10-yr median earnings
$52,953
Federal aid recipients only
Private For-Profit · Phoenix, Arizona
Refrigeration School Inc
Refrigeration School Inc is a private for-profit institution in Phoenix, Arizona. 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.
- 75.2%
- 150%-time completion
- $27,025
- Avg net price / yr
- $52,953
- 10-yr median earnings
The verdict
Refrigeration School Inc posts top-quartile former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- Top 24%
- former-student earnings, US
- 75.2%
- 150%-time completion
- +12%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
City: Large
Carnegie: Special Focus (2yr)
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Refrigeration School Inc 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 ("Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions"), 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
C
College Value Score
59/100
Refrigeration School Inc
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+
$52,953
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price F
$27,025
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate B+
75.2%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt A-
$8,233
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment F
43.2%
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
$27,025
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
75.2%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 75.2%
Less-than-four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Refrigeration School Inc 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 Refrigeration School Inc 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.
Refrigeration School Inc: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$52,953 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 | Refrigeration School Inc | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $52,953 | #1246 of 5103 | 76th |
| Average net price | $27,025 | #4152 of 5020 | 17th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 75.2% | #1013 of 4858 | 79th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 1,346 | #1877 of 5462 | 66th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
1,346
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
75.2%
150%-time completion
$52,953
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
How Refrigeration School Inc ranks in Arizona
State rank among 99 reporting Arizona colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Refrigeration School Inc | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $52,953 | #25 of 99 | 75th |
| Average net price | $27,025 | #65 of 87 | 25th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 75.2% | #18 of 85 | 79th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 1,346 | #34 of 98 | 65th |
Highest former-student earnings in Arizona
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chamberlain University-Arizona | $92,405 | $40,096 |
| 2 | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott | $84,131 | $40,287 |
| 3 | Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science - Arizona | $79,652 | - |
| 4 | Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science - Arizona | $79,652 | - |
| 5 | Alliant International University - Phoenix | $66,666 | - |
| 6 | Jersey College - Tucson | $66,087 | - |
| 7 | Jersey College - Mesa | $66,087 | - |
| 8 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | $62,668 | $14,967 |
| 9 | Arizona State University Digital Immersion | $62,668 | - |
| 10 | Arizona State University-West Valley | $62,668 | - |
| 11 | Arizona State University-Polytechnic | $62,668 | - |
| 12 | Arizona State University-Downtown Phoenix | $62,668 | - |
| 25 | Refrigeration School IncThis school | $52,953 | $27,025 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Refrigeration School Inc
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$26,142 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$25,667 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$27,538 net price / yr
- $110k+
$110k+
$33,050 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Refrigeration School Inc - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| Average Net Price | $27,025 |
61.9%
Pell Grant Rate
68.6%
Federal Loan Rate
$8,233
Median Debt
$87/mo
Monthly Payment
What students pay at Refrigeration School Inc rose +25.9% since 2013
Average net price for the reported Title IV-recipient cohort went from $20,099 in 2013 to $25,300 in 2023, a rise of $5,201 in nominal dollars. Across the 4,315 colleges measured over the same 2013–2023 span, the median change was +14.6%.
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $20,0992023 · $25,300
Over the same years, enrollment went +104.7% (621 → 1,271 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
2.6%
Female
52.3%
First Generation
Outcomes
$47,246
Median Earnings (6yr)
66.2%
Earning Over $25K
43.2%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 75.2% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $47,246 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $52,953 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 66.2% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 43.2% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $8,233 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $87/mo |
Programs & Earnings
Field-of-study summary by credential
| Credential | Programs | Award count | Avg earnings | Top earnings | Avg debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate | 5 | 800 | $57,163 | $62,122 | $8,770 |
| Associate's | 1 | 28 | $70,194 | $70,194 | $18,500 |
Top programs at Refrigeration School Inc by completer earnings
Median earnings of program completers, College Scorecard field-of-study file
- Energy Systems Technologie…
Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians
$70,194 median earnings
- Heating, Air Conditioning,…
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)
$62,122 median earnings
- Environmental Control Tech…
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians
$61,653 median earnings
- Electromechanical Technolo…
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians
$56,950 median earnings
- Precision Metal Working
Precision Metal Working
$47,927 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians | Associate's | 28 | $70,194 | $18,500 |
| Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) | Certificate | 113 | $62,122 | $8,233 |
| Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians | Certificate | - | $61,653 | $8,233 |
| Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians | Certificate | 394 | $56,950 | $12,343 |
| Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 189 | $47,927 | $7,917 |
| Electrical and Power Transmission Installers | Certificate | 104 | - | $7,125 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for Refrigeration School Inc? ▼
Refrigeration School Inc is a private for-profit institution in Phoenix, Arizona. Undergraduate enrollment is 1,346 students.
How much do Refrigeration School Inc former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Refrigeration School Inc who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $52,953 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $47,246.
How much does Refrigeration School Inc cost? ▼
The average net price at Refrigeration School Inc is $27,025.. Median student debt at graduation is $8,233.
What is the graduation rate at Refrigeration School Inc? ▼
Refrigeration School Inc has a 75.2% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
Is Refrigeration School Inc worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Refrigeration School Inc is $8,233, while former students earn a median of $52,953 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 16% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 43.2% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $87.
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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