Private for-profit · Community college
HCI College
West Palm Beach, Florida · Large suburb
- 0%
- Transfer rate
- $35,425
- Avg net price
- 100%
- Grad / completion
- —
- Median earnings
HCI College is a private for-profit associate-granting institution in West Palm Beach, Florida (large suburb setting), enrolling 166 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.
About West Palm Beach, Florida
West Palm Beach is a city in and the county seat of Palm Beach County, Florida, United States. The beginning of the historic period in south Florida is marked by Juan Ponce de León's first contact with native people in 1513. The permanent collection features 19th and 20th century European and American art, Chinese, contemporary art and photography. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Large suburb
- Highest degree offered
- Associate
- Nearest big city
- 2 miles to West Palm Beach, FL
- To the ocean
- 3 miles
- Nearest airport
- 1 mile to President Donald J. Trump (PBI) · major hub
How HCI College compares
Higher than 98% · #1 of 211 in Florida
Higher than 1%
Cheaper than 4% · #191 cheapest of 207 in Florida
Lower than 3%
Lower than 99%
Larger than 40%
Percentiles compare HCI 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 race / ethnicity
- White6.0%
- Black74%
- Hispanic13%
- Other or multiracial6.6%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 166
- Student–faculty ratio
- 3 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 64%
- First-generation students
- —
- Students over 25
- 13%
- Avg faculty salary (academic year)
- $71,127
Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.
Cost
- In-state tuition
- $20,838
- Room & board
- —
- Books & supplies
- $0
- Total cost of attendance
- $40,563
- Average net price
- $35,425
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
- 100%
- First-year retention
- 5%
- Transferred to another college
- 0%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- —
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- —
- Median debt at graduation
- $24,149
- Students with federal loans
- 30%
Campus life & athletics
- On-campus housing
- No
- Application fee
- $150
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?
HCI 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.
Campus climate
- Summer high
- 90°F
- Winter low
- 58°F
- Annual rain
- 61.8″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, West Palm Beach Intl AP, FL US station (1.5 mi from campus).
What HCI 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.
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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.