FAFSA lower earnings list

Florida schools on the FAFSA “lower earnings” list

74 schools in Florida are flagged "lower earnings" in the Department of Education's March 2026 release, the list the 2027-28 FAFSA uses, out of 254 Florida schools with an earnings figure. The December 2025 release, which earlier news coverage reported, flagged 107: 39 came off and 6 were added.

A Florida school is flagged when its graduates’ median earnings four years after completing are below $33,352, the median for Florida high school graduates aged 25 to 34 (March 2026 release, January 2026 dollars). A school that mostly enrolls out-of-state students or operates in several states is compared with the national median, $34,635, instead.

Data period: March 2026 release, completers of 2017-18 and 2018-19, earnings measured in 2022 and 2023. Nationally: 999 schools flagged now, 1,365 in December 2025. National report and method

Last verified: September 25, 2026.

Flagged in the March 2026 release (74)

Names as the Department lists them. A linked name opens the school’s CampusPin profile, which shows its earnings and benchmark.

  • Academy of Career Training
  • Academy of Cosmetology
  • American Academy of Cosmetology
  • American Beauty and Trade School, new since December (had no figure)
  • American Institute of Beauty
  • Aparicio-Levy Technical College, new since December (had no figure)
  • Artistic Nails and Beauty Academy-Lakeland
  • Artistic Nails and Beauty Academy-Tampa
  • Aveda Institute-Fort Myers
  • Aveda Institute-South Florida
  • Aveda Institute-Tallahassee
  • Beacon College
  • Beauty Academy of South Florida
  • Bene's Career Academy
  • Boca Beauty Academy
  • Boca Beauty Academy-Parkland
  • Celebrity School of Beauty
  • Compu-Med Vocational Careers Corp
  • Cortiva Institute
  • Cortiva Institute
  • Cortiva Institute
  • D A Dorsey Technical College
  • Empire Beauty School-Lakeland
  • Empire Beauty School-Tampa
  • Empire Beauty School-West Palm
  • First Coast Barber Academy, new since December (had no figure)
  • Flagler Technical College
  • Florida Academy of Health & Beauty
  • Florida Barber Academy
  • Florida School of Massage
  • Fort Pierce Beauty Academy
  • FVI School of Nursing and Technology
  • Hollywood Institute
  • Hollywood Institute of Beauty Careers
  • Hollywood Institute of Beauty Careers-Casselberry
  • Hollywood Institute of Beauty Careers-West Palm Beach
  • InterAmerican Technical Institute
  • International Academy
  • La Belle Beauty Academy
  • La Belle Beauty School
  • Latin Beauty Academy, new since December (had no figure)
  • Lee Professional Institute
  • Loraines Academy & Spa
  • M-DCPS The English Center
  • Merryfield Academy
  • Miami Media School
  • More Tech Institute
  • National Personal Training Institute, new since December (had no figure)
  • National Personal Training Institute-Tampa, new since December (had no figure)
  • New Concept Massage and Beauty School
  • North Florida Cosmetology Institute
  • Nouvelle Institute
  • Palm Beach Academy of Health & Beauty
  • Parisian Spa Institute
  • Paul Mitchell the School-Fort Lauderdale
  • Paul Mitchell the School-Fort Myers
  • Paul Mitchell the School-Jacksonville
  • Paul Mitchell the School-Orlando
  • Paul Mitchell the School-Tampa
  • Praxis Institute
  • Prestige Health & Beauty Sciences Academy
  • Radford M Locklin Technical College
  • Robert Fiance Beauty Schools
  • Salon Professional Academy-Elevate Salon Institute
  • Sarasota School of Massage Therapy
  • Shear Excellence Hair Academy
  • Summit Salon Academy
  • Summit Salon Academy-Gainesville
  • Tenaj Salon Institute
  • The Beauty Institute
  • The Salon Professional Academy-Ft Myers
  • The Salon Professional Academy-Melbourne
  • Trendsetters School of Beauty & Barbering
  • Ultimate Medical Academy

Flagged in December 2025, not now (39)

The reason is given for each. Because the benchmark and the graduating cohort changed too, coming off is not by itself evidence that graduates earn more.

