{"id":23955,"date":"2015-09-14T16:15:26","date_gmt":"2015-09-14T20:15:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/florida\/?p=23955"},"modified":"2015-09-14T16:32:36","modified_gmt":"2015-09-14T20:32:36","slug":"new-database-shows-how-student-earnings-compare-for-florida-colleges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/florida\/2015\/09\/14\/new-database-shows-how-student-earnings-compare-for-florida-colleges\/","title":{"rendered":"New Database Shows How Student Earnings Compare For Florida Colleges"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Screen shot \/ U.S. Department of Education database<\/p>

A snapshot of data for Florida International University.<\/p><\/div>\n

Lots of schools promise to train students to be nurses, technicians or other in-demand medical careers. But a new federal database shows that isn\u2019t always the case.<\/a><\/p>\n

At some schools only a small percentage of students who attend using federal grants or loans earn more than a high school graduate a decade after enrolling in college.<\/p>\n

The data links students who received federal financial aid to what they reporting earning on their tax forms a decade later.<\/p>\n

Just one-third of students who attended four Dade Medical College campuses earned more than a high school graduate. Earnings also typically were low for students attending one of Florida\u2019s Bible colleges.<\/p>\n

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Jacksonville\u2019s Chamberlain College of Nursing and Orlando\u2019s Adventist University of Health Sciences had the highest percentage of students earning more than a high school graduate — and some of the highest average earnings of any Florida college.<\/p>\n

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Screen shot \/ U.S. Department of Education database<\/p>

This graphic shows what percentage of students who took federal financial aid earned more than a high school graduate 10 years after enrolling in FIU.<\/p><\/div>\n

The data comes with big warnings. Federal graduation rates don’t include students who transferred and earned a degree elsewhere — which typically hurts community college numbers.<\/p>\n

And some schools focus on low-income students, students who have dropped out or others who have traditionally struggled in school. So using only earnings to compare schools may not be fair.<\/p>\n

The database has also added lots of demographic data, so you can compare the student bodies at similar schools.<\/p>\n

The new federal database is part of a broader effort to help students make more informed college decisions<\/a>. The Department of Education planned Consumer Reports-style ratings for colleges, but abandoned the idea because of the complexity of the data.<\/p>\n

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John O'Connor \/ StateImpact Florida<\/p>

This chart compares four Florida schools by cost, graduation rate, average earnings and percentage of students earning more than a high school graduate.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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