The College of the Florida Keys

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#14173 / #3714
Global Influence / U.S. Influence
Community college located in Key West, Florida

The College of the Florida Keys at a Glance

U.S. influence rank
#3714
Tuition and fees (2025–26)
$3,276
Graduation rate
32%
Undergraduates (fall 2024)
1,012

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About The College of the Florida Keys

According to Wikipedia, The College of the Florida Keys , formerly Florida Keys Community College, is a public community college in Key West, Florida. It is part of the Florida College System. Its main campus is on Stock Island, adjacent to the only living coral reef in North America. CFK also operates two additional locations in the Florida Keys; one in Marathon and another in Key Largo. With its Key West location, CFK is the southernmost post-secondary school of any type within the contiguous United States. Florida Keys Community College was renamed to The College of the Florida Keys, after passing both the Florida House and Senate, and signed into law on June 7, 2019.

The College of the Florida Keys Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information

Graduation Rate
32%

Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2024; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.

How Much Does The College of the Florida Keys Cost To Attend?

Tuition and fees (in-state)
$3,276
Average Net Price by Family Income (2024–25)
IncomeAverage Net Cost
0 - 30K$20,300
30K - 48K$19,678
48K - 75K$24,085
75K - 110K$26,051
110K+$24,006

Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.

How Much Do The College of the Florida Keys Graduates Make?

Ten years after starting college, former The College of the Florida Keys students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $46,593 a year, and 84% of those not still in school are working.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard; students who started college in 2011–12 or 2012–13, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars.

The College of the Florida Keys's Demographics

Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.

Student BodyUnder-Grads
1,6011,601

Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.

Where is The College of the Florida Keys?

The College of the Florida Keys is located at 5901 College Rd, Key West, FL 33040.

How Safe is The College of the Florida Keys?

Like every college that receives federal student aid, The College of the Florida Keys publishes an annual security report with its campus crime statistics and safety policies. Its figures can also be looked up in the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety and Security database.

Relative to its enrollment, The College of the Florida Keys has a violent crime rate of 0.20% and a property crime rate of less than 0.01%. Key West has a violent crime rate of 0.35% and a property (including theft) crime rate of 2.28%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft); city: FBI Crime Data Explorer, offenses reported to the city police in 2024.

What Is The College of the Florida Keys Known For?

The College of the Florida Keys is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:

The College of the Florida Keys's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered

Each rank compares how much The College of the Florida Keys's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence

Engineering
#11906
World Rank
#11913
Historical Rank
#2799
USA Rank

The College of the Florida Keys ranks #2799 in the U.S. and #11906 worldwide for influence in Engineering.

engineering Degrees
Medical
#12655
World Rank
#12657
Historical Rank
#3522
USA Rank

The College of the Florida Keys ranks #3522 in the U.S. and #12655 worldwide for influence in Medical.

medicine Degrees
Education
#16380
World Rank
#16387
Historical Rank
#4236
USA Rank

The College of the Florida Keys ranks #4236 in the U.S. and #16380 worldwide for influence in Education.

education Degrees