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Plumbing schools in Florida
Florida has 23 accredited campuses awarding plumbing credentials. If you finish and work as a plumber or pipefitter in Florida, expect to start around $38,940–$47,220 and reach a median of $52,910 with experience; the top quarter earn $62,820 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Florida). Graduates of these Florida programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $30,631 in their first year, against $30,730 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters earn in Florida
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 29,260 employed in Florida. National median: $63,800.
Campuses in Florida, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: Coconut CreekDaytona BeachFort MyersGainesvilleHialeahHollywoodKissimmeeMiamiMiami LakesMiltonNokomisOrlandoSaint PetersburgSanfordSarasotaTallahasseeTampaWinter GardenWinter Park
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Florida Institute of Technology | Miami | for-profit career college | 34 | $30,631 | $9,500 | 83% | $38,311 |
| Orange Technical College-West Campus | Winter Garden | Public technical college | 25 | not reported | not reported | 71% | $18,009 |
| Fort Myers Technical College | Fort Myers | Public technical college | 19 | not reported | not reported | 81% | not reported |
| Hillsborough Community College | Tampa | Public college | 19 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Lively Technical College | Tallahassee | Public technical college | 17 | not reported | not reported | 51% | $15,490 |
| Seminole State College of Florida | Sanford | Public college | 17 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Sheridan Technical College | Hollywood | Public technical college | 13 | not reported | not reported | 70% | $12,784 |
| Daytona State College | Daytona Beach | Public college | 12 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Pinellas Technical College-St. Petersburg | Saint Petersburg | Public technical college | 12 | not reported | not reported | 60% | $30,586 |
| Erwin Technical College | Tampa | Public technical college | 11 | not reported | not reported | 80% | $10,731 |
| Miami Lakes Educational Center and Technical College | Miami Lakes | Public technical college | 11 | not reported | not reported | 4.5% | $9,085 |
| Suncoast Technical College | Sarasota | Public technical college | 11 | not reported | not reported | 50% | $24,456 |
| Osceola Technical College | Kissimmee | Public technical college | 8 | not reported | not reported | 47% | $10,001 |
| Florida International Training Institute | Miami | for-profit career college | 6 | not reported | not reported | 81% | $31,842 |
| Miami Dade College | Miami | Public college | 5 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Santa Fe College | Gainesville | Public college | 4 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Orange Technical College-South Campus | Orlando | Public technical college | 2 | not reported | not reported | 35% | $14,209 |
| Radford M Locklin Technical College | Milton | Public technical college | 2 | not reported | not reported | 63% | $9,088 |
| Atlantic Technical College | Coconut Creek | Public technical college | 1 | not reported | not reported | 65% | $15,131 |
| American Vocational Academy, LLC | Nokomis | State-licensed school | — | Licensed by the state board; not in federal aid, so no federal outcome data is reported. | |||
| Hyphen School Orlando | Winter Park | State-licensed school | — | Licensed by the state board; not in federal aid, so no federal outcome data is reported. | |||
| Instituto Politecnico De Tampa Corp. | Tampa | State-licensed school | — | Licensed by the state board; not in federal aid, so no federal outcome data is reported. | |||
| South Florida Institute of Technology | Hialeah | State-licensed school | — | Licensed by the state board; not in federal aid, so no federal outcome data is reported. | |||
Earnings are median wages and self-employment income reported to the IRS (W-2 and Schedule SE) for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled, measured in the calendar year after finishing. They are pay only: health insurance, retirement contributions and other benefits are not included.
Ranked by median earnings of this program's graduates one year after completion (College Scorecard field-of-study, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026); campuses without a reported figure follow, by credentials awarded. "Program debt" is the median federal loan debt for graduates of this program at this campus. Completion is the campus-wide 150%-of-time rate. "Not reported" means the federal file suppresses the value for privacy.