Private for-profit · Community college
Gwinnett Institute
Orlando, Florida · Large suburb
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- Transfer rate
- $34,939
- Avg net price
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- Grad / completion
- $33,735
- Median earnings
Gwinnett Institute is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Orlando, Florida (large suburb setting), enrolling 340 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.
About Orlando, Florida
Orlando is a city in and the county seat of Orange County, Florida, United States. In 1823, the Treaty of Moultrie Creek created a Seminole reservation encompassing much of central Florida, including the area that would become Orlando. In the mid-to-late 1990s, Orlando was known as "Hollywood East" because of numerous film production studios in the area, although such activity has slowed down considerably into the 2000s. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Large suburb
- Highest degree offered
- Bachelor's
- Nearest big city
- 11 miles to Orlando, FL
- To the ocean
- 24 miles
- Nearest airport
- 12 miles to Orlando (MCO) · major hub
How Gwinnett Institute compares
Higher than 45% · #88 of 171 in Florida
Cheaper than 4% · #189 cheapest of 207 in Florida
Lower than 22%
Lower than 62%
Larger than 56%
Percentiles compare Gwinnett Institute 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
- Women32495%
- Men165%
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White5.3%
- Black76%
- Hispanic13%
- Asian0.9%
- Other or multiracial4.4%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 340
- Student–faculty ratio
- 14 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 78%
- First-generation students
- 54%
- Students over 25
- 77%
- Median family income
- $16,256
- Avg faculty salary (academic year)
- $37,953
Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.
Cost
- In-state tuition
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- Room & board
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- Total cost of attendance
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- Average net price
- $34,939
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
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- First-year retention
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- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $36,705
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $33,735
- Median debt at graduation
- $13,000
- Students with federal loans
- 100%
- Paying down their loans (1 year in)
- 23%
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 (340 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.
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?
Gwinnett Institute 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)
- $33,735
- Typical debt at graduation
- $13,000
- Debt vs. one year's pay
- 39%
- Out-earn a HS grad
- 28%
Typical debt would take roughly 3.9 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.
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.
Men out-earn women by $1,349 (4%) 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
- 92°F
- Winter low
- 52°F
- Annual rain
- 51.5″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Orlando Executive AP, FL US station (7.8 mi from campus).
What Gwinnett Institute 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.
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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.