Air Transportation at Polk State College

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Air Transportation at Polk State College

This page combines two federal data products: IPEDS institutional characteristics for Polk State College and the College Scorecard field-of-study (FOS) file for Air Transportation at the associate's credential level. The FOS file is keyed by CIP (Classification of Instructional Programs) code, which means earnings and debt figures here reflect only graduates of this specific program — not the school as a whole. IPEDS reports 29 completers in the most recent cohort for this program at Polk State College, the denominator behind the median earnings figure.

Median graduate earnings of $83,657 represent Treasury-verified wages approximately one year after program completion, drawn from Social Security Administration records linked to federal financial aid applicants. Compared to the national mean of $64,591 across all institutions offering Air Transportation, graduates here earn above the national average for this program. Across all programs at Polk State College, the mean median-earnings figure is $57,685, providing internal context for whether this specific field out-earns other options at the same institution.

Debt signals complete the ROI picture. The median cumulative federal loan debt for Air Transportation graduates at Polk State College is $8,750, which translates to roughly $73 per month on a standard 10-year repayment plan. The debt-to-earnings ratio of 0.10 is under the 1.0 threshold the College Scorecard uses to flag favorable gainful-employment outcomes — earnings in year one already exceed cumulative borrowing. Program-level debt and earnings come from the Department of Education’s College Scorecard FOS release, updated annually.