Colleges

The 41 US colleges offering communications technologies/technicians — filter by admissions, cost, outcomes, campus climate and distance to the beach.

Valencia College

Public

Orlando, Florida · Large city · 5 mi to Orlando

Admission: —
SAT: —
Net price: $12k
Earnings: $41k
Grad rate: 48%
Students: 39,486
To beach: 40 mi
Grads in major: 2

Connecticut State Community College

Public

New Britain, Connecticut · Midsize city · < 1 mi to Hartford

Admission: —
SAT: —
Net price: $12k
Earnings: $41k
Grad rate: 24%
Students: 33,645
To beach: 31 mi
Grads in major: 8

Full Sail University

For-profit

Winter Park, Florida · Large suburb · 6 mi to Orlando

Admission: —
SAT: —
Net price: $39k
Earnings: $38k
Grad rate: 44%
Students: 25,777
To beach: 29 mi
Grads in major: 535

Hillsborough College

Public

Tampa, Florida · Large city · 1 mi to Tampa

Admission: —
SAT: —
Net price: $4k
Earnings: $41k
Grad rate: 34%
Students: 21,472
To beach: < 1 mi
Grads in major: 9

Florida State College at Jacksonville

Public

Jacksonville, Florida · Large city · < 1 mi to Jacksonville

Admission: —
SAT: —
Net price: $4k
Earnings: $42k
Grad rate: 37%
Students: 19,648
To beach: 16 mi
Grads in major: 34

St Petersburg College

Public

St. Petersburg, Florida · Large city · 16 mi to Tampa

Admission: —
SAT: —
Net price: $1k
Earnings: $43k
Grad rate: 38%
Students: 18,950
To beach: 1 mi
Grads in major: 6

Metropolitan State University of Denver

Public

Denver, Colorado · Large city · 1 mi to Denver

Admission: 99%
SAT: 1019
Net price: $15k
Earnings: $52k
Grad rate: 32%
Students: 15,002
To beach: 745 mi
Grads in major: 5

Montgomery College

Public

Rockville, Maryland · Small city · 15 mi to Washington

Admission: —
SAT: —
Net price: $8k
Earnings: $50k
Grad rate: 32%
Students: 13,773
To beach: 14 mi
Grads in major: 6

Seminole State College of Florida

Public

Sanford, Florida · Small city · 15 mi to Orlando

Admission: —
SAT: —
Net price: $9k
Earnings: $42k
Grad rate: 41%
Students: 12,864
To beach: 28 mi
Grads in major: 9

Indian River State College

Public

Fort Pierce, Florida · Large suburb · 52 mi to West Palm Beach

Admission: —
SAT: —
Net price: $4k
Earnings: $38k
Grad rate: 45%
Students: 11,822
To beach: 3 mi
Grads in major: 4

Florida SouthWestern State College

Public

Fort Myers, Florida · Large suburb · 6 mi to Fort Myers

Admission: —
SAT: —
Net price: $7k
Earnings: $43k
Grad rate: 39%
Students: 11,052
To beach: 2 mi
Grads in major: 4

Delaware Technical Community College-Terry

Public

Dover, Delaware · Small city · 56 mi to Philadelphia

Admission: —
SAT: —
Net price: $12k
Earnings: $41k
Grad rate: 22%
Students: 10,867
To beach: 9 mi
Grads in major: 17

Eastern Michigan University

Public

Ypsilanti, Michigan · Large suburb · 30 mi to Detroit

Admission: 80%
SAT: 1066
Net price: $15k
Earnings: $52k
Grad rate: 46%
Students: 10,055
To beach: 24 mi
Grads in major: 10

University of North Dakota

Public

Grand Forks, North Dakota · Small city · 73 mi to Fargo

Admission: 77%
SAT: —
Net price: $19k
Earnings: $64k
Grad rate: 60%
Students: 9,981
To beach: 245 mi
Grads in major: 12

Ozarks Technical Community College

Public

Springfield, Missouri · Midsize city · 1 mi to Springfield

Admission: —
SAT: —
Net price: $7k
Earnings: $36k
Grad rate: 33%
Students: 8,165
To beach: 437 mi
Grads in major: 45

Polk State College

Public

Winter Haven, Florida · Small city · 40 mi to Orlando

Admission: —
SAT: —
Net price: $9k
Earnings: $41k
Grad rate: 35%
Students: 7,180
To beach: 44 mi
Grads in major: 17

Belmont University

Private

Nashville, Tennessee · Large city · 2 mi to Nashville

Admission: 95%
SAT: 1280
Net price: $33k
Earnings: $56k
Grad rate: 71%
Students: 7,137
To beach: 380 mi
Grads in major: 3

Villanova University

Private

Villanova, Pennsylvania · Large suburb · 11 mi to Philadelphia

Admission: 27%
SAT: 1460
Net price: $44k
Earnings: $100k
Grad rate: 92%
Students: 6,938
To beach: 12 mi
Grads in major: 1

Pasco-Hernando State College

Public

New Port Richey, Florida · Large suburb · 25 mi to Tampa

Admission: —
SAT: —
Net price: $5k
Earnings: $40k
Grad rate: 41%
Students: 6,900
To beach: 5 mi
Grads in major: 7

Pellissippi State Community College

Public

Knoxville, Tennessee · Large suburb · 14 mi to Knoxville

Admission: —
SAT: —
Net price: $5k
Earnings: $38k
Grad rate: 31%
Students: 6,715
To beach: 302 mi
Grads in major: 66

