Career Colleges and Vocational Schools in Florida

 

Trade Schools in Florida

Florida is a great place to live for those interested in working in health care services, leisure and hospitality, trade services, and transportation careers. The State of Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation reports that these are the fastest-growing industries in the state. Attending trade schools in Florida can teach you the necessary skills to succeed in one of these growing fields.

Florida has continued its trend of adding jobs in each of the past six years, and from 2009 to 2010 the state added more than 43,000 jobs, increasing the total jobs to 7,193,900. Private education and health services topped the list, adding an estimated 34,500 jobs, while the leisure and hospitality industries came in with 33,900 new jobs in 2010.

Reasons to attend trade schools in Florida

Florida offers students a chance to study in a warm, tropical climate where opportunities abound. Attending trade schools in Florida to learn the skills needed for careers in the health care, tourism or transportation industries can offer a lucrative future:

These salaries are the mean annual wages as reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2009. Other considerations: The Bureau of Economic Analysis shows that Florida's per capita income in 2009 was $37,780, and the U.S. Census Bureau estimates that the state's population for 2009 was 18,537,969. Trade schools in Florida can help you succeed in the Sunshine State.

 

See also: Universities and Colleges in Florida

Directory of Florida Colleges & Universities

Featured Schools & Colleges Accepting Students from Florida

Other Career Colleges & Vocational Schools in Florida

Americare School of Nursing
Fern Park (Orlando), Florida www.americareschools.com
Central Florida College
Winter Park, Florida. Medical, healthcare and office professional curricula.
Concorde Career College
Jacksonville, Orlando, Hollywood, Tampa Florida. Medical or dental assistant, insurance coding specialist, respiratory therapist, surgical technologist, vocational or practical nursing. www.concorde.edu
Florida Career College
Miami, Florida. Computer networking (MCSA), health insurance billing / coding, massage therapist, medical assistant, medical assistant, medical transcription, paralegal. www.careercollege.edu
Florida Career Institute Inc
Mulberry, Florida www.floridacareerinstitute.edu
Florida Institute of Animal Arts
Winter Park, Florida www.fifi-inc.com
Fort Pierce Beauty Academy
Fort Pierce, Florida
International Academy
Daytona Beach, Florida www.intl-academy.com
Key College
Dania, Florida. Paralegal, court reporting, medical administration, medical transcription, computer aided drafting and design, computer information systems vocational training. www.keycollege.edu
McFatter Technical Center
Fort Lauderdale, Florida www.mcfattertech.com
Medvance Institute - Atlantis
Lake Worth, Florida www.medvance.edu
Medvance Institute - Fort Lauderdale
Fort Lauderdale, Florida www.medvance.edu
Normandy Beauty School of Jacksonville
Jacksonville, Florida
Nouvelle Institute
Miami, Florida
School of Health Careers
Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Dental assisting, medical assisting, medical insurance / billing.
Sheridan Technical Center
Hollywood, Florida www.sheridantechnical.com
Technical Career Institute
Miami, Florida. Accounting, medical assistant, medical insurance, accounting, medical office administrator, medical secretary, pharmacy technician, secretary, software applications. www.technicalcareerinstitute.edu
Universal Technical Institute
Orlando, Florida. Automotive, diesel, motorcycle and marine mechanics. www.uti.edu
Virginia College - Pensacola
Pensacola, Florida www.vc.edu
Westside Tech
Winter Garden, Florida www.westside.ocps.net
Angley College
DeLand, Florida. Aviation, business, allied health; medical and dental assisting, various healthcare specialties. www.angley.edu
Professional Golfers Career College
Winter Garden, Florida www.progolfed.com