Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions at Cambridge College of Healthcare & Technology

The numbers here raise serious red flags, though the small sample size means a handful of graduates could be skewing the picture dramatically. Cambridge College graduates earn just $38,818 in their first year—nearly $13,000 below Florida's median for allied health programs and a staggering $15,500 below the national benchmark. Meanwhile, they're carrying $32,531 in debt, roughly 50% more than typical graduates in this field. That's a debt burden nearly as large as a full year's salary.

What makes this particularly troubling is the comparison to Florida's community colleges. Seminole State and Broward College graduates in the same field earn around $65,000—almost 70% more than Cambridge College grads. Even accounting for possible timing differences or specialization factors, that gap is hard to explain away. The debt-to-earnings ratio of 0.84 suggests graduates will spend years digging out from under student loans while earning below-market wages.

Given that 63% of students here receive Pell grants, many families are likely stretching financially to afford this program. Unless these numbers are wildly unrepresentative (which the small sample makes possible), Florida's public community colleges appear to deliver substantially better outcomes in allied health fields at lower cost. Before committing, demand to see placement rates, job titles of recent graduates, and whether these earnings reflect part-time or full-time work.