Which Florida Gateway College certificate program has the lowest debt?

Diagnostic and Treatment Professions graduates leave with a median of $5,625 in federal loans, the lowest among 4 Florida Gateway College certificate programs that report debt.

How much does Florida Gateway College cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $3,100 a year, and $11,747 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $5,364 a year.

How many Florida Gateway College programs report graduate pay?

One bachelor's program, 3 associate's programs, and 5 certificate programs at Florida Gateway College report first-year pay, and 8 of them also report federal debt.

Florida Gateway College Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Public college
Lake City, FL
2,301 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

5 Florida Gateway College certificate programs report what graduates earn. Diagnostic and Treatment Professions pays the most in the first year ($54,209), and Cosmetology the least ($16,195). The median program pays $44,048. Florida Gateway College also has one bachelor's program and 3 associate's programs that report pay.

In-state tuition and fees$3,100Per year. Out-of-state $11,747

Average net price after aid$5,364Per year

Graduation rate54%Within 6 years

One bachelor's program

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Florida" compares first-year pay with the same field's bachelor's programs across Florida.

Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Florida
NursingAbout 19 graduates a year	$75,050	Not reported	$11,375	24th of 44

Program names link to the program's own page, and Florida ranks link to the full ranking for the field.

Some nursing bachelor's programs are for nurses who are already licensed and working (RN-to-BSN). College Scorecard counts them with programs for new students, and their graduates' pay reflects years of nursing experience, so high pay at a program here may not mean higher starting pay for a new nurse.

All 3 associate's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Florida" compares first-year pay with the same field's associate's programs across Florida. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Florida
1	NursingAbout 53 graduates a year	$63,628	$72,681	$9,399	27th of 47
2	Allied Health and Medical AssistingAbout 8 graduates a year	$31,028	Not reported	$9,950	10th of 18
3	Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 329 graduates a year	$21,925	$43,785	$8,500	29th of 32

Program names link to the program's own page, and Florida ranks link to the full ranking for the field.

All 5 certificate programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Florida" compares first-year pay with the same field's certificate programs across Florida. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Florida
1	Diagnostic and Treatment ProfessionsAbout 22 graduates a year	$54,209	$50,401	$5,625	3rd of 23
2	Practical NursingAbout 19 graduates a year	$44,489	$42,090	$10,605	10th of 43
3	Criminal JusticeAbout 78 graduates a year	$44,048	$42,233	$7,500	15th of 20
4	Welding and MachiningAbout 34 graduates a year	$26,950	Not reported	Not reported	12th of 16
5	CosmetologyAbout 62 graduates a year	$16,195	Not reported	$6,400	38th of 64

Program names link to the program's own page, and Florida ranks link to the full ranking for the field. A program gets its own page when it reports both pay and debt and at least five Florida programs in the field do too.

Common questions

Diagnostic and Treatment Professions graduates earn a median of $54,209 in their first year, the most of 5 Florida Gateway College certificate programs that report pay.

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Tuition, net price, graduation rate, and admission rate are for the whole school, not one program.
Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Florida rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
NCES, IPEDS tuition and fees, 2023-24, for in-district tuition labels