Hillsborough College
Tampa, Florida · Also known as HCC · Website
$40,782
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$40,782
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Hillsborough College is a public 4-year college in Tampa, Florida with 21,472 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $3,861 a year (tuition and fees $2,506 in-state, $9,111 out-of-state). 34% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $40,782 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $9,762 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$3,861
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$2,506
Out-of-state $9,111
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
34%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$9,762
About $103 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$40,782
Rank 2,554 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $3,861
- Tuition in-state
- $2,506
- Tuition out-of-state
- $9,111
- Cost of attendance
- $9,924
- Students with a need-based grant
- 42%
- Students with federal loans
- 53%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $3,839
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $4,395
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $5,505
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $9,924
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $2,506 in 2015-16 to $2,506 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- Open admission
- Undergraduates
- 21,472
- Part-time students
- 53%
- Women
- 60%
- Students per teacher
- 23
- Completion rate
- 34%
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Programs
- 92
- Endowment
- $7.34M
- Other
- Hispanic-serving, Open admission
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 2,554 of 5,094 US colleges and 94 of 293 in Florida (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | FL median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $3,861 | $19,850 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $2,506 | $16,920 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 72% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 34% | 65% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | - | 75% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $9,762 | $13,000 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $34,101 | $33,574 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $40,782 | $37,894 | $50,314 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 33% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 57% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
92 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's | Associate's | 2,681 | $9,500 | $30,406 | $44,585 | $44,125 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 1,364 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate | Certificate | 361 | $5,500 | $45,319 | $61,572 | $57,584 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsCertificate | Certificate | 214 | $11,695 | $37,006 | $49,749 | $47,440 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's | Associate's | 210 | $12,710 | $64,429 | $81,109 | $80,813 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsCertificate | Certificate | 173 | $8,127 | $62,249 | $66,994 | $57,702 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's | Associate's | 113 | $14,959 | $62,961 | $73,151 | $65,389 |
| Fire ProtectionCertificate | Certificate | 87 | Withheld | $50,331 | $69,090 | $62,436 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 80 | $14,125 | $39,076 | $52,754 | $44,589 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 71 | $12,586 | $33,013 | $47,205 | $46,706 |
| Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersCertificate | Certificate | 59 | Withheld | $54,584 | $64,639 | $53,078 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralCertificate | Certificate | 58 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,984 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsCertificate | Certificate | 58 | $9,500 | $61,237 | $57,203 | $38,675 |
| Precision Metal WorkingCertificate | Certificate | 53 | Withheld | $24,327 | $43,945 | $48,702 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementCertificate | Certificate | 52 | Withheld | Withheld | $66,000 | $52,615 |
| Education, OtherCertificate | Certificate | 49 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's | Associate's | 48 | $12,044 | $41,236 | $40,345 | $48,733 |
| Ophthalmic and Optometric Support Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate's | Associate's | 46 | $12,000 | $48,106 | $57,215 | $48,724 |
| Computer ProgrammingCertificate | Certificate | 42 | Withheld | Withheld | $66,521 | $56,556 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsCertificate | Certificate | 39 | $17,612 | $36,690 | $49,388 | $50,211 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementAssociate's | Associate's | 37 | $15,344 | $40,619 | $53,404 | $54,726 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 32 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $35,447 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationCertificate | Certificate | 30 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $33,711 |
| Legal Support ServicesOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 30 | $18,826 | $39,517 | $56,823 | $44,669 |
| Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 26 | $9,500 | Withheld | $59,299 | $53,359 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does Hillsborough College cost?
$3,861 a year is the average net price at Hillsborough College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $2,506 for in-state students and $9,111 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $9,924. Families earning under $30,000 pay $3,839 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Hillsborough College?
Hillsborough College has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do Hillsborough College graduates earn?
$40,782 a year is the median pay of former Hillsborough College students who work, 10 years after they started ($34,101 after 6 years). That ranks 2,554 of 5,094 US colleges and 94 of 293 in Florida. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate's) at $64,429.
How much student debt do Hillsborough College graduates have?
$9,762 is the median federal student loan debt of Hillsborough College graduates, about $103 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 53% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Hillsborough College?
34% of first-time, full-time students at Hillsborough College finish within 6 years. The median of public 4-year colleges is 46%.
What are the most popular majors at Hillsborough College?
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (2,681 associate's graduates), Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services (1,364 certificate graduates), Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (361 certificate graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 92 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.