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Ridge Technical College

Winter Haven, Florida Public Less than 2-year Small city

Overview

Ridge Technical College is a public career and technical school based in Winter Haven, Florida. Its campus is in a small city. It enrolled 407 students in fall 2024. It is part of Florida State Board of Education.

Ridge Technical College offers certificates across 19 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Electrician, Facial Treatment Specialist, and Cosmetology. It awarded 228 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 0% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 20 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
407
Students enrolled
0%
First-year retention
228
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
19
Programs and majors
20:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

Campus

Program levels

Certificate

Programs and majors offered 19

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

Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 4
Construction Trades 2
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 2
Health Professions 5
Precision Production 1
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 1
Engineering Technologies 2
Business, Management and Marketing 1
Computer and Information Sciences 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
0%
First-year retention, part-time students
2%
Student-to-faculty ratio
20:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Certificates under 1 year
66
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
162

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
407
Undergraduates, fall 2024
407
Full-time, fall 2024
84%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
823
Full-time, 2024-25
95%
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
47%
Men
53%
White
25%
Hispanic or Latino
41%
Black or African American
27%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
3%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online
0%
Students taking some online courses
0%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Small city
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
Florida State Board of Education
Director
Kyle Windham
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling
For veterans and service members
Dedicated veterans contact

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