Southern Technical College

Fort Myers, Florida · Private, for-profit

Of 8 assessed programs, 7 leave graduates out-earning a typical Florida high-school graduate (about $34,350/yr) and 1 fall short. Another 14 could not be assessed.

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My family earns and I expect to take

Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$19,709
$30k to $48k	$22,332
$48k to $75k	$25,482
$75k to $110k	$26,368
$110k and up	$26,505
All families (average)	$21,171

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.

8 of 22 programs could be assessed 36% 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
Medical Assisting	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$32,958	-$1,392	falls short	$11,098	insufficient data	179
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Associate's Degree	$49,650	+$15,300	clears the bar	$22,500	1.5 yrs	130
Nursing	Associate's Degree	$85,126	+$50,776	clears the bar	$24,666	0.5 yrs	108
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	Associate's Degree	$44,987	+$10,637	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Healthcare Administration	Associate's Degree	$41,362 1-year earnings	+$7,012	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Medical Assisting	Associate's Degree	$34,673	+$323	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Business Administration	Associate's Degree	$53,458	+$19,108	clears the bar	$29,430	1.5 yrs	1
Healthcare Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$37,896	+$3,546	clears the bar	$14,333	4.0 yrs	insufficient data
Electrical Engineering	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	159
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	90
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Design	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Data Processing	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Computer Software and Media Applications	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Teacher Education (by level)	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Legal Support Services	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Criminal Justice	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Public Administration	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Design	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Healthcare Administration	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Practical and Vocational Nursing	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.