Lee College

Public

Baytown, Texas · Small city · 24 mi to Houston

Admission: —
SAT: —
Net price: $7k
Earnings: $42k
Grad rate: 53%
Students: 5,116
To beach: 2 mi
Grads in major: 14

East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

Public

East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania · Fringe town · 31 mi to Allentown

Admission: 92%
SAT: 1084
Net price: $18k
Earnings: $56k
Grad rate: 43%
Students: 4,814
To beach: 56 mi
Grads in major: 33

University of Cincinnati-Blue Ash College

Public

Blue Ash, Ohio · Large suburb · 11 mi to Cincinnati

Admission: —
SAT: —
Net price: $17k
Earnings: $55k
Grad rate: 16%
Students: 4,354
To beach: 169 mi
Grads in major: 8

CUNY York College

Public

Jamaica, New York · Large city · 11 mi to New York

Admission: 64%
SAT: 880
Net price: $4k
Earnings: $57k
Grad rate: 32%
Students: 4,345
To beach: 4 mi
Grads in major: 9

Touro University

Private

New York, New York · Large city · 3 mi to New York

Admission: 61%
SAT: 1348
Net price: $30k
Earnings: $53k
Grad rate: 72%
Students: 4,040
To beach: 1 mi
Grads in major: 1

Gulf Coast State College

Public

Panama City, Florida · Small city · 88 mi to Tallahassee

Admission: —
SAT: —
Net price: $5k
Earnings: $38k
Grad rate: 43%
Students: 3,934
To beach: 1 mi
Grads in major: 7

Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Bayamon

Private

Bayamon, Puerto Rico · Midsize city · 9 mi to San Juan

Admission: 40%
SAT: —
Net price: $9k
Earnings: $30k
Grad rate: 35%
Students: 3,476
To beach: 7 mi
Grads in major: 19

Northcentral Technical College

Public

Wausau, Wisconsin · Small city · 87 mi to Green Bay

Admission: —
SAT: —
Net price: $10k
Earnings: $45k
Grad rate: 45%
Students: 3,257
To beach: 83 mi
Grads in major: 3

Cochise County Community College District

Public

Sierra Vista, Arizona · Small city · 62 mi to Tucson

Admission: —
SAT: —
Net price: $8k
Earnings: $38k
Grad rate: 30%
Students: 3,096
To beach: 168 mi
Grads in major: 13

Florida Gateway College

Public

Lake City, Florida · Distant town · 39 mi to Gainesville

Admission: —
SAT: —
Net price: $5k
Earnings: $38k
Grad rate: 54%
Students: 2,301
To beach: 61 mi
Grads in major: 4

Messiah University

Private

Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania · Large suburb · 10 mi to Harrisburg

Admission: 79%
SAT: 1236
Net price: $27k
Earnings: $54k
Grad rate: 75%
Students: 2,259
To beach: 61 mi
Grads in major: 3

Bob Jones University

Private

Greenville, South Carolina · Small city · 2 mi to Greenville

Admission: —
SAT: —
Net price: $17k
Earnings: $44k
Grad rate: 65%
Students: 2,005
To beach: 183 mi
Grads in major: 4

Allegany College of Maryland

Public

Cumberland, Maryland · Remote town · 86 mi to Pittsburgh

Admission: —
SAT: —
Net price: $9k
Earnings: $38k
Grad rate: 40%
Students: 1,831
To beach: 103 mi
Grads in major: 10

Lawrence Technological University

Private

Southfield, Michigan · Small city · 14 mi to Detroit

Admission: 56%
SAT: —
Net price: $33k
Earnings: $69k
Grad rate: 61%
Students: 1,668
To beach: 14 mi
Grads in major: 5

Manatee Technical College

Public

Bradenton, Florida · Large suburb · 8 mi to Sarasota

Admission: —
SAT: —
Net price: $2k
Earnings: $38k
Grad rate: 64%
Students: 1,486
To beach: 7 mi
Grads in major: 6

Suncoast Technical College

Public

Sarasota, Florida · Large suburb · 4 mi to Sarasota

Admission: —
SAT: —
Net price: $17k
Earnings: $41k
Grad rate: 50%
Students: 1,116
To beach: 2 mi
Grads in major: 2

Pinellas Technical College-St. Petersburg

Public

Saint Petersburg, Florida · Large city · 19 mi to Tampa

Admission: —
SAT: —
Net price: $24k
Earnings: $36k
Grad rate: 60%
Students: 810
To beach: 2 mi
Grads in major: 2

Fort Peck Community College

Public

Poplar, Montana · Remote rural · 224 mi to Billings

Admission: —
SAT: —
Net price: $400
Earnings: $15k
Grad rate: 17%
Students: 282
To beach: 617 mi
Grads in major: 7

Washington County Career Center-Adult Technical Training

Public

Marietta, Ohio · Fringe rural · 75 mi to Charleston

Admission: —
SAT: —
Net price: —
Earnings: $44k
Grad rate: 79%
Students: 193
To beach: 143 mi
Grads in major: 19

Florida Panhandle Technical College

Public

Chipley, Florida · Remote rural · 79 mi to Tallahassee

Admission: —
SAT: —
Net price: $2k
Earnings: $32k
Grad rate: 41%
Students: 157
To beach: 31 mi
Grads in major: 6

Buckeye Hills Career Center

Public

Rio Grande, Ohio · Distant rural · 55 mi to Charleston

Admission: —
SAT: —
Net price: $17k
Earnings: $40k
Grad rate: 90%
Students: 122
To beach: 173 mi
Grads in major: 5