Ridge Technical College

Winter Haven, Florida · Public

Of 7 assessed programs, 1 leave graduates out-earning a typical Florida high-school graduate (about $34,350/yr) and 6 fall short. Another 12 could not be assessed.

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My family earns and I expect to take

Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$23,170
All families (average)	$23,170

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

Earnings are measured four years after completion when available. Where four-year earnings are suppressed, one-year earnings are shown and marked 1-year earnings. One-year and four-year figures reflect different career stages and should not be compared as if measured at the same time.

7 of 19 programs could be assessed 37% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Florida high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Cosmetology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$15,943 1-year earnings	-$18,407	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	86
Auto Repair Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$33,118 1-year earnings	-$1,232	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	30
Precision Metalworking	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$25,228 1-year earnings	-$9,122	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
Practical and Vocational Nursing	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$41,700	+$7,350	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Medical Assisting	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$32,114	-$2,236	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Massage Therapy and Bodywork	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$32,195	-$2,155	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
HVAC Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$26,807 1-year earnings	-$7,543	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Electrician Training	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Culinary Arts	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Healthcare Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Administrative and Office Support	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Graphic Communications	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Fire Protection	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Teacher Education (by level)	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Commercial Driving	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($34,350/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.