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Best Trade Programs in Florida (2026)

Top 100 of 888 programs in Florida · Updated 2026

The best trade school programs in Florida, ranked by overall value. We scored 888 programs across Florida trade schools on earnings, AI resilience, job demand, and tuition ROI. The top programs average $53,032/yr in graduate earnings.

Programs in FL

888

Avg Earnings (Top 100)

$53,032/yr

Avg TSW Score

80/100

#1 Program

Criminal Justice

Palm Beach State College

Top Trade Programs in Florida

Top 100 programs by TSW Score. Click any row for full analysis.

#	Program	TSW Score	Earnings	AI-Proof	ROI
1	Criminal Justice Palm Beach State College · Lake Worth, FL	92 87–93	$69,415/yr	Resilient	261.0x
2	Criminal Justice Florida State College at Jacksonville · Jacksonville, FL	90 86–92	$60,055/yr	Resilient	217.1x
3	Criminal Justice Hillsborough Community College · Tampa, FL	90 86–92	$62,249/yr	Resilient	246.5x
4	Criminal Justice Indian River State College · Fort Pierce, FL	90 86–92	$60,298/yr	Resilient	235.6x
5	Criminal Justice Daytona State College · Daytona Beach, FL	88 84–90	$52,755/yr	Resilient	179.8x
6	Criminal Justice Polk State College · Winter Haven, FL	88 84–89	$53,333/yr	Resilient	157.4x
7	Criminal Justice Eastern Florida State College · Melbourne, FL	88 84–90	$51,461/yr	Resilient	217.7x
8	Nursing Broward College · Fort Lauderdale, FL	89 83–90	$72,991/yr	Moderate	152.9x
9	Business Administration Broward College · Fort Lauderdale, FL	87 81–88	$50,374/yr	Moderate	87.7x
10	Practical Nursing Florida State College at Jacksonville · Jacksonville, FL	86 84–87	$57,579/yr	AI-Proof	199.1x
11	Nursing Northwest Florida State College · Niceville, FL	87 82–88	$71,737/yr	Moderate	100.3x
12	Business Administration St Petersburg College · St. Petersburg, FL	86 81–88	$47,669/yr	Moderate	77.9x
13	Nursing College of Central Florida · Ocala, FL	89 82–89	$70,021/yr	Moderate	155.5x
14	Nursing Daytona State College · Daytona Beach, FL	86 81–87	$66,333/yr	Moderate	113.3x
15	Ground Transportation Florida State College at Jacksonville · Jacksonville, FL	81 80–81	$34,562/yr	AI-Proof	119.1x
16	Business Administration Florida State College at Jacksonville · Jacksonville, FL	89 83–90	$44,902/yr	Moderate	155.0x
17	Nursing Miami Dade College · Miami, FL	88 81–89	$64,608/yr	Moderate	165.7x
18	Nursing North Florida College · Madison, FL	86 81–87	$67,263/yr	Moderate	114.7x
19	Criminal Justice Northwest Florida State College · Niceville, FL	86 82–88	$48,087/yr	Resilient	161.8x
20	Nursing Palm Beach State College · Lake Worth, FL	87 81–88	$67,495/yr	Moderate	123.7x
21	Nursing Pasco-Hernando State College · New Port Richey, FL	87 81–87	$67,069/yr	Moderate	118.4x
22	Nursing Pensacola State College · Pensacola, FL	88 82–88	$65,095/yr	Moderate	131.6x
23	Nursing Polk State College · Winter Haven, FL	87 81–87	$69,158/yr	Moderate	111.6x
24	Nursing St Petersburg College · St. Petersburg, FL	88 82–89	$67,220/yr	Moderate	148.6x
25	Nursing Santa Fe College · Gainesville, FL	88 82–89	$68,611/yr	Moderate	150.0x
26	Nursing Seminole State College of Florida · Sanford, FL	87 81–88	$70,052/yr	Moderate	119.1x
27	Nursing Saint Johns River State College · Palatka, FL	86 81–87	$64,829/yr	Moderate	115.4x
28	Nursing South Florida State College · Avon Park, FL	87 80–87	$65,691/yr	Moderate	124.3x
29	Nursing Valencia College · Orlando, FL	89 83–90	$70,422/yr	Moderate	166.5x
30	Business Administration Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide · Daytona Beach, FL	79 75–81	$74,402/yr	Moderate	31.8x
31	Nursing Eastern Florida State College · Melbourne, FL	87 81–88	$62,725/yr	Moderate	141.2x
32	Nursing Florida SouthWestern State College · Fort Myers, FL	85 79–85	$63,089/yr	Moderate	99.7x
