Broward College Overview
Located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Broward College is a public institution. Fort Lauderdale is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.
What Is Broward College Known For?
- The bachelor's degree is the highest award offered at BC.
- For the 2019-2020 academic year, 32% of the faculty were full-time.
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Broward College Rankings
These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.
Program Level Awards
These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at BC.
Awards From Around the Web
The following table lists some notable awards BC has earned from around the web.
Rank | Ranking Name | Source |
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#8 | Best Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) Schools | College Factual |
#12 | Best Physical Therapy Assistant Schools | College Factual |
#16 | Best Respiratory Care Therapy Schools | College Factual |
#17 | Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Schools | College Factual |
#34 | Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools | College Factual |
#80 | Best Allied Health Professions Schools | College Factual |
Where Is Broward College?

Contact details for BC are given below.
Contact Details | |
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Address: | 111 East Las Olas Blvd, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301 |
Phone: | 954-201-7350 |
Website: | www.broward.edu |
How Do I Get Into BC?
You can apply to BC online at: www.broward.edu/admissions/Pages/default.aspx
Can I Afford Broward College?
Student Loan Debt
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At BC, approximately 20% of students took out student loans averaging $3,498 a year. That adds up to $13,992 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at BC is 10.4%. This is about the same as the national default rate of 10.1%.
Broward College Undergraduate Student Diversity

Gender Diversity
Of the 10,715 full-time undergraduates at BC, 41% are male and 59% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity
The racial-ethnic breakdown of Broward College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity | Number of Grads |
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Asian | 347 |
Black or African American | 2,651 |
Hispanic or Latino | 4,055 |
White | 1,508 |
International Students | 764 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 1,390 |
Geographic Diversity
Florida students aren't the only ones who study at Broward College. At this time, 14 states are represented by the student population at the school.
Over 94 countries are represented at BC. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Venezuela, Brazil, and Jamaica.
Online Learning at Broward College
The following chart shows how the online learning population at BC has changed over the last few years.

Online Affordability Rankings of BC
During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Broward College was $2,830 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $8,952. The following table shows how BC is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.
Major | Tuition for In-State Students | Tuition for Out-of-State Students |
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Computer Information Systems | #1 | #13 |
Business, Management & Marketing | #4 | #40 |
Business Administration & Management | #4 | #43 |
Health Professions | #4 | #40 |
Computer & Information Sciences | #7 | #13 |
Information Technology | #7 | #7 |
Nursing | #7 | #37 |
Online Growth Rankings of BC
The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Broward College was 49.4%. This is the #676 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at BC regardless of major.
When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.
Broward College Undergraduate Concentrations
The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.
References
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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