College Scorecard
Average after grants for all families receiving federal aid. Pick your income above.
Sticker price $9,924. College Scorecard.
Higher than 9% of Florida colleges we cover and 18% of colleges nationwide. U.S. median 54%.
Within 6 years · College Scorecard
Higher than 38% of Florida colleges we cover and 14% of colleges nationwide. U.S. median $53,263.
Median, 10 years after starting · College Scorecard
HCC acceptance rate & admissions
Test scores: College Scorecard. Other figures: College Scorecard; IPEDS
HCC tuition, cost & net price
What families actually pay per year, by income
Average net price after grants and scholarships for Florida residents who receive federal aid. Tap your income band.
College Scorecard, latest reported year (in-state, federal aid recipients)
Sticker price (before aid)
IPEDS 2023-24 cost items; total from College Scorecard
College Scorecard; Urban Institute Education Data Portal
Florida residents: students may qualify for Bright Futures, the state's merit scholarship, at eligible Florida colleges. Award amounts by school are coming to this page.
HCC majors, earnings & careers
Hillsborough Community College offers 1 bachelor's majors across 1 areas. Earnings below are for this school's graduates of each major, four years after finishing.
- Health & Medicine · 1
Highest-earning majors at HCC
Not enough graduates in any one major to report earnings.
Quick list of all 1 majors
- Nursing—
— means too few graduates to report earnings.
College Scorecard field of study, latest release
All majors by area with earnings 1 and 4 years out, and debt →Nursing → Registered nurse
Median annual wage for all workers in this job, not only new graduates. U.S. jobs projected to grow 5.6% from 2025 to 2035.
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; Employment Projections 2025-35
Living in Tampa
Overall prices in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL area.
BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
2 bedrooms $1,917. Housing costs 26% above the U.S. average.
HUD Fair Market Rent, FY2027
January and July average highs. 55 inches of rain a year, almost no snow.
NOAA Climate Normals 1991-2020
Highest: hurricane (very high); tornado (very high); river flooding (relatively high); coastal flooding (relatively high); heat wave (relatively high).
FEMA National Risk Index, Hillsborough County
Campus & students
IPEDS fall enrollment; Carnegie Classification; EADA via Urban Institute
Hillsborough County at a glance
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year 2024
Compare HCC with similar schools
Similar public colleges in Florida by selectivity, graduation rate and size. Tap “Why?” to see where the price difference comes from.
| School | Acceptance | You'd pay | Graduation | Earnings, 10 yrs | Price gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hillsborough Community College | — | $3,861 | 34% | $40,782 | This school |
| Florida State College at Jacksonville | — | $4,128 | 37% | $42,244 | |
| Palm Beach State College | — | $9,182 | 41% | $41,923 | |
| St Petersburg College | — | $1,471 | 38% | $42,557 | |
| Broward College | — | $14,506 | 39% | $41,939 |
College Scorecard, latest reported year. “You'd pay” follows your residency and income choices above.
Why the price is different
Hillsborough Community College would cost you $267 less per year than Florida State College at Jacksonville, on average.
- Higher sticker price at Hillsborough Community College, mostly from a higher estimate for personal & travel costs (+$2,665).
- Hillsborough Community College gives aided families $868 more in grants, on average.
| Per year, Florida resident | HCC | FSCJ | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition & fees | $2,506 | $2,878 | −$372 |
| Books & supplies | $1,560 | $1,400 | +$160 |
| Housing & meals | $9,662 | $8,496 | +$1,166 |
| Personal & travel | $4,480 | $1,815 | +$2,665 |
| Living-at-home adjustment | −$8,284 | −$5,266 | −$3,018 |
| Sticker price | $9,924 | $9,323 | +$601 |
| Average grants | −$6,063 | −$5,195 | −$868 |
| You pay | $3,861 | $4,128 | −$267 |
“+” means HCC costs more; “−” means it costs less. Grants are the sticker price minus the net price. Cost items: IPEDS, on-campus budget. Sticker and net price: College Scorecard, latest reported year; the adjustment reconciles the two. Net price is an average for first-time, full-time students receiving federal aid, not a quote.
Common questions about HCC
How much does Hillsborough Community College cost per year?
The sticker price (cost of attendance) is $9,924 a year for in-state students. After grants and scholarships, students receiving federal aid pay $3,861 a year on average; families earning $0–30k pay $3,839 and families earning $110k+ pay $9,924.
How much do HCC graduates earn?
Former Hillsborough Community College students earn a median $40,782 ten years after starting college, compared with a U.S. median of $53,263 across the colleges we cover.
What is the HCC graduation rate?
34% of first-time, full-time students graduate within six years.
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Sources on this page: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS; U.S. Census Bureau (ACS); Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS, Employment Projections); Bureau of Economic Analysis; HUD; NOAA; FEMA; Urban Institute Education Data Portal (ODC-By); Wikidata. “Colleges we cover” means colleges awarding bachelor's degrees to at least 100 undergraduates. Averages are not quotes; confirm costs with the school. How we score