by our College Data Analytics TeamBelow is the data on what it actually costs to attend Career Technical Institute, including attendance costs, projected four- and two-year degree costs, average net price, debt outcomes, and how aid is distributed across income levels.
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Net price strips out grant and scholarship aid to show what families really pay. It is usually a better planning number than the sticker cost above.
| Average net price (on-campus) | $20,985.00 |
| Average net price (off-campus) | $19,920.00 |
Net price varies sharply by family income, dropping as need-based aid grows. Here is the average net price for each family-income range:
| Family income | Average net price |
|---|---|
| Under $30,000 | $19,818.00 |
| $30,000 to $48,000 | $19,968.00 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $20,268.00 |
Estimate your specific net price using the school’s Career Technical Institute Net Price Calculator.
Dig into how aid is awarded on the financial aid breakdown.
Typical debt at graduation from Career Technical Institute works out to $7,074.00, landing it in the Very Low (<$10k) burden category.
Here’s how debt at graduation distributes across borrowers:
| Percentile | Debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| 10th | $2,458.00 |
| 25th | $3,827.00 |
| Median (50th) | $7,074.00 |
| 75th | $9,500.00 |
| 90th | $9,500.00 |
The distance from the 10th to the 90th percentile shows how widely debt outcomes vary.
Dig deeper into debt on the student loan debt detail.
First-generation students frequently graduate with different debt than continuing-generation students.
| Student group | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $7,110.00 |
| Continuing-generation students | $5,781.00 |
First-gen borrowers at Career Technical Institute leave with $1,329.00 in extra median debt compared with continuing-generation peers.
The Pell Grant is the main federal need-based award for undergraduates. Pell vs non-Pell comparisons surface how debt breaks down by need.
The Pell vs non-Pell debt gap at Career Technical Institute stands at $1,583.00. Federal data flags this school for Pell-related debt inequity.
The Department of Education default-rate tier for Career Technical Institute is Low (<5%).
| Window | Cohort default rate |
|---|---|
| 2-year | 15.8% |
For scale, federal Stafford loan disbursements at Career Technical Institute add up to $41,655,262.00 covering 5,355 loan recipients.
Veterans and active-duty servicemembers can tap dedicated federal aid programs including the Post-9/11 GI Bill and Department of Defense Tuition Assistance.
| GI Bill recipients | 13 |
| Avg GI Bill amount | $12,218.00 |
Explore GI Bill and military aid in detail on the veteran aid breakdown.
Beyond the data above, it helps to ask a few questions when weighing Career Technical Institute, consider the following:
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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.