IT Support Programs in the Lakeland area

Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL metro area

Programs

3 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$51,080

computer user support specialists, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$2,964

of 1 with a cost, IPEDS

IT Support Programs in the Lakeland area at a glance

Open to the public: 3 programs: 3 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
Distance from Lakeland: 3 within 10 miles; nearest 2.5 miles, farthest 8.9 miles
Listed program cost: 1 of 3 list one: $2,964 (IPEDS)
Program length: 1 college lists a length: 9 months (IPEDS)
Length on the WIOA list: 2 listed programs give weeks: 52 to 80 weeks full time
Completions, 2023-24: 56 IT support awards at the 3 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 2 of 3 on Florida's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
Pay here: $51,080 median for computer user support specialists ($24.56 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $39,610 to $80,160; 840 employed in the metro area; Florida median $58,740 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
Polk State CollegeWIOA list	Winter Haven	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	26	2.5
Ridge Technical CollegeWIOA list	Winter Haven	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	6	6.7
Traviss Technical College	Lakeland	Certificate	$2,964	9 months	24	8.9

WIOA in Florida: 2,364 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 244 of them IT support.
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