Pinellas Technical College-St. Petersburg
Saint Petersburg, Florida · Also known as Pinellas Technical College -St. Petersburg · Website
$36,188
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$36,188
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Pinellas Technical College-St. Petersburg is a public under 2-year college in Saint Petersburg, Florida with 810 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $23,620 a year. 60% of students finish within 150% of the normal time. Former students earn a median $36,188 a year 10 years after they started.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$23,620
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
-
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
60%
Within 150% of the normal time, US 58%
Median debt
-
Earnings at 10 years
$36,188
Rank 3,308 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
- $23,620
- Cost of attendance
- $30,586
- Students with a need-based grant
- 24%
- Students with federal loans
- 0%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $23,524
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $24,191
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
Dollars a year
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
- 810
- Part-time students
- 8.5%
- Women
- 48%
- Students per teacher
- 7
- Completion rate
- 60%
- Retention rate
- 45%
- Highest degree
- Certificate
- Programs
- 30
- Other
- 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 3,308 of 5,094 US colleges and 166 of 293 in Florida (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | FL median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $23,620 | $19,850 | $13,490 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | - | $16,920 | $9,344 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 72% | 77% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 60% | 65% | 79% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 45% | 75% | 82% | 75% |
| Median debt | - | $13,000 | $9,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $31,799 | $33,574 | $37,893 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $36,188 | $37,894 | $40,517 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public under 2-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 54% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
30 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 101 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 71 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $26,307 |
| Environmental Control Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 68 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Ground TransportationCertificate | Certificate | 58 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate | Certificate | 38 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $57,584 |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 32 | Withheld | $25,968 | Withheld | $51,586 |
| Precision Metal WorkingCertificate | Certificate | 25 | Withheld | $21,958 | Withheld | $48,702 |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate | Certificate | 25 | Withheld | $47,306 | $56,727 | $56,073 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 24 | Withheld | $31,398 | $38,323 | $35,447 |
| Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersCertificate | Certificate | 23 | Withheld | $31,550 | Withheld | $53,078 |
| Precision Systems Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 22 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $54,900 |
| Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsCertificate | Certificate | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,162 |
| Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and InspectionCertificate | Certificate | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $42,012 |
| Plumbing and Related Water Supply ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $49,996 |
| Fire ProtectionCertificate | Certificate | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Culinary Arts and Related ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $30,572 |
| Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsCertificate | Certificate | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $33,673 |
| Design and Applied ArtsCertificate | Certificate | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $36,116 |
| Audiovisual Communications Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $33,223 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsCertificate | Certificate | 4 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Communications Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 1 | Withheld | $30,633 | Withheld | $34,272 |
| Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Certificate | Certificate | 0 | Withheld | $38,884 | $48,020 | $48,148 |
| Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
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Questions and answers
How much does Pinellas Technical College-St. Petersburg cost?
$23,620 a year is the average net price at Pinellas Technical College-St. Petersburg after grants and scholarships., and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $30,586. Families earning under $30,000 pay $23,524 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Pinellas Technical College-St. Petersburg?
Pinellas Technical College-St. Petersburg has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do Pinellas Technical College-St. Petersburg graduates earn?
$36,188 a year is the median pay of former Pinellas Technical College-St. Petersburg students who work, 10 years after they started ($31,799 after 6 years). That ranks 3,308 of 5,094 US colleges and 166 of 293 in Florida. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate) at $47,306.
What is the graduation rate at Pinellas Technical College-St. Petersburg?
60% of first-time, full-time students at Pinellas Technical College-St. Petersburg finish within 150% of the normal time. 45% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public under 2-year colleges is 79%.
What are the most popular majors at Pinellas Technical College-St. Petersburg?
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services (101 certificate graduates), Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services (71 certificate graduates), Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians (68 certificate graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 30 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.