Which Valencia College associate's program has the lowest debt?

Fire Science graduates leave with a median of $8,000 in federal loans, the lowest among 17 Valencia College associate's programs that report debt.

How much does Valencia College cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $2,664 a year, and $9,576 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $12,037 a year.

How many Valencia College programs report graduate pay?

4 bachelor's programs and 19 associate's programs at Valencia College report first-year pay, and 21 of them also report federal debt.

Valencia College Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Public college
Orlando, FL
39,486 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

19 Valencia College associate's programs report what graduates earn. Nursing pays the most in the first year ($70,422), and Film and Photography the least ($16,635). The median program pays $33,246. Valencia College also has 4 bachelor's programs that report pay.

In-state tuition and fees$2,664Per year. Out-of-state $9,576

Average net price after aid$12,037Per year

Graduation rate48%Within 6 years

All 4 bachelor'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 bachelor'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 140 graduates a year	$93,751	Not reported	$22,158	1st of 44
2	Diagnostic and Treatment ProfessionsAbout 41 graduates a year	$68,564	$81,408	$17,281	4th of 6
3	Electrical Engineering TechnologyAbout 11 graduates a year	$64,538	$85,338	$12,299	1st of 1
4	Business AdministrationAbout 466 graduates a year	$39,073	Not reported	$20,000	42nd of 51

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.

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 19 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 437 graduates a year	$70,422	$82,874	$17,750	4th of 47
2	Dental Hygiene and AssistingAbout 42 graduates a year	$57,535	$57,856	Not reported	6th of 12
3	Diagnostic and Treatment ProfessionsAbout 85 graduates a year	$56,945	$67,531	$15,000	10th of 32
4	Information TechnologyAbout 55 graduates a year	$45,819	$57,812	$15,486	3rd of 5
5	Drafting and Design TechnologyAbout 7 graduates a year	$45,701	Not reported	Not reported	1st of 1
6	Fire ScienceAbout 56 graduates a year	$45,657	Not reported	$8,000	1st of 1
7	Electrical Engineering TechnologyAbout 20 graduates a year	$40,388	$63,206	$9,168	2nd of 2
8	AccountingAbout 42 graduates a year	$37,209	$41,763	$14,806	3rd of 5
9	Computer ProgrammingAbout 60 graduates a year	$36,601	$67,499	$14,070	3rd of 3
10	Criminal JusticeAbout 51 graduates a year	$33,246	$35,792	$10,500	5th of 6
11	Paralegal StudiesAbout 52 graduates a year	$32,210	$40,513	$16,002	6th of 6
12	Software and Media ApplicationsAbout 76 graduates a year	$32,099	$42,354	$16,751	1st of 3
13	Computer and Information ScienceAbout 59 graduates a year	$31,754	$40,910	$14,125	2nd of 2
14	Hospitality ManagementAbout 67 graduates a year	$31,588	$34,878	$14,433	1st of 1
15	Business AdministrationAbout 209 graduates a year	$31,120	$44,268	$13,347	12th of 13
16	Culinary ArtsAbout 72 graduates a year	$25,227	$29,578	$17,468	4th of 4
17	Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 6,534 graduates a year	$25,001	$40,698	$9,897	25th of 32
18	MusicAbout 32 graduates a year	$22,985	$25,895	$10,575	2nd of 2
19	Film and PhotographyAbout 49 graduates a year	$16,635	$37,275	$13,549	4th of 4

Quick picks: associate's programs

Highest first-year pay

Nursing$70,422
Dental Hygiene and Assisting$57,535
Diagnostic and Treatment Professions$56,945
Information Technology$45,819
Drafting and Design Technology$45,701

Lowest median debt

Fire Science$8,000
Electrical Engineering Technology$9,168
Liberal Arts and General Studies$9,897
Criminal Justice$10,500
Music$10,575

Largest programs

Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 6,534 graduates a year
NursingAbout 437 graduates a year
Business AdministrationAbout 209 graduates a year
Diagnostic and Treatment ProfessionsAbout 85 graduates a year
Software and Media ApplicationsAbout 76 graduates a year

Common questions

Nursing graduates earn a median of $70,422 in their first year, the most of 19 Valencia College associate's 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