Public · Community college

North Florida College

Madison, Florida · Distant rural

#1 best value in Florida

16%
Transfer rate: $804
Avg net price: 59%
Grad / completion: $33,929
Median earnings

North Florida College is a public associate-granting institution in Madison, Florida (distant rural setting), enrolling 793 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicSmall · 793 undergradsDistant rural

About Madison, Florida

Madison is a city in and the county seat of Madison County, on the central northern border of Florida, United States. The territory now known as Madison County was ruled at various times by Spain and The United States of America. This area was developed for cotton plantations dependent on the labor of enslaved African Americans. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Distant rural
Highest degree offered: Bachelor's
Nearest big city: 51 miles to Tallahassee, FL
To the ocean: 40 miles
Nearest airport: 23 miles to Valdosta (VLD)

How North Florida College compares

Graduation rate59%

Higher than 47% · #138 of 211 in Florida

Earnings, 10 years after entry$33,929

Higher than 45% · #85 of 171 in Florida

Average net price$804

Cheaper than 99% · #1 cheapest of 207 in Florida

Student–faculty ratio20 : 1

Lower than 29%

Undergraduate enrollment793

Larger than 70%

Percentiles compare North Florida 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 gender

Women54569%
Men24831%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White55%
Black32%
Hispanic9.6%
Other or multiracial2.9%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 793
Student–faculty ratio: 20 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 39%
First-generation students: 55%
Students over 25: 29%
Median family income: $17,842
Avg faculty salary (academic year): $53,127
Endowment: $4,362,109

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

Where students come from

Home state of the 214 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

From Florida98%
Other U.S. states2.3%

Most first-years stay in state — North Florida College draws overwhelmingly from Florida.

Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Cost

In-state tuition: $3,054
Out-of-state tuition: $11,400
Room & board: —
Books & supplies: $1,400
Total cost of attendance: $9,265
Average net price: $804

Outcomes

Graduated: 59%
First-year retention: —
Transferred to another college: 16%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $32,723
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $33,929
Median debt at graduation: —
Students with federal loans: 0%

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing: No
Application fee: $20

Campus safety

Safety grade: A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students: 0.3 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024): 0
Property offenses (2022–2024): 1

Reported offenses in an average year

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

0.3reported offenses a year

0 violent a year0.3 property a year

By offense type, per year

Burglary

0.3

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

$30–48k

$767

$48–75k

$3,223

$75–110k

$5,315

$110k+

—

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?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

65%

of first-years get a grant from the school

$2,755

average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 65% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $2,755. 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 102 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): $33,929
Typical debt at graduation: —
Debt vs. one year's pay: —
Out-earn a HS grad: 45%

Weigh it value

The payoff is less clear-cut here — weigh the debt against the earnings and your intended field before borrowing heavily.

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

$29,226

Men

$43,137

Men out-earn women by $13,911 (48%) 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: 40°F
Annual rain: 52.8″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Madison, FL US station (1.3 mi from campus).

What North Florida College graduates study — and earn

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssoc.

175 grads$29k 1 yr$37k 5 yr— debt

175$29,129$37,429—Ground TransportationCert.

45 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

45———Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssoc.

40 grads$67k 1 yr$71k 5 yr$8k debt

40$67,263$70,689$7,902 Criminal Justice and CorrectionsCert.

28 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

28———Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing

23 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

23———Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesCert.

16 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

16———Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCert.

14 grads$42k 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

14$42,406——Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCert.

10 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

10———Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCert.

9 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

9———Business Administration, Management and OperationsCert.

8 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

8———Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssoc.

6 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

6———Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssoc.

5 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

5———

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.