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Vocational Schools in Florida

Florida contains 177 schools that offer vocational programs. University of Miami, the highest-ranking vocational school in FL, has a total student population of 15,629 and is the 69th highest ranked school in America.

Of the 177 vocational schools in Florida, only 13 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, National Aviation Academy A & P School comes out as the most expensive ($31,710/yr), with George T Baker Aviation School as the lowest recorded at only $1,657/yr.

Vocational students from Florida schools who go on to become vocational educators, event planners, landscape architects, landscape designers, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 114,420 people working as vocational education teachers alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $52,030. Also, Middle school teachers make on average $53,550 per year and there are about 665,420 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Florida alone, there are 31,810 employed middle school teachers earning an average yearly salary of $50,470. Vocational education teachers in this state earn $48,660/yr and there are 6,340 employed.

Also, within the vocational schools in Florida, the average student population is 3,322 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 17 to 1. Aside from vocational, 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.

Vocational Programs in Florida

University of South Florida

• Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor
  

  Levels offered: Masters

University of North Florida

• Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor
  

  Levels offered: Masters

University of Florida

• Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor
  

  Levels offered: Masters

Florida State University

• Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Bachelors, Masters

Health Opportunity Technical Center

• Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Mercy Hospital School of Practical Nursing

• Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Keiser Career College-Greenacres

• Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Bradford-Union Area Career Technical Center

• Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Traviss Career Center

• Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Academy for Practical Nursing & Health Occupations

• Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Sarasota County Technical Institute

• Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Pinellas Technical Education Center

• Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Concorde Career Institute

• Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

First Coast Technical College

• Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Coral Ridge Nurses Assistant Training School Inc

• Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Suwannee-Hamilton Technical Center

• Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Galen School of Nursing-Tampa Bay

• Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Americare School of Nursing

• Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Medvance Institute-Miami

• Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

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See Also

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