10-yr median earnings
$61,575
Federal aid recipients only
Private For-Profit · Riverside, California
Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology
Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology is a private for-profit institution in Riverside, California. 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.
- 72.0%
- 150%-time completion
- $32,601
- Avg net price / yr
- $61,575
- 10-yr median earnings
The verdict
Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology posts top-quartile former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- Top 14%
- former-student earnings, US
- 72.0%
- 150%-time completion
- +22%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
Suburb: Large
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology 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
D
College Value Score
49/100
Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology
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 A
$61,575
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price F
$32,601
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate B
72.0%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt F
$20,000
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
$32,601
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
72.0%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 72.0%
Less-than-four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology 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 Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology 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.
Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$61,575 Top 14% higher than 86% 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 | Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $61,575 | #705 of 5103 | 86th |
| Average net price | $32,601 | #4640 of 5020 | 8th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 72.0% | #1252 of 4858 | 74th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 317 | #3235 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
317
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
72.0%
150%-time completion
$61,575
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
How Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology ranks in California
State rank among 493 reporting California colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $61,575 | #107 of 493 | 78th |
| Average net price | $32,601 | #417 of 495 | 16th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 72.0% | #154 of 483 | 68th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 317 | #318 of 553 | 42nd |
Highest former-student earnings in California
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samuel Merritt University | $143,238 | - |
| 2 | Harvey Mudd College | $138,687 | $35,924 |
| 3 | California Institute of Technology | $128,566 | $16,075 |
| 4 | Stanford University | $124,080 | $13,807 |
| 5 | Los Angeles County College of Nursing and Allied Health | $115,318 | - |
| 6 | Gnomon | $114,785 | $51,949 |
| 7 | Santa Clara University | $109,183 | $50,062 |
| 8 | Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University | $109,183 | - |
| 9 | Touro University California | $104,805 | - |
| 10 | Claremont McKenna College | $104,736 | $28,849 |
| 11 | West Coast University-Anaheim-Orange County | $102,672 | $32,879 |
| 12 | West Coast University-Ontario | $102,672 | $49,590 |
| 107 | Spartan College of Aeronautics and TechnologyThis school | $61,575 | $32,601 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$32,326 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$35,099 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$39,393 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| Average Net Price | $32,601 |
47.3%
Pell Grant Rate
53.2%
Federal Loan Rate
$20,000
Median Debt
$212/mo
Monthly Payment
What students pay at Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology rose +34.1% since 2016
Average net price for the reported Title IV-recipient cohort went from $24,516 in 2016 to $32,884 in 2023, a rise of $8,368 in nominal dollars. Across the 69 colleges measured over the same 2016–2023 span, the median change was +24.5%.
8 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2016 · $24,5162023 · $32,884
Over the same years, enrollment went +552.5% (40 → 261 students).
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2016–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
5.6%
Female
51.3%
First Generation
Outcomes
$50,505
Median Earnings (6yr)
69.4%
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 | 72.0% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $50,505 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $61,575 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 69.4% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 43.2% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $20,000 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $212/mo |
Programs & Earnings
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians | Certificate | 71 | $69,148 | $20,000 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology? ▼
Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology is a private for-profit institution in Riverside, California. Undergraduate enrollment is 317 students.
How much do Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $61,575 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $50,505.
How much does Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology cost? ▼
The average net price at Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology is $32,601.. Median student debt at graduation is $20,000.
What is the graduation rate at Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology? ▼
Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology has a 72.0% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
Is Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology is $20,000, while former students earn a median of $61,575 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 32% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 43.2% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $212.
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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