Florida Career College-Miami vs. Platt College-Aurora

Comparable Facts

Compare Florida Career College Miami in Miami, FL with Platt College Aurora in Greenwood Village, CO on tuition, admissions, graduation, earnings, and student body data using the tables above.

Platt College Aurora is larger than Florida Career College-Miami based on total student enrollment (215 students vs. 130 students).

Location, institution type, and student-faculty ratio

• Florida Career College Miami is located in Miami, FL (Large Suburban setting); Platt College Aurora is in Greenwood Village, CO (Large City setting).
• Florida Career College Miami is a private, for-profit 4-year institution. Platt College Aurora is a private, for-profit 4-year institution.
• Student-to-faculty ratio: Florida Career College Miami 9:1; Platt College Aurora 10:1.

Cost details

• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Florida Career College Miami are 1.2% lower than at Platt College Aurora ($19,845 vs. $20,079).
• Out-of-state tuition is 35.3% higher at Platt College-Aurora than at Florida Career College Miami (about $6,347 more per year; $24,347 vs. $18,000).
• The same share of students receive grant aid at Florida Career College Miami as at Platt College Aurora (0% vs. 0%).

Admissions details

• SAT or ACT scores are open admission at Florida Career College-Miami, not reported at Platt College-Aurora.

Loans and repayment

• Among federal student loan borrowers, Florida Career College Miami graduates have a $32,250 lower median loan debt than Platt College-Aurora graduates ($9,500 vs. $41,750).
• Among borrowers, Florida Career College-Miami graduates have an estimated $333 lower median monthly federal student loan payment than Platt College-Aurora graduates ($98 vs. $431).
• More Platt College-Aurora graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former Florida Career College-Miami students, three years after graduation (61% vs. 19%).

Sources: U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS and College Scorecard. Values reflect the most recent year available in our dataset.