Private for-profit · Community college

College of Business and Technology

Hialeah, Florida · Large suburb

0%
Transfer rate: $11,208
Avg net price: 96%
Grad / completion: $29,534
Median earnings

College of Business and Technology is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Hialeah, Florida (large suburb setting), enrolling 547 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 547 undergradsLarge suburbMild wintersNear the coast

About Hialeah, Florida

Hialeah is a city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. Alternatively, the word is of Seminole origin meaning "Upland Prairie". The city is located upon a large prairie between Biscayne Bay and the Everglades. In March 2009, it was announced that a $40–$90 million restoration project was set to begin within the year on the Hialeah Park Race Track. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Large suburb
Highest degree offered: Certificate
Nearest big city: 10 miles to Miami, FL
To the ocean: 8 miles
Nearest airport: 3 miles to Miami-Opa Locka Executive (OPF)

How College of Business and Technology compares

Graduation rate96%

Higher than 94% · #15 of 211 in Florida

First-year retention94%

Higher than 86%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$29,534

Higher than 30% · #104 of 171 in Florida

Average net price$11,208

Cheaper than 66% · #63 cheapest of 207 in Florida

Median debt at graduation$8,550

Lower than 69%

Student–faculty ratio15 : 1

Lower than 56%

Undergraduate enrollment547

Larger than 64%

Percentiles compare College of Business and Technology with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in Florida.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

Women10018%
Men44782%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

Black5.1%
Hispanic95%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 547
Student–faculty ratio: 15 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 79%
First-generation students: 58%
Students over 25: 90%
Median family income: $8,968
Avg faculty salary (academic year): $23,571

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Where students come from

Home state of the 175 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

From Florida100%

Most first-years stay in state — College of Business and Technology draws overwhelmingly from Florida.

Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Cost

In-state tuition: $14,030
Room & board: —
Books & supplies: $1,865
Total cost of attendance: $17,988
Average net price: $11,208

Outcomes

Graduated: 96%
First-year retention: 94%
Transferred to another college: 0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $35,733
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $29,534
Median debt at graduation: $8,550
Students with federal loans: 79%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 39%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students

96%

First-generation

84%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing: No
Application fee: $25

Campus safety

Safety grade: A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students: 0.0 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024): 0
Property offenses (2022–2024): 0

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k

$11,184

$30–48k

$11,268

$48–75k

—

$75–110k

—

$110k+

—

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

44%

of first-years get a grant from the school

$500

average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 44% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $500. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 103 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years): $29,534
Typical debt at graduation: $8,550
Debt vs. one year's pay: 29%
Out-earn a HS grad: 37%

Typical debt would take roughly 2.9 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women

$23,928

Men

$33,948

Men out-earn women by $10,020 (42%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high: 91°F
Winter low: 59°F
Annual rain: 62.6″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Miami Opa Locka AP, FL US station (3.1 mi from campus).

What College of Business and Technology graduates study — and earn

Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Cert.

104 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

104———Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersCert.

88 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

88———Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssoc.

30 grads$44k 1 yr$41k 5 yr$19k debt

30$43,560$40,866$18,586 Environmental Control Technologies/TechniciansAssoc.

8 grads$42k 1 yr$48k 5 yr$20k debt

8$41,814$47,965$20,225

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.