Public · Community college

Seminole State College of Florida

Sanford, Florida · Small city

19%
Transfer rate
$8,970
Avg net price
41%
Grad / completion
$41,733
Median earnings

Seminole State College of Florida is a public certificate-granting institution in Sanford, Florida (small city setting), enrolling 12,864 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicMidsize · 12,864 undergradsSmall cityNJCAA Division IMild winters

About Sanford, Florida

Sanford is a city in and the county seat of Seminole County, Florida, United States. The Mayaca or Jororo Indians inhabited the shores of Lake Monroe at the time of European contact. By 1760, however, war and disease had decimated the tribe, which would be replaced by the Seminole. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Small city
Highest degree offered
Bachelor's
Nearest big city
15 miles to Orlando, FL
To the ocean
28 miles
Nearest airport
5 miles to Orlando Sanford (SFB) · major hub

How Seminole State College of Florida compares

Graduation rate41%

Higher than 27% · #181 of 211 in Florida

Earnings, 10 years after entry$41,733

Higher than 75% · #23 of 171 in Florida

Average net price$8,970

Cheaper than 75% · #42 cheapest of 207 in Florida

Median debt at graduation$11,047

Lower than 35%

Student–faculty ratio29 : 1

Lower than 6%

Undergraduate enrollment12,864

Larger than 98%

Percentiles compare Seminole State College of Florida 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

12,864undergrads
  • Women7,81961%
  • Men5,04539%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White38%
  • Black17%
  • Hispanic32%
  • Asian3.3%
  • Other or multiracial9.3%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
12,864
Student–faculty ratio
29 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
29%
First-generation students
41%
Students over 25
32%
Median family income
$24,900
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$64,998
Endowment
$15,401,232

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 2,164 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From Florida99%
  • Other U.S. states1.3%

Most first-years stay in state — Seminole State College of Florida 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
$3,122
Out-of-state tuition
$11,447
Room & board
Books & supplies
$1,450
Total cost of attendance
$14,281
Average net price
$8,970

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
41%
First-year retention
Transferred to another college
19%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$35,589
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$41,733
Median debt at graduation
$11,047
Students with federal loans
18%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
25%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
41%
Low-income (Pell)
30%
First-generation
29%

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
Free
Athletics
NJCAA Division I
Varsity athletes
77 (37 men · 40 women)

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%.

Varsity sports (4)

Baseball28
Softball21
Cross Country20
Golf8

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

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

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 5 campuses (15,390 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.

0.3reported offenses a year
0.3 violent a year0 property a year

By offense type, per year

Fondling
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
$7,038
$30–48k
$7,931
$48–75k
$10,355
$75–110k
$12,821
$110k+
$14,242

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.

23%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$1,124
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 23% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $1,124. 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 1,515 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)
$41,733
Typical debt at graduation
$11,047
Debt vs. one year's pay
26%
Out-earn a HS grad
50%

Typical debt would take roughly 2.6 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
$39,371
Men
$46,215

Men out-earn women by $6,844 (17%) 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
93°F
Winter low
50°F
Annual rain
49.6″

Average temperature

HighLow
40°70°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.04.18.2JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Orlando Sanford AP, FL US station (4.6 mi from campus).

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.