State College of Florida, Manatee–Sarasota

State College of Florida, Manatee–Sarasota logo
#9391 / #2485
Global Influence / U.S. Influence
State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota is a state college with campuses located in Manatee and Sarasota County, Florida.

State College of Florida, Manatee–Sarasota at a Glance

U.S. influence rank
#2485
Tuition and fees (2025–26)
$2,540
Graduation rate
40%
Undergraduates (fall 2024)
7,379

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State College of Florida, Manatee–Sarasota Featured Rankings

About State College of Florida, Manatee–Sarasota

According to Wikipedia, State College of Florida, Manatee–Sarasota is a public college with campuses in the Manatee and Sarasota counties of Florida. Part of the Florida College System, it is designated a "state college" because it offers a greater number of bachelor's degrees than community colleges. SCF is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Founded in 1957 as Manatee Junior College, it was known as Manatee Community College from 1985 to 2009.

State College of Florida, Manatee–Sarasota's Online Degrees

Certificate in Accounting Applications
  • Required Credits: 27
  • Format: Fully online
AS in Accounting Technology
  • Required Credits: 60
  • Format: Fully online
AS in Business Administration and Management
  • Required Credits: 60
  • Format: Fully online
AS in Entrepreneurship
  • Required Credits: 60
  • Format: Fully online
AS in Business Management
  • Required Credits: 60
  • Format: Fully online
AS in Marketing
  • Required Credits: 60
  • Format: Fully online
Certificate in Business Management
  • Required Credits: 30
  • Format: Fully online
Certificate in Entrepreneurship
  • Required Credits: 12
  • Format: Fully online
Certificate in Marketing
  • Required Credits: 30
  • Format: Fully online
AS in Risk Management
Degree Concentrations
  • Insurance Services
  • Required Credits: 60
  • Format: Fully online
BAS in Supervision And Management
Degree Concentrations
  • Supervision And Management
  • International Business And Trade
  • Technology Management
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Format: Fully online
AS in Computer Information Technology
  • Required Credits: 60
  • Format: Fully online
Certificate in Information Technology Analysis
  • Required Credits: 27
  • Format: Fully online
Certificate in Network Security
  • Required Credits: 30
  • Format: Fully online
Certificate in Network Server Administration
  • Required Credits: 24
  • Format: Fully online
AS in Technology Project Management
  • Required Credits: 60
  • Format: Fully online
Certificate in Criminal Justice Technology Specialist
  • Required Credits: 24
  • Format: Fully online
BAS in Public Safety And Emergency Management
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Format: Fully online
AS in Early Childhood Education
  • Required Credits: 60
  • Format: Fully online
BS in Early Childhood Education
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Format: Fully online
Certificate in Early Childhood Education and Early Intervention
  • Required Credits: 36
  • Format: Fully online
BAS in Health Services Administration
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Format: Fully online
BSN in Nursing
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Format: Fully online

State College of Florida, Manatee–Sarasota Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information

Graduation Rate
40%

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 State College of Florida, Manatee–Sarasota Cost To Attend?

Tuition and fees (in-state)
$2,540
Average Net Price by Family Income (2024–25)
IncomeAverage Net Cost
0 - 30K$5,626
30K - 48K$11,427
48K - 75K$11,325
75K - 110K$11,528
110K+$12,912

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 State College of Florida, Manatee–Sarasota Graduates Make?

Ten years after starting college, former State College of Florida, Manatee–Sarasota students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $45,866 a year, and 87% 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.

State College of Florida, Manatee–Sarasota's Demographics

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

Student BodyUnder-Grads
11,40811,408

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

Where is State College of Florida, Manatee–Sarasota?

State College of Florida, Manatee–Sarasota is located at 5840 26th St W, Bradenton, FL 34207.

How Safe is State College of Florida, Manatee–Sarasota?

No violent or property offenses were reported on State College of Florida, Manatee–Sarasota’s campus in 2024. Its figures can also be looked up in the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety and Security database.

Relative to its enrollment, State College of Florida, Manatee–Sarasota has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of less than 0.01%. Bradenton has a violent crime rate of 0.46% and a property (including theft) crime rate of 1.88%. 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 State College of Florida, Manatee–Sarasota Known For?

State College of Florida, Manatee–Sarasota is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:

State College of Florida, Manatee–Sarasota's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered

Each rank compares how much State College of Florida, Manatee–Sarasota'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

Criminal Justice
#1743
World Rank
#1748
Historical Rank
#918
USA Rank

State College of Florida, Manatee–Sarasota ranks #918 in the U.S. and #1743 worldwide for influence in Criminal Justice.

criminal-justice Degrees
Education
#8169
World Rank
#8174
Historical Rank
#2179
USA Rank

State College of Florida, Manatee–Sarasota ranks #2179 in the U.S. and #8169 worldwide for influence in Education.

education Degrees
Communications
#8563
World Rank
#8581
Historical Rank
#2323
USA Rank

State College of Florida, Manatee–Sarasota ranks #2323 in the U.S. and #8563 worldwide for influence in Communications.

communications Degrees
Medical
#8766
World Rank
#8768
Historical Rank
#2489
USA Rank

State College of Florida, Manatee–Sarasota ranks #2489 in the U.S. and #8766 worldwide for influence in Medical.

medicine Degrees
Engineering
#11130
World Rank
#11137
Historical Rank
#2527
USA Rank

State College of Florida, Manatee–Sarasota ranks #2527 in the U.S. and #11130 worldwide for influence in Engineering.

engineering Degrees
Computer Science
#9951
World Rank
#9959
Historical Rank
#2635
USA Rank

State College of Florida, Manatee–Sarasota ranks #2635 in the U.S. and #9951 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.

computer-science Degrees
Nursing
#7392
World Rank
#7392
Historical Rank
#2773
USA Rank

State College of Florida, Manatee–Sarasota ranks #2773 in the U.S. and #7392 worldwide for influence in Nursing.

nursing Degrees

Who Are State College of Florida, Manatee–Sarasota's Most Influential Alumni?

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