Private for-profit · Community college

Hollywood Institute

Margate, Florida · Large suburb

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Transfer rate: $18,466
Avg net price: 78%
Grad / completion: $22,285
Median earnings

Hollywood Institute is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Margate, Florida (large suburb setting), enrolling 215 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 215 undergradsLarge suburbMild wintersNear the coast

About Margate, Florida

Margate is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States. Margate was founded in the 1950s, when much of it was still either part of the Everglades or farmland. It became a town in 1955, when land development became prominent due to an influx of people moving to Margate. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Large suburb
Highest degree offered: Certificate
Nearest big city: 33 miles to Miami, FL
To the ocean: 7 miles
Nearest airport: 12 miles to Fort Lauderdale Hollywood (FLL) · major hub

How Hollywood Institute compares

Graduation rate78%

Higher than 74% · #72 of 211 in Florida

First-year retention63%

Higher than 28%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$22,285

Higher than 9% · #149 of 171 in Florida

Average net price$18,466

Cheaper than 38% · #102 cheapest of 207 in Florida

Median debt at graduation$6,038

Lower than 95%

Student–faculty ratio20 : 1

Lower than 29%

Undergraduate enrollment215

Larger than 46%

Percentiles compare Hollywood 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

Women18586%
Men3014%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White4.7%
Black75%
Hispanic17%
Other or multiracial3.3%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 215
Student–faculty ratio: 20 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 57%
First-generation students: 51%
Students over 25: 53%
Median family income: $12,880

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: $18,466

Outcomes

Graduated: 78%
First-year retention: 63%
Transferred to another college: 0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $20,194
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $22,285
Median debt at graduation: $6,038
Students with federal loans: 54%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 20%

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing: No
Application fee: Free

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

$18,346

$30–48k

$18,551

$48–75k

$18,582

$75–110k

$22,209

$110k+

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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?

Hollywood 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): $22,285
Typical debt at graduation: $6,038
Debt vs. one year's pay: 27%
Out-earn a HS grad: 23%

Typical debt would take roughly 2.7 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

$21,078

Men

$29,909

Men out-earn women by $8,831 (42%) 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: 59°F
Annual rain: 56.5″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, FT Lauderdale Executive AP, FL US station (3.7 mi from campus).

What Hollywood Institute graduates study — and earn

Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services

135 grads$17k 1 yr$21k 5 yr$8k debt

135$17,033$20,715$7,937 Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services

26 grads$22k 1 yr— 5 yr$8k debt

26$22,141—$7,600 Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services

4 grads$18k 1 yr$26k 5 yr$9k debt

4$17,924$25,699$9,197

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.