Private for-profit · Community college

Galen College of Nursing-Tampa Bay

Saint Petersburg, Florida · Large city

#4 for grad earnings in Florida
0%
Transfer rate
$28,197
Avg net price
63%
Grad / completion
$61,480
Median earnings

Galen College of Nursing-Tampa Bay is a private for-profit associate-granting institution in Saint Petersburg, Florida (large city setting), enrolling 1,465 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 1,465 undergradsLarge cityMild wintersNear the coast

About Saint Petersburg, Florida

St. Petersburg is a city in Pinellas County, Florida, United States. About 20 sites with temple mounds have been found around Tampa Bay, with several in Pinellas County. Best known of the Safety Harbor people was the chiefdom of Tocobaga, which was likely located at the Safety Harbor site in Philippe Park in northern Pinellas County. Much economic activity is concentrated in the Gateway area, which overlaps St. Petersburg and Pinellas Park. Health care, retail and professional services are the largest industries. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large city
Highest degree offered
Bachelor's
Nearest big city
13 miles to Tampa, FL
To the ocean
2 miles
Nearest airport
4 miles to St. Petersburg Clearwater (PIE) · major hub

How Galen College of Nursing-Tampa Bay compares

Graduation rate63%

Higher than 53% · #122 of 211 in Florida

First-year retention54%

Higher than 14%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$61,480

Higher than 96% · #4 of 171 in Florida

Average net price$28,197

Cheaper than 11% · #169 cheapest of 207 in Florida

Median debt at graduation$24,166

Lower than 3%

Student–faculty ratio12 : 1

Lower than 73%

Undergraduate enrollment1,465

Larger than 78%

Percentiles compare Galen College of Nursing-Tampa Bay 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

1,465undergrads
  • Women1,27687%
  • Men18913%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White37%
  • Black25%
  • Hispanic12%
  • Asian4.0%
  • Other or multiracial22%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
1,465
Student–faculty ratio
12 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
49%
First-generation students
49%
Students over 25
76%
Median family income
$32,674
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$60,408

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

Cost

In-state tuition
$17,048
Room & board
Books & supplies
$1,350
Total cost of attendance
$34,369
Average net price
$28,197

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 (within 6 years)
63%
Graduated on time (4 years)
100%
First-year retention
54%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$58,951
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$61,480
Median debt at graduation
$24,166
Students with federal loans
82%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
35%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
100%
Low-income (Pell)
57%
First-generation
58%

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
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%.

Campus safety

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

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (1,465 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

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
$28,220
$30–48k
$26,727
$48–75k
$27,888
$75–110k
$32,598
$110k+
$34,369

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.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

Est. total to a degree
$111,552

$27,888/year × about 4.0 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.

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.

9%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$1,646
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 9% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $1,646. 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 133 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)
$61,480
Typical debt at graduation
$24,166
Debt vs. one year's pay
39%
Out-earn a HS grad
74%

Typical debt would take roughly 3.9 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
$60,125
Men
$69,868

Men out-earn women by $9,743 (16%) 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
52°F
Annual rain
53.6″

Average temperature

HighLow
40°70°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.04.89.7JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, ST Petersburg Intl AP, FL US station (3.9 mi from campus).

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.