The Universal Technical Institute (UTI) has branches throughout the country, including one in Orlando, FL. This school focuses almost solely on automotive degrees, which include automotive diesel and collision repair, motorcycle mechanics, marine mechanics, and BMW and MINI service technology. The campus office assists students with finding housing in the area, including seeking out lease takeovers.
Located in the Palm Bay suburb of Melbourne, FL, the Florida Institute of Technology (FIT) offers more than 80 undergraduate programs in technical studies, along with about 100 graduate master's and Ph.D. programs. Divided into five colleges -- engineering, science, aeronautics, psychology and liberal arts, and business and extended studies sites -- FIT estimates costs for tuition, room and board, and books for a given school year to be between $28,910 and $31,734, depending on your chosen discipline.
With 10 campus locations within the Orlando area, Winter Park Tech offers 23 different certifications programs, including health care, information technology and computer classes. Funded by the Orlando Public School System, tuition is relatively low and funded by tax dollars, with the major expenses being books and classroom materials. The school also gives the students the opportunity to earn college credits for use in post-secondary plans in 23 different areas.
Offering both on-site and online courses, First Coast Technical College (FCTC) has 16 potential areas of study, including agri-science, culinary arts and firefighting. Most of the school's programs are intended for post-secondary students, but they also offer adult education and GED preparation courses for high-school-level enrollees. The institution has four different campuses in the St. Augustine, FL area.