10-yr median earnings
$34,213
Federal aid recipients only
Private For-Profit · Kansas City, Missouri
Pinnacle Career Institute
Pinnacle Career Institute 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.
- 52.4%
- 150%-time completion
- $28,732
- Avg net price / yr
- $34,213
- 10-yr median earnings
The verdict
Pinnacle Career Institute posts modest former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- 30th pct.
- former-student earnings, US
- 52.4%
- 150%-time completion
- +12%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
City: Large
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Pinnacle Career Institute 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
Pinnacle Career Institute
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 F
$34,213
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price F
$28,732
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate D
52.4%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt C+
$11,605
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment F
33.3%
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
$28,732
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
52.4%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 52.4%
Less-than-four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Pinnacle Career Institute 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 Pinnacle Career Institute 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.
Pinnacle Career Institute: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$34,213 30th percentile higher than 30% 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 | Pinnacle Career Institute | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $34,213 | #3580 of 5103 | 30th |
| Average net price | $28,732 | #4358 of 5020 | 13th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 52.4% | #2789 of 4858 | 43rd |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 619 | #2653 of 5462 | 51st |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
619
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
52.4%
150%-time completion
$34,213
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
How Pinnacle Career Institute ranks in Missouri
State rank among 120 reporting Missouri colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Pinnacle Career Institute | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $34,213 | #91 of 120 | 24th |
| Average net price | $28,732 | #115 of 119 | 3rd (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 52.4% | #68 of 107 | 36th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 619 | #53 of 125 | 58th |
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 |
| 91 | Pinnacle Career InstituteThis school | $34,213 | $28,732 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Pinnacle Career Institute
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$28,154 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$29,474 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$30,543 net price / yr
- $110k+
$110k+
$33,018 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Pinnacle Career Institute - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| Average Net Price | $28,732 |
76.9%
Pell Grant Rate
73.0%
Federal Loan Rate
$11,605
Median Debt
$123/mo
Monthly Payment
Net price at Pinnacle Career Institute swings rather than trends
Across 11 reported years between 2013 and 2023, the average net price here has ranged from $14,189 to $23,073 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as +12.8%, 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
$14,189
Highest year
$23,073
Most recent (2023)
$23,073
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $20,4532023 · $23,073
Over the same years, enrollment went -12.1% (555 → 488 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
62.8%
Female
53.5%
First Generation
Outcomes
$30,682
Median Earnings (6yr)
40.9%
Earning Over $25K
33.3%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 52.4% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $30,682 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $34,213 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 40.9% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 33.3% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $11,605 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $123/mo |
Programs & Earnings
Field-of-study summary by credential
| Credential | Programs | Award count | Avg earnings | Top earnings | Avg debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate | 6 | 226 | $45,528 | $66,008 | $10,391 |
| Associate's | 3 | 20 | $29,930 | $29,930 | - |
Top programs at Pinnacle Career Institute by completer earnings
Median earnings of program completers, College Scorecard field-of-study file
- Electromechanical Technolo…
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians
$66,008 median earnings
- Heating, Air Conditioning,…
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)
$60,603 median earnings
- Allied Health and Medical …
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
$37,443 median earnings
- Somatic Bodywork and Relat…
Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services
$32,256 median earnings
- Dental Support Services an…
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
$31,331 median earnings
- Health and Medical Adminis…
Health and Medical Administrative Services
$29,930 median earnings
What this shows The highest-earning programs at a school are not necessarily its most popular ones - a small specialized program can post strong median earnings without reflecting the outcome most students here actually see.
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians | Certificate | 163 | $66,008 | $11,605 |
| Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) | Certificate | 22 | $60,603 | - |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 27 | $37,443 | $12,997 |
| Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services | Certificate | 14 | $32,256 | $7,834 |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | - | $31,331 | $9,129 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Associate's | - | $29,930 | - |
| Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians | Associate's | 20 | - | - |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | Certificate | - | - | - |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate's | - | - | - |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for Pinnacle Career Institute? ▼
Pinnacle Career Institute is a private for-profit institution in Kansas City, Missouri. Undergraduate enrollment is 619 students.
How much do Pinnacle Career Institute former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Pinnacle Career Institute who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $34,213 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $30,682.
How much does Pinnacle Career Institute cost? ▼
The average net price at Pinnacle Career Institute is $28,732.. Median student debt at graduation is $11,605.
What is the graduation rate at Pinnacle Career Institute? ▼
Pinnacle Career Institute has a 52.4% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
Is Pinnacle Career Institute worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Pinnacle Career Institute is $11,605, while former students earn a median of $34,213 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 34% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 33.3% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $123.
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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