Public · Community college
Emerald Coast Technical College
DeFuniak Springs, Florida · Distant town
- 0%
- Transfer rate
- $19,093
- Avg net price
- 87%
- Grad / completion
- $36,180
- Median earnings
Emerald Coast Technical College is a public certificate-granting institution in DeFuniak Springs, Florida (distant town setting), enrolling 189 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.
About DeFuniak Springs, Florida
DeFuniak Springs is a city in and the county seat of Walton County, Florida, United States. The P&A was organized to connect the terminus of the L&N at Pensacola to the western terminus of a predecessor of the Seaboard Air Line Railroad at River Junction—now Chattahoochee—in the 1880s. The surrounding landscape of Lake DeFuniak is decorated for the holidays between Thanksgiving and New Year's Day; this is known to locals as the "Christmas Reflections". (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Distant town
- Highest degree offered
- Certificate
- Nearest big city
- 68 miles to Pensacola, FL
- To the ocean
- 16 miles
- Nearest airport
- 29 miles to Destin-Fort Walton Beach (VPS)
How Emerald Coast Technical College compares
Higher than 86% · #36 of 211 in Florida
Higher than 82%
Higher than 53% · #69 of 171 in Florida
Cheaper than 35% · #106 cheapest of 207 in Florida
Lower than 86%
Larger than 43%
Percentiles compare Emerald Coast Technical College 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
- Women12868%
- Men6132%
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White65%
- Black18%
- Hispanic9.0%
- Asian1.6%
- Other or multiracial6.3%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 189
- Student–faculty ratio
- 9 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 41%
- First-generation students
- 53%
- Students over 25
- 37%
- Median family income
- $18,374
Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.
Cost
- In-state tuition
- —
- Room & board
- —
- Total cost of attendance
- —
- Average net price
- $19,093
Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.
Outcomes
- Graduated
- 87%
- First-year retention
- 90%
- Transferred to another college
- 0%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $31,654
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $36,180
- Median debt at graduation
- —
- Students with federal loans
- 0%
Campus life & athletics
- On-campus housing
- No
- Application fee
- Free
Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.
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.
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.
Modest institutional aid: 17% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $1,076. 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 23 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.
Campus climate
- Summer high
- 92°F
- Winter low
- 40°F
- Annual rain
- 64.6″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, DE Funiak Springs 1 E, FL US station (2.1 mi from campus).
What Emerald Coast Technical College graduates study — and earn
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.
Colleges similar to Emerald Coast Technical College
Schools with a comparable profile — size, selectivity, cost, and graduate outcomes. Compare Emerald Coast Technical College side by side →
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- Students
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- Tuition
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- Transfer
- 0%
- Earnings
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- Tuition
- —
- Transfer
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Orange Technical College
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- Students
- 166
- Tuition
- —
- Transfer
- 0%
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Withlacoochee Technical College
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- Students
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- Tuition
- —
- Transfer
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Riveroak Technical College
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- Students
- 250
- Tuition
- —
- Transfer
- 0%
- Earnings
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Pinellas Technical College-Clearwater
Clearwater, Florida · Small city · 16 mi to Tampa
- Students
- 732
- Tuition
- —
- Transfer
- 0%
- Earnings
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Colleges near Emerald Coast Technical College
Northwest Florida State College
Niceville, FL · Public · Associate · 3,010 students
Okaloosa Technical College
Fort Walton Beach, FL · Public · Certificate · 421 students
Florida Panhandle Technical College
Chipley, FL · Public · Certificate · 157 students
Baptist University of Florida
Graceville, FL · Private nonprofit · Bachelor's · 360 students
Enterprise State Community College
Enterprise, AL · Public · Associate · 1,585 students
Gulf Coast State College
Panama City, FL · Public · Associate · 3,934 students
Lurleen B Wallace Community College
Andalusia, AL · Public · Associate · 1,097 students
Tom P. Haney Technical College
Panama City, FL · Public · Certificate · 453 students
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.