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H W Brewster Technical College

Tampa, Florida Public 2-year Large city

Overview

H W Brewster Technical College is a public two-year institution based in Tampa, Florida. Its campus is in a large city. It enrolled 695 students in fall 2024.

H W Brewster Technical College offers certificates across 8 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Sterile Processing Technology/Technician, Medium/Heavy Vehicle and Truck Technology/Technician, and Pharmacy Technician/Assistant. It awarded 70 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 2% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 15 to 1.

Mission

To provide a technical education and the support that will enable each adult student to excel as a successful and responsible community member.

Mission statement as reported by H W Brewster Technical College

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
695
Students enrolled
2%
First-year retention
70
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
8
Programs and majors
15:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

Campus

Program levels

Certificate

Programs and majors offered 8

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Health Professions 2
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 2
Family and Consumer Sciences 2
Computer and Information Sciences 1
Business, Management and Marketing 1

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
2%
First-year retention, part-time students
2%
Student-to-faculty ratio
15:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Certificates under 1 year
43
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
22
Certificates of 2 to 4 years
5

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
695
Undergraduates, fall 2024
695
Full-time, fall 2024
92%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
1,609
Full-time, 2024-25
55%
Size category
Under 1,000 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
65%
Men
35%
White
26%
Hispanic or Latino
47%
Black or African American
16%
Asian
4%
Two or more races
6%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online
0%
Students taking some online courses
0%

Campus and services

Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Differs by program
Principal
Neil W. Risher
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates
For veterans and service members
Dedicated veterans contact

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