  • Acupuncture and Massage College, not in the March 2026 list
  • Advance Science International College, now above the benchmark
  • Arizona College of Nursing-Fort Lauderdale, now above the benchmark
  • Arizona College of Nursing-Sarasota, now above the benchmark
  • Arizona College of Nursing-Tampa, now above the benchmark
  • Cozmo Beauty School, now above the benchmark
  • Daytona College, now above the benchmark
  • Florida Academy, now above the benchmark
  • Florida Career College-Boynton Beach, not in the March 2026 list
  • Florida Career College-Hialeah, not in the March 2026 list
  • Florida Career College-Jacksonville, not in the March 2026 list
  • Florida Career College-Lauderdale Lakes, not in the March 2026 list
  • Florida Career College-Margate, not in the March 2026 list
  • Florida Career College-Miami, not in the March 2026 list
  • Florida Career College-Orlando, not in the March 2026 list
  • Florida Career College-Pembroke Pines, not in the March 2026 list
  • Florida Career College-Tampa, not in the March 2026 list
  • Florida Career College-West Palm Beach, not in the March 2026 list
  • Florida Education Institute, now above the benchmark
  • Florida Institute of Recording Sound and Technology, now above the benchmark
  • Florida International Training Institute, now above the benchmark
  • Florida Panhandle Technical College, now above the benchmark
  • Fortis Institute-Pensacola, now above the benchmark
  • Fred K Marchman Technical College, now above the benchmark
  • Futura Career Institute, now above the benchmark
  • H W Brewster Technical College, now above the benchmark
  • Hobe Sound Bible College, now above the benchmark
  • Jones Technical Institute, now above the benchmark
  • Medical Institute of Palm Beach, now above the benchmark
  • New Professions Technical Institute, now above the benchmark
  • North Florida Technical College, no earnings figure now
  • Orange Technical College, now above the benchmark
  • Orange Technical College-East Campus, no earnings figure now
  • Orange Technical College-West Campus, no earnings figure now
  • Paul Mitchell the School-Miami, not in the March 2026 list
  • Pensacola School of Massage Therapy & Health Careers, not in the March 2026 list
  • Robert Morgan Educational Center and Technical College, now above the benchmark
  • The Salon Professional Academy-Delray Beach, not in the March 2026 list
  • Tom P. Haney Technical College, now above the benchmark

What the notice does and does not mean

  • It is informational: it does not affect federal aid eligibility, and a flagged school can still be listed and attended.
  • It describes a whole school, not a program. The Department says earnings differ by credential and field.
  • It covers graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled when earnings were measured.
  • A school with no earnings figure shows no notice. That is an absence of data, not a pass.
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Questions about Florida

How many Florida schools are on the FAFSA lower earnings list?
74 schools in Florida are flagged "lower earnings" in the Department of Education's March 2026 release, the list the 2027-28 FAFSA uses, out of 254 Florida schools with an earnings figure. The December 2025 release, which earlier news coverage reported, flagged 107: 39 came off and 6 were added. Every one is named on this page.
Why did 39 schools in Florida come off the list?
Of the 39 schools flagged in December 2025 and not now, 22 now clear the benchmark, 3 no longer have an earnings figure, 14 are not in the March 2026 list at all. The Department replaced the data on 22 March 2026 with a newer group of graduates (completers of 2017-18 and 2018-19, earnings measured in 2022 and 2023) and a re-estimated high school benchmark, so coming off the list is not by itself evidence that a school's graduates earn more.
What earnings benchmark are Florida schools compared with?
$33,352: the median earnings of Florida high school graduates aged 25 to 34 in the March 2026 release, in January 2026 dollars. The December 2025 release used $32,880, in June 2025 dollars and from an earlier survey, so the two are not a like-for-like comparison. A school that mostly enrolls out-of-state students or operates in several states is compared with the national median instead, $34,635.
Does the lower earnings notice affect financial aid?
No. The Department says the notice is informational only. It does not affect eligibility for federal aid, the Student Aid Index or how the FAFSA is processed, and students can still list and attend a flagged school. It is shown only to first-year undergraduates.

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Sources, methodology & citation

Data snapshot: March 22, 2026. Last verified: September 25, 2026.

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Not every source informs every figure. Each data point draws on the source appropriate to it see the relevant section and the data dictionary for field-level provenance.

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CampusPin. (2026). Florida schools on the FAFSA "lower earnings" list. Retrieved from https://campuspin.com/research/fafsa-lower-earnings-colleges/florida