Match #1
Miami Dade College
Miami, FL
Profile closeness80/100
Admit rate—
- 46,182 students
- Public
- City: Large
- Graduation rate 47%, close to 50%
- Enrollment 46,182 students, close to 39,486
The colleges most similar to Valencia College are Miami Dade College, Palm Beach State College, and Broward College. Valencia College has an average net price of $9,264 a year; 8 of its 10 alternatives cost less, in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition.
Profile closeness (0–100) compares graduation rate, size, admit rate, net price, Carnegie class, and control with Valencia College. The order also uses CollegesRef matching tiers, so a later match can score higher. Admit-rate bars use a 0–100% scale.
Top 10 alternatives to Valencia College
Row-wise results ranked by similarity. No curated AI list exists for this school.
Match #2
Palm Beach State College
Lake Worth, FL
Profile closeness76/100
Admit rate—
- 21,956 students
- Public
- Suburb: Large
- Graduation rate 42%, close to 50%
- Average net price $8,820, close to $9,264
Match #3
Broward College
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Profile closeness76/100
Admit rate—
- 24,922 students
- Public
- City: Midsize
- Average net price $7,989, close to $9,264
- Same Carnegie classification
Match #4
Santa Fe College-Florida
Gainesville, FL
Profile closeness70/100
Admit rate—
- 11,122 students
- Public
- Suburb: Midsize
- Graduation rate 53%, close to 50%
- Average net price $11,289, close to $9,264
Match #5
Tallahassee Community College
Tallahassee, FL
Profile closeness63/100
Admit rate—
- 11,053 students
- Public
- City: Midsize
- Average net price $7,008, close to $9,264
- Same Carnegie classification
Match #6
Hillsborough Community College
Tampa, FL
Profile closeness56/100
Admit rate—
- 21,472 students
- Public
- City: Large
- Same control type (public)
Match #7
Lake-Sumter State College
Leesburg, FL
Profile closeness55/100
Admit rate—
- 4,177 students
- Public
- Suburb: Midsize
- Graduation rate 44%, close to 50%
- Same Carnegie classification
Match #8
Gulf Coast State College
Panama City, FL
Profile closeness53/100
Admit rate—
- 3,934 students
- Public
- City: Small
- Graduation rate 43%, close to 50%
- Same Carnegie classification
Match #9
North Florida College
Madison, FL
Profile closeness49/100
Admit rate—
- 793 students
- Public
- Rural: Fringe
- Same Carnegie classification
- Same control type (public)
Match #10
The College of the Florida Keys
Key West, FL
Profile closeness39/100
Admit rate—
- 1,012 students
- Public
- Town: Remote
- Same Carnegie classification
- Same control type (public)
Questions about Valencia College alternatives
What colleges are similar to Valencia College?
The closest matches to Valencia College are Miami Dade College, Palm Beach State College, Broward College, Santa Fe College-Florida, and Tallahassee Community College. CollegesRef ranks them on admissions, cost, graduation rate, size, and campus profile using IPEDS and College Scorecard data.
Which Valencia College alternatives cost less?
8 of the 10 closest alternatives have a lower average net price than Valencia College ($9,264 a year), including North Florida College ($719), Gulf Coast State College ($2,865), and Lake-Sumter State College ($3,110). Net price is what first-time, full-time students paid after grants; your own price depends on family income.
