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Largest community colleges in Florida

Community colleges in Florida ranked by total student enrollment, largest first. Bigger institutions generally offer broader program catalogs, more sections per term, more transfer agreements, and deeper student-services staffing — but smaller colleges often win on advisor attention, classroom intimacy, and faculty access.

  1. Broward CollegeFort Lauderdale, FL24,922
  2. Palm Beach State CollegeLake Worth, FL21,956
  3. Hillsborough Community CollegeTampa, FL21,472
  4. Florida State College at JacksonvilleJacksonville, FL19,648
  5. St Petersburg CollegeSt. Petersburg, FL18,950
  6. Keiser University-Ft LauderdaleFort Lauderdale, FL17,678
  7. Indian River State CollegeFort Pierce, FL11,822
  8. Santa Fe CollegeGainesville, FL11,122
  9. Tallahassee State CollegeTallahassee, FL11,053
  10. Florida SouthWestern State CollegeFort Myers, FL11,052
  11. Eastern Florida State CollegeMelbourne, FL10,490
  12. Daytona State CollegeDaytona Beach, FL10,176
  13. Ultimate Medical AcademyClearwater, FL8,932
  14. Pensacola State CollegePensacola, FL7,538
  15. State College of Florida-Manatee-SarasotaBradenton, FL7,379
  16. Polk State CollegeWinter Haven, FL7,180
  17. Pasco-Hernando State CollegeNew Port Richey, FL6,900
  18. Saint Johns River State CollegePalatka, FL4,403
  19. Lake-Sumter State CollegeLeesburg, FL4,177
  20. Gulf Coast State CollegePanama City, FL3,934
  21. Rasmussen University-FloridaOcala, FL3,121
  22. Northwest Florida State CollegeNiceville, FL3,010
  23. Florida National University-Main CampusHialeah, FL2,449
  24. South Florida State CollegeAvon Park, FL2,045
  25. Galen College of Nursing-Tampa BaySaint Petersburg, FL1,465
  26. Cambridge College of Healthcare & TechnologyDelray Beach, FL1,315
  27. Chipola CollegeMarianna, FL1,312
  28. The College of the Florida KeysKey West, FL1,012
  29. Galen Health Institutes-Miami CampusPembroke Pines, FL813
  30. North Florida CollegeMadison, FL793
  31. Universal Technical Institute-South Florida MiramarMiramar, FL791
  32. Universal Technical Institute-OrlandoOrlando, FL788
  33. Herzing University-OrlandoWinter Park, FL714
  34. Galen Health Institutes-GainesvilleGainesville, FL668
  35. Jones Technical InstituteJacksonville, FL659
  36. Galen Health Institutes-SarasotaSarasota, FL574
  37. Southeastern College-West Palm BeachWest Palm Beach, FL563
  38. Academy for Nursing and Health OccupationsWest Palm Beach, FL558
  39. New Professions Technical InstituteMiami, FL514
  40. SABER CollegeMiami, FL482
  41. Med CollegeHialeah, FL455
  42. South Florida Bible College and Theological SeminaryDeerfield Beach, FL373
  43. Fortis College-Cutler BayCutler Bay, FL365
  44. Gwinnett InstituteOrlando, FL340
  45. Atlantis UniversityMiami, FL330
  46. City College-Altamonte SpringsAltamonte Springs, FL321
  47. Taylor CollegeOcala, FL308
  48. City College-HollywoodHollywood, FL305
  49. Doral CollegeDoral, FL272
  50. Herzing University-TampaTampa, FL251

Why size matters

Enrollment scale shapes nearly every aspect of the student experience at a community college. The largest Florida community colleges typically offer multiple sections of every general-education course, robust evening and weekend schedules for working students, full-service career centers and transfer advising offices, and deep portfolios of articulation agreements with four-year institutions across Florida and beyond. They also tend to operate multiple campuses or learning centers, which can put a community college within commuting distance of more residents.

Smaller community colleges in Florida compete on attention. Smaller cohorts mean a single academic advisor sees you across multiple semesters and can write a substantive recommendation when you transfer or apply for a job. Faculty teach more sections of fewer courses, which means the same instructor often guides you through a sequence rather than handing you off term to term. For students who thrive on relationship and continuity, the smaller institutions on this list can be the better choice even when the larger one offers more programs.

Use this list alongside the state's transfer-outcomes guide and the state's cost-and-aid guide. Together they let you triangulate fit on the three dimensions that matter most for community-college choice: program availability, total cost after aid, and how reliably the institution moves students on to the next step.