,100 | 18 | - | 84% | 3 | - | 8 to 1 |
| Bellasa Professional Institute North Miami, FL | $595 | - | - | 75% | 6 | - | - |
| Average | $12,359 | 22,197 | 54 | 75% | - | $3,882 | 15 to 1 |