by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Broward College was awarded 355 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is allied health professions.
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BC landed the #635 spot in College Factual's 2024 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,217 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking. This is an improvement over the previous year, when BC held the #730 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
BC also holds the #16 spot on the Best Colleges in Florida ranking.
Returning adults and other non-traditional students may appreciate the fact that Broward College has an open admissions policy. This means that you'll only have to submit basic materials, which may include proof that you completed high school or an equivalent program.
The student to faculty ratio is often used as a measure to gauge how much access students will have to their professors - the lower the number, the better. At Broward College, this rate is 28 to 1, which is high when compared to the national average of 15 to 1.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Broward College is 32%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 33,243 undergraduates at BC with 10,715 being full-time and 22,528 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $11,869 | $11,882 | $13,994 | $17,566 | $18,730 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of BC, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At BC, approximately 9% of students took out student loans averaging $3,183 a year. That adds up to $12,732 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at BC is 10.4%. This is about the same as the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Contact details for BC are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 111 East Las Olas Blvd, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301 |
| Phone: | 954-201-7350 |
| Website: | www.broward.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 316 | $39,654 |
| Computer Information Systems | 162 | $35,652 |
| Nursing | 106 | $73,086 |
| Special Education | 66 | $43,993 |
| Information Technology | 36 | NA |
| Air Transportation | 24 | NA |
| Natural Resources Conservation | 23 | NA |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 9 | NA |
| Accounting | 0 | NA |
| Computer Systems Networking | 0 | NA |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2020-2021, 20,792 students took at least one online class at Broward College. This is a decrease from the 28,969 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 20,792 | 9,773 |
| 2019-2020 | 28,969 | 15,469 |
| 2018-2019 | 12,565 | 5,532 |
| 2017-2018 | 12,162 | 5,162 |
| 2016-2017 | 11,328 | 4,465 |
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
References
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