33	Nursing Florida State College at Jacksonville · Jacksonville, FL	86 80–87	$62,019/yr	Moderate	128.0x
34	Specialized Sales & Marketing Florida State College at Jacksonville · Jacksonville, FL	86 81–88	$45,111/yr	Moderate	139.8x
35	Nursing The College of the Florida Keys · Key West, FL	86 80–87	$63,813/yr	Moderate	121.0x
36	Criminal Justice Gulf Coast State College · Panama City, FL	86 82–88	$45,648/yr	Resilient	192.8x
37	Nursing Gulf Coast State College · Panama City, FL	87 81–88	$62,997/yr	Moderate	148.8x
38	Nursing Hillsborough Community College · Tampa, FL	88 81–88	$64,429/yr	Moderate	153.5x
39	Nursing Indian River State College · Fort Pierce, FL	85 80–86	$60,911/yr	Moderate	110.4x
40	Criminal Justice Florida Gateway College · Lake City, FL	84 81–86	$44,048/yr	Resilient	135.2x
41	Nursing Florida Gateway College · Lake City, FL	86 80–86	$63,628/yr	Moderate	116.2x
42	Nursing Lake-Sumter State College · Leesburg, FL	85 78–86	$59,920/yr	Moderate	111.9x
43	Practical Nursing Herzing University-Orlando · Winter Park, FL	72 68–73	$47,310/yr	AI-Proof	49.0x
44	Practical Nursing Herzing University-Tampa · Tampa, FL	72 68–73	$47,310/yr	AI-Proof	49.0x
45	Practical Nursing Daytona State College · Daytona Beach, FL	82 80–83	$45,712/yr	AI-Proof	143.8x
46	Business Administration Florida State College at Jacksonville · Jacksonville, FL	81 76–83	$41,507/yr	Moderate	74.8x
47	Electrical Installation Hillsborough Community College · Tampa, FL	83 80–83	$54,584/yr	AI-Proof	216.8x
48	Business Administration Hillsborough Community College · Tampa, FL	82 77–84	$41,236/yr	Moderate	81.3x
49	Practical Nursing Florida Gateway College · Lake City, FL	81 79–82	$44,489/yr	AI-Proof	134.8x
50	Culinary Arts Miami Dade College · Miami, FL	72 71–73	$31,101/yr	AI-Proof	53.8x
51	Practical Nursing Palm Beach State College · Lake Worth, FL	82 79–82	$44,422/yr	AI-Proof	166.0x
52	Criminal Justice Tallahassee Community College · Tallahassee, FL	86 81–87	$43,235/yr	Resilient	246.7x
53	Nursing Tallahassee Community College · Tallahassee, FL	86 81–87	$57,119/yr	Moderate	144.9x
54	Vehicle Repair Technology Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide · Daytona Beach, FL	68 68–69	$76,663/yr	AI-Proof	35.5x
55	Nursing Chipola College · Marianna, FL	83 76–84	$52,224/yr	Moderate	106.4x
56	Culinary Arts Hillsborough Community College · Tampa, FL	72 70–72	$29,451/yr	AI-Proof	57.8x
57	Criminal Justice Fort Myers Technical College · Fort Myers, FL	73 68–75	$58,949/yr	Resilient	—
58	Criminal Justice Manatee Technical College · Bradenton, FL	73 68–74	$58,216/yr	Resilient	—
59	Business Administration Polk State College · Winter Haven, FL	78 72–80	$38,868/yr	Moderate	65.7x
60	Health Administration St Petersburg College · St. Petersburg, FL	80 75–82	$43,895/yr	Moderate	74.1x
61	Business Administration Seminole State College of Florida · Sanford, FL	78 73–79	$39,151/yr	Moderate	54.7x
62	Practical Nursing Charlotte Technical College · Port Charlotte, FL	80 77–81	$40,680/yr	AI-Proof	156.1x
63	Criminal Justice Chipola College · Marianna, FL	81 77–82	$38,366/yr	Resilient	110.3x
64	Business Administration Daytona State College · Daytona Beach, FL	76 72–78	$37,109/yr	Moderate	59.4x
65	Business Administration Hillsborough Community College · Tampa, FL	84 79–86	$37,006/yr	Moderate	146.7x
66	IT Management St Petersburg College · St. Petersburg, FL	83 74–86	$52,458/yr	Exposed	110.1x
67	Criminal Justice Osceola Technical College · Kissimmee, FL	72 67–73	$53,164/yr	Resilient	—
68	Business Administration Daytona State College · Daytona Beach, FL	83 77–85	$36,843/yr	Moderate	117.6x
69	Criminal Justice Seminole State College of Florida · Sanford, FL	75 69–77	$36,589/yr	Resilient	74.4x
70	Nursing Meridian College · Sarasota, FL	73 67–73	$69,241/yr	Moderate	—
71	Practical Nursing Meridian College · Sarasota, FL	69 66–69	$54,072/yr	AI-Proof	—
