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Colleges in Temple Terrace · College Scorecard

Temple Terrace is home to Florida College

Florida College has about 590 students on campus, and 10% of Temple Terrace’s residents are enrolled in college. 18 more colleges are within 30 miles.

Florida College
Colleges in town
1
degree-granting
Students on campus
590
1 for every 46 residents
Residents in college
10%
Above FL (6%)
Most selective
70%
admitted · Florida College
Net price
$24k
a year after aid
Earnings, 10 yrs
$43k
median

What stands out about college in Temple Terrace

Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.

Plenty of choice18 more within 30 miles.A small-college townFlorida College has about 590 students on campus.
★ What stands out · Within reach

More colleges near Temple Terrace

Colleges within 30 miles of the center of Temple Terrace, beyond its own.

10 mi20 mi30 mi Southeastern University Pasco-Hernando State College Hillsborough Community College St Petersburg College Temple Terrace
University or collegeCommunity college
University of South FloridaUniversity or college · Public · Tampa
2.6 mi40,892 students
Strayer University-FloridaUniversity or college · For-profit · East Lake-Orient Park
3.3 mi3 students
Herzing University-TampaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · East Lake-Orient Park
5.2 mi177 students
Schiller International UniversityUniversity or college · For-profit · Tampa
8.3 mi7 students
The University of TampaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Tampa
8.5 mi11,018 students
South University-TampaUniversity or college · For-profit · Tampa
8.7 mi379 students
Hillsborough Community CollegeUniversity or college · Public · Tampa
8.9 mi11,704 students
Arizona College of Nursing-TampaUniversity or college · For-profit · Tampa
10.8 mi337 students
Faith Theological Seminary and Christian CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Town 'n' Country
12.7 mi72 students
Galen College of Nursing-Tampa BayUniversity or college · For-profit · St. Petersburg
20.7 mi1,601 students

8 more within 30 miles.

Straight-line distance. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus. Dashed rows are too small, or report too little to the Department of Education, for a page of their own.

Every college

The college in Temple Terrace

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Florida College campus · Directions

Florida CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 590 on campus 70%admitted$24knet price54%graduate$43kearnings
What it costs

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The average a year after grants and scholarships, for families on federal aid. Pick your family’s income.

Family income

Starts at $48–75k, where Temple Terrace’s median household income ($69K) falls.

Hillsborough Community College8.9 mi · Tampa · sticker $9,924 $5,505a year
Pasco-Hernando State College23 mi · River Ridge · sticker $11,730 $5,860a year
University of South Florida2.6 mi · Tampa · sticker $22,859 $9,326a year
Herzing University-Tampa5.2 mi · East Lake-Orient Park · sticker $27,494 $17,556a year
Florida CollegeIn Temple Terrace · sticker $34,870 $19,530a year
Saint Leo University21.5 mi · St. Leo · sticker $45,264 $19,823a year
South University-Tampa8.7 mi · Tampa · sticker $30,414 $20,759a year
Galen College of Nursing-Tampa Bay20.7 mi · St. Petersburg · sticker $34,369 $27,888a year
The University of Tampa8.5 mi · Tampa · sticker $51,614 $31,898a year
Arizona College of Nursing-Tampa10.8 mi · Tampa · sticker $41,613 $33,423a year

Federal figures: your own price depends on your aid package. Every college has a net price calculator on its website. “—” = not reported for that income.

Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay?

Each dot is a college: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting. Temple Terrace’s are named; gray dots are colleges nearby.

$0$20k$40k$60k$80k 0%25%50%75%100% Graduate → Florida College
Florida College54% graduate$43k earnings$12k typical debt

Graduation: first-time, full-time students within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 years (2-year). Earnings: median, students on federal aid. A college that’s part of a larger system reports earnings for the whole system.

Majors

What students study in Temple Terrace

Share of degrees by field, then the biggest programs and what their graduates earn.

Liberal arts 45%Business 20%Communication 10%Parks, recreation & fitness 9%Health professions 7%Psychology 3%Everything else 6%

Biggest programs

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities22 graduates a year
$40k4 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations15 graduates a year
$62k4 yrs out
Communication and Media Studies14 graduates a year
—not reported
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing12 graduates a year
—not reported
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods11 graduates a year
—not reported
Marketing5 graduates a year
—not reported
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas4 graduates a year
—not reported
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness3 graduates a year
—not reported
Town & gown

What it’s like to live in Temple Terrace

How much the college shapes the town, and the pages a student or a new neighbor needs.

10 of every 100 Temple Terrace residents are in college (FL: 6).

590students on campus · 27,275 residents
34.5median age · FL 42.6
50%of homes rented · FL 32%
$1,594median rent · 4% below the state
Temple TerraceTemple Terrace, FL
Housing$326K typical homeSafetySafety Grade CHealthHealth Grade BClimate49° January low · 91° July highHandbookTrash day, parking, who to call

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Colleges: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023). “On campus” counts fall enrollment minus students who study only online. Net price is the average a year after grants for families on federal aid; earnings are the median 10 years after starting, for students who got federal aid. Distances are straight-line from the center of Temple Terrace. Town figures: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

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