Private for-profit · Community college

National Aviation Academy of Tampa Bay

Clearwater, Florida · Large suburb

0%
Transfer rate
$27,476
Avg net price
76%
Grad / completion
$59,029
Median earnings

National Aviation Academy of Tampa Bay is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Clearwater, Florida (large suburb setting), enrolling 713 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 713 undergradsLarge suburbMild wintersNear the coast

About Clearwater, Florida

Clearwater is a city in and the county seat of Pinellas County, Florida, United States, west of Tampa and north of St. Petersburg. Present-day Clearwater was originally the home of the Tocobaga people. Around 1835, the United States Army began construction of Fort Harrison, named after William Henry Harrison, as an outpost during the Seminole Wars. Moccasin Lake Nature Park is a 51-acre nature preserve (21 ha) with a 5-acre lake (2.0 ha) owned and operated by the city. The preserve also features the Moccasin Lake Environmental Education Center, which offers environmental education classes, programs and camps. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large suburb
Highest degree offered
Certificate
Nearest big city
17 miles to Tampa, FL
To the ocean
2 miles
Nearest airport
2 miles to St. Petersburg Clearwater (PIE) · major hub

How National Aviation Academy of Tampa Bay compares

Graduation rate76%

Higher than 71% · #79 of 211 in Florida

First-year retention91%

Higher than 83%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$59,029

Higher than 95% · #9 of 171 in Florida

Average net price$27,476

Cheaper than 13% · #165 cheapest of 207 in Florida

Median debt at graduation$22,000

Lower than 4%

Student–faculty ratio17 : 1

Lower than 44%

Undergraduate enrollment713

Larger than 68%

Percentiles compare National Aviation Academy of 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

713undergrads
  • Women456%
  • Men66894%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White51%
  • Black9.0%
  • Hispanic25%
  • Asian2.9%
  • Other or multiracial12%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
713
Student–faculty ratio
17 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
54%
First-generation students
44%
Students over 25
41%
Median family income
$21,490

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
$27,476

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
76%
First-year retention
91%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$55,827
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$59,029
Median debt at graduation
$22,000
Students with federal loans
67%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
34%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
76%
Low-income (Pell)
63%
First-generation
64%

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
$50

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
B
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.9 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
2
Property offenses (2022–2024)
0

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (713 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.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

0.7reported offenses a year
0.7 violent a year0 property a year

By offense type, per year

Aggravated assault
0.7

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

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
$25,244
$30–48k
$27,294
$48–75k
$29,722
$75–110k
$31,281
$110k+
$32,065

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?

National Aviation Academy of Tampa Bay 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)
$59,029
Typical debt at graduation
$22,000
Debt vs. one year's pay
37%
Out-earn a HS grad
63%

Typical debt would take roughly 3.7 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
$51,670
Men
$59,168

Men out-earn women by $7,498 (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
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 (2.3 mi from campus).

What National Aviation Academy of Tampa Bay 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.