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University or college · For-profit

Daytona College

Ormond Beach, FL36 online only

Daytona College is a for-profit college in Ormond Beach, FL, with about 163 students on campus.

Students on campus
163
plus 36 studying only online
Admission rate
Open
open enrollment
Net price a year
$28,706
higher than at 81% of 4-year colleges
Graduation rate
86%
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$26,422
lower than at 86% of U.S. colleges
In brief

Daytona College, in brief

Many students are adults coming back to school

65% of undergraduates are 25 or older. Graduation rates count only first-time, full-time students, so they leave many of these students out. The students ↓

Nearly all students are women

94% of Daytona College’s undergraduates are women. The students ↓

Fewer borrowers paying down loans than at most colleges

Only 21% of federal borrowers had paid down any of their loan within three years, fewer than at 96% of U.S. colleges. Outcomes ↓

Daytona College is mostly about health professions

71% of the degrees Daytona College awards are in health professions; the next biggest field, culinary and personal services, is 29%. Majors ↓

Daytona College is very small

About 163 students attend on campus. With classes this small, a handful of students can move the graduation rate from one year to the next. The students ↓

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; at a college this small, rates can swing from year to year.

★ What stands out · Who goes there

The students

191 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 38%Hispanic 7%Black 49%Asian 1%Two or more 3%

Women and men

Women 94%Men 6%
10 : 1
students per teacher
59%
get Pell grants (lower income)
70%
take federal loans
65%
undergrads 25 or older
0%
study part time
Getting in

How hard is it to get into Daytona College?

Open

anyone with a high school diploma can enroll

Test scores of admitted students

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

What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $28,706 a year

Before any grants

Other costs $28,706

After grants, the average family on aid pays $28,706.

Your family’s price

Average net price after grants, by family income

$28,706

About $114,824 over 4 years · 0% off the sticker price

Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k
Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
86%
within 6 years · Pell students 84%
Come back for year two
—
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$26,422
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$7,403
about $78 a month over 10 years

Debt vs. the paycheck

The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting

3.4%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$78 a month against about $2,331 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

21%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 4% 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).

Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Health professions 71%Culinary & personal services 29%

Associate degree programs with the most graduates

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

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing30 graduates a year · typical debt $26,601
—not reported
Health and Medical Administrative Services2 graduates a year
—not reported
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services1 graduates a year
—not reported
The town around it

Living in Ormond Beach

3% of Ormond Beach’s 44,692 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Ormond Beach pages.

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Nearby

Other colleges within 30 miles

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

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Students, parents, alumni and the neighbors next door.

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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.