Public · Community college
Florida Panhandle Technical College
Chipley, Florida · Remote rural
- 0%
- Transfer rate
- $2,307
- Avg net price
- 41%
- Grad / completion
- $32,320
- Median earnings
Florida Panhandle Technical College is a public certificate-granting institution in Chipley, Florida (remote rural setting), enrolling 157 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.
About Chipley, Florida
Chipley is a city in and the county seat of Washington County, Florida, United States, located between Tallahassee and Pensacola. Originally called "Orange", the city was renamed Chipley in 1882 for William Dudley Chipley, president of the Pensacola and Atlantic Railroad and Florida state senator from 1895 to 1897. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Remote rural
- Highest degree offered
- Certificate
- Nearest big city
- 79 miles to Tallahassee, FL
- To the ocean
- 31 miles
- Nearest airport
- 32 miles to Northwest Florida Beaches (ECP)
How Florida Panhandle Technical College compares
Higher than 27% · #184 of 211 in Florida
Higher than 12%
Higher than 40% · #96 of 171 in Florida
Cheaper than 98% · #9 cheapest of 207 in Florida
Lower than 82%
Larger than 38%
Percentiles compare Florida Panhandle 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
- Women10567%
- Men5233%
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White79%
- Black12%
- Hispanic3.8%
- Asian1.3%
- Other or multiracial3.8%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 157
- Student–faculty ratio
- 10 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 29%
- First-generation students
- 53%
- Students over 25
- 21%
- Median family income
- $15,147
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
- $2,307
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
- 41%
- First-year retention
- 51%
- Transferred to another college
- 0%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $29,149
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $32,320
- Median debt at graduation
- —
- Students with federal loans
- 0%
Campus life & athletics
- On-campus housing
- No
- Application fee
- $20
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?
Florida Panhandle Technical College funds essentially no grants of its own — almost all aid here comes from federal (Pell), state, or outside sources rather than the school's own discount. Its sticker price is what it is.
Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid, 2022–23 full-time first-year undergraduates.
Is it worth it?
A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.
- Median earnings (10 years)
- $32,320
- Typical debt at graduation
- —
- Debt vs. one year's pay
- —
- Out-earn a HS grad
- 32%
The payoff is less clear-cut here — weigh the debt against the earnings and your intended field before borrowing heavily.
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.
Men out-earn women by $4,711 (15%) 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
- 93°F
- Winter low
- 39°F
- Annual rain
- 60.8″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Chipley, FL US station (0.5 mi from campus).
What Florida Panhandle 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 Florida Panhandle Technical College
Schools with a comparable profile — size, selectivity, cost, and graduate outcomes. Compare Florida Panhandle Technical College side by side →
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- Tuition
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- Transfer
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- Transfer
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Mercer County Technical Education Center
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- Tuition
- —
- Transfer
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- Tuition
- —
- Transfer
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- Earnings
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Colleges near Florida Panhandle Technical College
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Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine
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Fortis College-Dothan
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Emerald Coast Technical College
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George C Wallace Community College-Dothan
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Enterprise State Community College
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Tom P. Haney Technical College
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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.