Florida contains 50 schools that offer automotive technology programs. ATI Career Training Center, the highest-ranking automotive technology school in FL, has a total student population of 468 and is the 790th highest ranked school in America.
Of the 50 automotive technology schools in Florida, only 12 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Universal Technical Institute-Automotive Motorcycle & Marine Mechanics comes out as the most expensive ($50,092/yr), with Lindsey Hopkins Technical Education Center as the lowest recorded at only $774/yr.
Automotive Technology students from Florida schools who go on to become automotive engineers, automotive technicians, mechanics, automotive specialists, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. Also, Automotive body and related repairers make on average $41,020 per year and there are about 133,290 of them employed in the US today.
Also, within the automotive technology schools in Florida, the average student population is 3,322 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 17 to 1. Aside from automotive technology, there are 7625 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 2,875 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $2,879, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.
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