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Is Florida Gateway College worth it?
A first pass affordability and outcome read for Florida Gateway, using national average inputs. Run your own numbers for a personalized score.
Worth-It Score
Stretch
Florida Gateway sits in the stretch band for a typical family. The long-run earnings picture at $37,894 helps, but median debt of $6,992 plus yearly net price of $5,364 creates a tighter path. For context, Florida Gateway's net price sits about 66% below the typical 4-year, public school. It can work, but the financing plan has to be deliberate.
Is the price fair?
Compared to 774 similar 4-year, public schools
This school
$4,428
/yrAverage school like this
$13,155
/yrThis helps your Worth-It Score
You'd pay about $8,727 less per year than the typical student at a similar school. Over 4 years that's roughly $35,000 in savings.
Score breakdown
The public version of the score weighs affordability, after graduation outcomes, and repayment burden.
Affordability
40% weight
The yearly net price sits in a range that leaves more room for family cash flow and lower borrowing.
Outcome
40% weight
The outcome data does not create enough margin to fully offset the cost.
Repayment
20% weight
Median debt stays in a more comfortable repayment range for a typical graduate.
The numbers behind the score
Median net price per year
$5,364
Median earnings 10 years out
$37,894
Median debt at graduation
$6,992
Graduation rate
55%
At Florida Gateway, a typical graduate carries about $6,992 in student debt and earns roughly $37,894 ten years after enrolling. On a standard 10-year repayment plan, that works out to about $79 per month, or 3% of pre-tax income. That sits inside a borrower comfort range for many graduates.
What this means for your family
Florida Gateway is a two year school in Lake City, FL. For many families, the real question is not just sticker price but what this path unlocks next, whether that is direct employment, transfer, or a lower cost route into a four year degree.
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Worth-It Score: 62/100
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Common questions about Florida Gateway
The median net price at Florida Gateway is $5,364 per year. That is the average yearly price after typical grant aid for students in the public federal data, not the published sticker price.
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The Worth-It Score weighs affordability (40%), after graduation outcomes (40%), and repayment burden (20%). Underlying data points come from publicly available federal higher education reporting. See full methodology →