72	Nursing Academy for Nursing and Health Occupations · West Palm Beach, FL	73 67–74	$73,498/yr	Moderate	—
73	Nursing Daytona College · Ormond Beach, FL	73 67–73	$69,749/yr	Moderate	—
74	Criminal Justice Broward College · Fort Lauderdale, FL	74 69–76	$34,607/yr	Resilient	77.2x
75	Entrepreneurship Daytona State College · Daytona Beach, FL	82 76–84	$40,824/yr	Moderate	130.4x
76	IT Management Florida State College at Jacksonville · Jacksonville, FL	81 72–84	$47,420/yr	Exposed	105.2x
77	Nursing Concorde Career Institute-Jacksonville · Jacksonville, FL	72 65–72	$62,408/yr	Moderate	—
78	Criminal Justice George Stone Technical College · Pensacola, FL	70 65–71	$45,951/yr	Resilient	—
79	Criminal Justice Lake Technical College · Eustis, FL	70 65–71	$45,472/yr	Resilient	—
80	Precision Metalworking Palm Beach State College · Lake Worth, FL	70 69–71	$41,518/yr	AI-Proof	165.0x
81	Practical Nursing Ridge Technical College · Winter Haven, FL	74 73–75	$36,556/yr	AI-Proof	92.3x
82	Fire Protection St Petersburg College · St. Petersburg, FL	80 76–81	$55,829/yr	Resilient	207.2x
83	Health Administration Seminole State College of Florida · Sanford, FL	74 69–76	$38,488/yr	Moderate	58.6x
84	IT Management Valencia College · Orlando, FL	81 72–84	$45,819/yr	Exposed	115.8x
85	Practical Nursing Rasmussen University-Florida · Ocala, FL	67 65–68	$45,271/yr	AI-Proof	34.7x
86	Nursing Herzing University-Orlando · Winter Park, FL	72 68–73	$73,342/yr	Moderate	27.4x
87	Practical Nursing Galen College of Nursing-Tampa Bay · Saint Petersburg, FL	68 65–68	$46,830/yr	AI-Proof	33.5x
88	Practical Nursing Fortis Institute-Port Saint Lucie · Port Saint Lucie, FL	68 67–68	$45,996/yr	AI-Proof	35.6x
89	Nursing Concorde Career Institute-Orlando · Orlando, FL	72 65–72	$62,408/yr	Moderate	—
90	Practical Nursing Atlantic Technical College · Coconut Creek, FL	67 64–67	$46,267/yr	AI-Proof	—
91	Practical Nursing North Florida Technical College · Starke, FL	66 64–67	$44,940/yr	AI-Proof	—
92	Business Administration College of Central Florida · Ocala, FL	75 69–77	$32,665/yr	Moderate	69.6x
93	Business Administration Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach · Daytona Beach, FL	72 66–74	$74,402/yr	Moderate	8.0x
94	Practical Nursing Concorde Career Institute-Jacksonville · Jacksonville, FL	67 64–67	$46,513/yr	AI-Proof	—
95	Nursing Concorde Career Institute-Tampa · Tampa, FL	71 65–72	$58,581/yr	Moderate	—
96	Public Administration Florida State University · Tallahassee, FL	74 69–76	$36,102/yr	Moderate	62.8x
97	Criminal Justice Hillsborough Community College · Tampa, FL	75 69–76	$33,013/yr	Resilient	86.0x
98	Practical Nursing Manatee Technical College · Bradenton, FL	67 64–67	$47,102/yr	AI-Proof	—
99	Criminal Justice Miami Dade College · Miami, FL	80 74–82	$34,209/yr	Resilient	175.2x
100	Business Administration Miami Dade College · Miami, FL	80 74–82	$32,338/yr	Moderate	114.6x

Methodology

This ranking includes the top 100 trade programs at Florida schools, drawn from 888 total programs with earnings data. Programs are ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score (0–100), which combines graduate earnings, AI automation resilience, job market demand, and tuition ROI.

Only in-state tuition is used for ROI calculations. Earnings data comes from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best trade program in Florida?

By TradeSchoolOutlook Score, Criminal Justice at Palm Beach State College ranks #1 in Florida with a score of 92/100 and graduate earnings of $69,415/yr.

How many trade programs are in Florida?

Our database includes 888 trade programs across Florida schools with reported earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections), OpenAI GPTs-are-GPTs research (AI task exposure), Felten et al. AIOE. Last updated 2025.