by our College Data Analytics TeamBelow is the data on what it actually costs to attend Athena Career Academy, covering the cost range, projected degree costs, net price, debt at graduation, default rates, and aid distribution patterns.
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Net price is what students actually pay after grants and scholarships are subtracted from the published sticker price. For most prospective students, net price gives a more realistic estimate than sticker tuition.
| Average net price (on-campus) | $22,886.00 |
| Average net price (off-campus) | $25,171.00 |
The real cost varies by income because need-based aid scales with financial need. Here is the average net price for each family-income range:
| Family income | Average net price |
|---|---|
| Under $30,000 | $24,510.00 |
| $30,000 to $48,000 | $26,584.00 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $27,458.00 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $29,495.00 |
Estimate your specific net price using the school’s Athena Career Academy Net Price Calculator.
For the grant-and-scholarship detail behind these figures, see the grants & scholarships detail.
The median amount borrowed by graduates of Athena Career Academy is $14,120.00, categorized as a Low ($10-20k) debt-burden category.
The percentile breakdown reveals the full debt landscape:
| Percentile | Debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| 10th | $4,037.00 |
| 25th | $4,750.00 |
| Median (50th) | $14,120.00 |
| 75th | $14,166.00 |
| 90th | $14,166.00 |
The gap between 10th and 90th percentile borrowers gives a sense of how uneven debt outcomes are.
Dig deeper into debt on the student loan debt detail.
Family income tracks closely with debt at graduation. The figures below split graduating borrowers into three income brackets:
| Family income | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| Low income | $14,120.00 |
| Middle income | $14,120.00 |
| High income | $14,120.00 |
First-gen students typically face different financial-aid contexts than students whose parents attended college.
| Student group | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $14,120.00 |
| Continuing-generation students | $14,120.00 |
The Department of Education default-rate tier for Athena Career Academy is Low (<5%).
To put the rates in context, Stafford loans at Athena Career Academy add up to $21,336,603.00 over 1,834 loan recipients.
Numbers only tell part of the story. As you weigh Athena Career Academy, keep these questions in mind:
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Data sources. Figures on this page draw from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), and MediaFactual editorial review. Net-price calculator and financial-aid office links are taken from the institution’s own published data.