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Education & Early Childhood community-college programs in Florida

23 community colleges in Florida report awarding credentials in Education & Early Childhood. Early childhood and paraeducator pathways, plus transfer routes into four-year teaching degrees. The list below ranks them by share of total credentials awarded in this field — a directional measure of program scale and focus.

If you are choosing a Education & Early Childhood program in Florida, weigh program-specific accreditation, clinical or apprenticeship placement, and the institution's articulation agreements with Florida public universities (for transfer-bound students) or its local employer relationships (for occupational tracks). Within Florida published tuition tends to fall in a tight range, so the program-quality questions usually matter more than cost. The ranked list below is a useful starting point but should not substitute for a campus visit and a conversation with the program advisor.

Each college below links to a full profile with cost, enrollment, completion, and transfer numbers from the College Scorecard. Use the cost-and-aid guide for Florida and the state's transfer-outcomes guide for additional context.

  1. Rasmussen University-FloridaOcala16%
  2. Doral CollegeDoral5%
  3. Chipola CollegeMarianna5%
  4. State College of Florida-Manatee-SarasotaBradenton5%
  5. St Petersburg CollegeSt. Petersburg3%
  6. Northwest Florida State CollegeNiceville3%
  7. Florida SouthWestern State CollegeFort Myers2%
  8. Saint Johns River State CollegePalatka2%
  9. Polk State CollegeWinter Haven2%
  10. Daytona State CollegeDaytona Beach2%
  11. Indian River State CollegeFort Pierce2%
  12. South Florida State CollegeAvon Park1%
  13. Tallahassee State CollegeTallahassee1%
  14. Broward CollegeFort Lauderdale1%
  15. Palm Beach State CollegeLake Worth1%
  16. Florida National University-Main CampusHialeah1%
  17. Florida State College at JacksonvilleJacksonville1%
  18. Santa Fe CollegeGainesville1%
  19. Pasco-Hernando State CollegeNew Port Richey0%
  20. Hillsborough Community CollegeTampa0%
  21. Gulf Coast State CollegePanama City0%
  22. Eastern Florida State CollegeMelbourne0%
  23. Pensacola State CollegePensacola0%

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