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University or college · Public

Chipola College

Marianna, FL378 online only

Chipola College is a public college in Marianna, FL, with about 1,442 students on campus.

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Students on campus
1,442
plus 378 studying only online
Admission rate
Open
open enrollment
Net price a year
$1,133
lower than at 99% of 4-year colleges
Graduation rate
53%
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$37,378
lower than at 61% of U.S. colleges
In brief

What to know about Chipola College

Chipola College is nearly free for lower-income families

Families earning under $30,000 pay about $210 a year after grants. Families earning $48,000–75,000 pay about $3,279, and those over $110,000 pay about $6,917. What it costs ↓

Rent in Marianna is below the state median

Median rent in Marianna is $861 a month, 48% below the state median. Living in Marianna ↓

This summary is written from the data on this page. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard; graduation rates count only first-time, full-time students.

★ What stands out · What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $9,262 a year

Before any grants · out-of-state tuition $8,950

Tuition & fees (in state) $3,120Room & board $4,560Books & supplies $1,050Other costs $532

After grants, the average family on aid pays $1,133.

Your family’s price

Average net price after grants, by family income

$3,279

About $13,116 over 4 years · 65% off the sticker price

Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k
Getting in

How hard is it to get into Chipola College?

Open

anyone with a high school diploma can enroll

Test scores of admitted students

No SAT or ACT ranges reported. Chipola College is likely test-optional.

Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
53%
within 6 years · Pell students 42%
Come back for year two
—
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$37,378
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
—

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

46%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 52% of U.S. colleges.

Almost none defaulted within three years (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).

Earnings by family background

Median earnings 10 years after starting, by family income at enrollment

Lower incomeunder $30k
$34k
Middle income$30–75k
$44k
Higher incomeover $75k
$45k
Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Liberal arts 34%Public safety 26%Health professions 21%Precision production 5%Business 3%Education 3%Everything else 7%

Bachelor’s programs with the most graduates

And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).

Business Administration, Management and Operations17 graduates a year
$52k4 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing15 graduates a year
$85k4 yrs out
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods14 graduates a year
—not reported
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas7 graduates a year
—not reported
Special Education and Teaching2 graduates a year
—not reported
Who goes there

The students

1,312 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 64%Hispanic 7%Black 18%Asian 1%Two or more 5%International 1%

Women and men

Women 59%Men 41%
17 : 1
students per teacher
27%
get Pell grants (lower income)
0%
take federal loans
14%
undergrads 25 or older
41%
study part time
The town around it

Living in Marianna

7% of Marianna’s 7,289 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Marianna pages.

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MariannaMarianna, FL
$861/momedian rent · 48% below the state$196Ktypical home value40° / 92°January low / July highC−Health GradeAll colleges in and near MariannaCompare prices, admissions and outcomes
Nearby

Other colleges within 30 miles

Straight-line distances from Chipola College; colleges with 100 or more students on campus.

Baptist University of FloridaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Graceville · mostly online
20.1 mi133 students
Alabama College of Osteopathic MedicineUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Dothan
29.5 mi798 students

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings and debt are for students who received federal aid. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.