Career Programs at Ridge Technical

2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs

The average undergraduate tuition & fees at Ridge Technical College is $10,398 for academic year 2022-2023. The amount is the average costs over all career programs and costs for some program may quietly differ from the average cost.

Ridge Technical College offers the alternative tuition plans including prepaid payment plan, tuition payment plan.

74% of enrolled students have received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of received financial aid is $5,031 (exclude student loans).

Ridge Technical 2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs
Tuition & Fees	$10,398
Average Financial Amount	$5,031

Offered Career / Vocational Programs and Completers

Ridge Technical College offers 26 vocational programs for Less than 12-Week Certificate, Less than 1-Year Certificate, and 1-2 Years Certificate programs. The following table lists number of programs by offered type and online availability along with number of completers.

Last year, 244 students have completed their career programs.

Offered Career Programs at Ridge Technical College
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Number of Completers
Less than 12 Weeks Certificate	2	41
Less than 1 Year Certificate	8	67
2 Years Certificate	16	136
Total	26	244

Programs by Award Level

The following table summarizes the number of completers by program and award level.

41 students have earned/completed Less than 12 Weeks Certificate program.
67 students have earned/completed Less than 1 Year Certificate program.
136 students have earned/completed 1-2 Years Certificate program.

Less than 12 Weeks Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Personal and Culinary Services [+]	✕	41 completers	-
Facial Treatment Specialist/Facialist	✕	23	-
Nail Technician/Specialist and Manicurist	✕	18	-
	Total	41

Less than 1 Year Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Personal and Culinary Services [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Facial Treatment Specialist/Facialist	✕	0	-
Nail Technician/Specialist and Manicurist	✕	0	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	13 completers	-
Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering Technology/Technician	✕	13	$24,500
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	26 completers	-
Fire Science/Fire-fighting	✕	26	-
Mechanics and Repairers [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician	✕	3	-
Medium/Heavy Vehicle and Truck Technology/Technician	✕	4	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	21 completers	-
Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage	✕	10	-
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide	✕	11	-
	Total	67

1-2 Years Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Communications Technologies [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects	✕	0	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	✕	4	-
Personal and Culinary Services [+]	✕	28 completers	-
Cosmetology/Cosmetologist	✕	27	-
Culinary Arts/Chef Training	✕	1	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Drafting and Design Technology/Technician	✕	7	-
Construction Trades [+]	✕	20 completers	-
Electrician	✕	13	-
Building Construction Technology	✕	7	-
Mechanics and Repairers [+]	✕	20 completers	-
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician	✕	9	-
Medium/Heavy Vehicle and Truck Technology/Technician	✕	11	-
Precision Production Trades [+]	✕	15 completers	-
Welding Technology/Welder	✕	15	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	40 completers	-
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician	✕	0	-
Medical Insurance Specialist/Medical Biller	✕	7	-
Medical/Clinical Assistant	✕	0	-
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant	✕	16	-
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training	✕	17	-
Business [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	✕	2	-
	Total	136

Admission, Enrollment, and Graduation

Total 403 students are attending at Ridge Technical College. There are 36 full-time faculty (instructional/teaching staffs) and 9 part-time faculty teaching for the school.

The students to faculty ratio is 20 to 1 (5.00%). The number of non-teaching staffs is 56 (full-time) and 11 (part-time).

The graduation rate of Ridge Technical College is 92% and the retention rate is 15% at the school.

Ridge Technical 2023 Key Statistics
Student Population	403
Graduation Rate	92%
Number of Faculty	45
Student to Faculty Ratio	20 to 1

Student Population at Ridge Technical

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 335 students enrolled into Ridge Technical College. By gender, 166 male and 169 female students are attending the school.

The following table summarizes the student population by gender and attending status for Ridge Technical College.

Student Population By Gender
Ridge Technical College
	Total	Male	Female
Total	335	166	169
Full-time	287	142	145
Part-tme	48	24	24

There are 111 White (33.13%), 60 Black/African American (17.91%), 161 Hispanic (48.06%), 3 Asian (0.90%), and 161 students with other races attending Ridge Technical College.

Student Population By Race/ethnicity at Ridge Technical College
	Total	Male	Female
Total	335	166	169
American Indian/Native American	0	0	0
Asian	3	1	2
Black/African American	60	26	34
Hispanic	161	83	78
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	111	56	55
Two More	0	0	0
Un-Known	0	0	0
Non-resident Alien	0	0	0

By age range, at Ridge Technical College, 145 students are aged 20 to 24 (43.28% of total students), 13 students are aged below 20 (3.88%).

Graduate Student Population By Age at Ridge Technical College
	Total	Male	Female
Total	335	166	169
Age 18-19	13	5	8
Age 20-21	46	21	25
Age 22-24	99	54	45
Age 25-29	145	76	69
Age 30-34	24	10	14
Age 35-39	8	0	8

Directory and Accreditation Information

Ridge Technical College is accredited by Council on Occupational Education (11/11/1982 - Current).

The following list shows the contact and directory information of Ridge Technical College.

7700 State Rd 544, Winter Haven, FL

863-419-3060

School Website

Admission Page

Financial Aid Information

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