10-yr median earnings
$53,341
Federal aid recipients only
Private For-Profit · Chicago, Illinois
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Chicago
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Chicago is a private for-profit institution in Chicago, Illinois. as a private for-profit, published Scorecard outcomes are Title-IV-recipient medians — program mix and repayment risk deserve a closer look than a single headline number.
- $27,347
- Avg net price / yr
- $53,341
- 10-yr median earnings
The verdict
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Chicago posts top-quartile former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- Top 24%
- former-student earnings, US
- +24%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
City: Large
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Chicago profile
Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class, and locale, not an editorial shortlist.
Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.
College Value Score
F
College Value Score
33/100
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Chicago
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings B+
$53,341
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price F
$27,347
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate N/A
N/A
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt F
$31,301
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment F
33.2%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention N/A
N/A
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$27,347
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
Not reported
Full-time, first-time cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Chicago vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
How Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Chicago ranks nationally
Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Chicago: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$53,341 Top 24% higher than 76% of 5,103 US colleges
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals
| Metric | Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Chicago | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $53,341 | #1221 of 5103 | 76th |
| Average net price | $27,347 | #4193 of 5020 | 16th (lower is better) |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 333 | #3201 of 5462 | 41st |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
333
Undergraduate enrollment
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Acceptance rate
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SAT average
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150%-time completion
$53,341
10-yr median earnings
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First-year retention
How Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Chicago ranks in Illinois
State rank among 189 reporting Illinois colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Chicago | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $53,341 | #51 of 189 | 73rd |
| Average net price | $27,347 | #167 of 179 | 7th (lower is better) |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 333 | #112 of 201 | 44th |
Highest former-student earnings in Illinois
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chamberlain University-Illinois | $92,405 | $31,837 |
| 2 | University of Chicago | $91,885 | $14,860 |
| 3 | Northwestern University | $89,363 | $29,167 |
| 4 | St. John's College | $86,331 | - |
| 5 | Lakeview College of Nursing | $84,522 | - |
| 6 | Illinois Institute of Technology | $82,592 | $18,425 |
| 7 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | $81,054 | $14,355 |
| 8 | Saint Anthony College of Nursing | $77,709 | - |
| 9 | Rush University | $75,194 | - |
| 10 | Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing | $72,850 | - |
| 11 | Blessing Rieman College of Nursing and Health Sciences | $72,430 | - |
| 12 | Loyola University Chicago | $71,530 | $36,079 |
| 51 | Aviation Institute of Maintenance-ChicagoThis school | $53,341 | $27,347 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Chicago
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$26,015 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$30,884 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$28,495 net price / yr
- $110k+
$110k+
$32,217 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Chicago - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $16,657 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $16,657 |
| Average Net Price | $27,347 |
35.8%
Pell Grant Rate
29.0%
Federal Loan Rate
$31,301
Median Debt
$332/mo
Monthly Payment
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
6.6%
Female
39.5%
First Generation
Outcomes
$42,860
Median Earnings (6yr)
33.2%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $42,860 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $53,341 |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 33.2% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $31,301 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $332/mo |
Programs & Earnings
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians | Certificate | 0 | $71,513 | $29,334 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Chicago? ▼
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Chicago is a private for-profit institution in Chicago, Illinois. Undergraduate enrollment is 333 students.
How much do Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Chicago former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Chicago who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $53,341 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $42,860.
How much does Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Chicago cost? ▼
The average net price at Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Chicago is $27,347. In-state tuition is $16,657 and out-of-state tuition is $16,657. Median student debt at graduation is $31,301.
Is Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Chicago worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Chicago is $31,301, while former students earn a median of $53,341 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 59% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 33.2% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $332.
Sources & methodology
Private for-profit profiles foreground Scorecard debt, repayment, and program-level earnings where reported. Marketing claims from the school are not inputs to this page.
Every figure is the Mar–Jul 2026 federal retrieval. For-profit program mixes can shift year to year — treat institution medians as a starting map, then check Field-of-Study rows below. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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