10-yr median earnings
$40,743
Federal aid recipients only
Private For-Profit · Kansas City, Missouri
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Kansas City
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Kansas City is a private for-profit institution in Kansas City, Missouri. 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.
- 58.0%
- 150%-time completion
- $26,815
- Avg net price / yr
- $40,743
- 10-yr median earnings
The verdict
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Kansas City posts above-median former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- Top 50%
- former-student earnings, US
- 58.0%
- 150%-time completion
- -22%
- 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-Kansas City 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
30/100
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Kansas City
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 D
$40,743
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price F
$26,815
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate C-
58.0%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt F
$30,416
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment F
29.8%
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
$26,815
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
58.0%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 58.0%
Less-than-four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Kansas City 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-Kansas City 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-Kansas City: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$40,743 Top 50% higher than 50% 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-Kansas City | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $40,743 | #2560 of 5103 | 50th |
| Average net price | $26,815 | #4132 of 5020 | 18th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 58.0% | #2369 of 4858 | 51st |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 253 | #3431 of 5462 | 37th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
253
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
58.0%
150%-time completion
$40,743
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
How Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Kansas City ranks in Missouri
State rank among 120 reporting Missouri colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Kansas City | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $40,743 | #66 of 120 | 45th |
| Average net price | $26,815 | #108 of 119 | 9th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 58.0% | #58 of 107 | 46th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 253 | #69 of 125 | 45th |
Highest former-student earnings in Missouri
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis | $137,047 | $31,817 |
| 2 | Chamberlain University-Missouri | $92,405 | $30,716 |
| 3 | Washington University in St Louis | $86,182 | $21,786 |
| 4 | Research College of Nursing | $85,910 | - |
| 5 | Barnes-Jewish College Goldfarb School of Nursing | $84,393 | - |
| 6 | Missouri University of Science and Technology | $82,957 | $16,298 |
| 7 | Saint Louis University | $70,783 | $24,398 |
| 8 | Rockhurst University | $67,102 | $25,884 |
| 9 | University of Missouri-Columbia | $63,403 | $20,268 |
| 10 | Maryville University of Saint Louis | $62,105 | $22,066 |
| 11 | Southeast Missouri Hospital College of Nursing and Health Sciences | $60,918 | $19,390 |
| 12 | University of Missouri-Kansas City | $59,637 | $13,310 |
| 66 | Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Kansas CityThis school | $40,743 | $26,815 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Kansas City
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$25,350 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$29,494 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$29,950 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Kansas City - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $16,757 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $16,757 |
| Average Net Price | $26,815 |
31.3%
Pell Grant Rate
22.3%
Federal Loan Rate
$30,416
Median Debt
$322/mo
Monthly Payment
Net price at Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Kansas City swings rather than trends
Across 10 reported years between 2013 and 2023, the average net price here has ranged from $23,141 to $27,162 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as +17.4%, but the years in between do not follow that line, so the honest summary is the range rather than a trend. Budget against the upper end, not the average.
Lowest year
$23,141
Highest year
$27,162
Most recent (2023)
$27,159
10 reported years (years the source did not report are left as gaps). Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $23,1412023 · $27,159
Over the same years, enrollment went +129.3% (92 → 211 students).
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
12.8%
Female
54.1%
First Generation
Outcomes
$52,341
Median Earnings (6yr)
57.2%
Earning Over $25K
29.8%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 58.0% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $52,341 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $40,743 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 57.2% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 29.8% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $30,416 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $322/mo |
Programs & Earnings
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians | Certificate | 73 | $54,798 | $30,549 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Kansas City? ▼
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Kansas City is a private for-profit institution in Kansas City, Missouri. Undergraduate enrollment is 253 students.
How much do Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Kansas City former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Kansas City who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $40,743 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $52,341.
How much does Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Kansas City cost? ▼
The average net price at Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Kansas City is $26,815. In-state tuition is $16,757 and out-of-state tuition is $16,757. Median student debt at graduation is $30,416.
What is the graduation rate at Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Kansas City? ▼
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Kansas City has a 58.0% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
Is Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Kansas City worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Kansas City is $30,416, while former students earn a median of $40,743 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 75% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 29.8% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $322.
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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