by our College Data Analytics TeamThis overview covers the essential stats on Pinnacle Career Institute, including its rankings, majors, diversity, and more.
College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.
Pinnacle Career Institute was not ranked in College Factual’s Best Overall Colleges report this year. This may be because not enough data was available.
At Pinnacle Career Institute, the student to faculty ratio is 38 to 1. Compared to the national average of 15 to 1, this is somewhat high. This could mean that class sizes may be larger than they are at other colleges or universities or that professors may be required to teach more classes.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Pinnacle Career Institute is 56%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At Pinnacle Career Institute this rate is 59%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor’s degree is typically four years. This rate at Pinnacle Career Institute for first-time, full-time students is 56%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Pinnacle Career Institute.
During the most recent academic year, there were 488 undergraduates at Pinnacle Career Institute.
Get more detailed information on the diversity at Pinnacle Career Institute.
The overall average net price of Pinnacle Career Institute is $16,772. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.### Net Price by Income Group for Pinnacle Career Institute
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $16,675 | $19,488 | $22,992 | $23,926 | $26,992 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid. Note that the net price is typically less than the published price for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Pinnacle Career Institute, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Pinnacle Career Institute, approximately 73% of students took out student loans averaging $7,645 a year. That adds up to $30,580 over four years for those students. The student loan default rate is 12.2%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans. Get more details about paying for Pinnacle Career Institute.
Although some majors pay more than others, students who graduate from Pinnacle Career Institute with a bachelor’s degree go on to jobs where they make an average salary of $34,213 in their early years. Unfortunately, this is 30% less than the average college graduate’s salary of $49,219 per year. However, graduates in your major field may make more.
See which majors at Pinnacle Career Institute make the most money.
Pinnacle Career Institute is an private for-profit institution situated in Kansas City, Missouri. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life. Get more details about the location of Pinnacle Career Institute.
Contact information for Pinnacle Career Institute can be found below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 11500 N.W. Ambassador, Suite 221, Kansas City, MO 64153-1151 |
| Phone: | 8163315700 |
| Website: | PCITRAINING.EDU |
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 3 majors graduated from Pinnacle Career Institute. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.
| Most Popular Majors | Completions | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 327 | NA |
| Electronics Maintenance & Repair | 146 | NA |
| Electromechanical Engineering | 114 | $43,124 |
| Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling | 67 | $40,598 |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
619 students took at least one online class at Pinnacle Career Institute.
Learn more about online learning at Pinnacle Career Institute.
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
References
More about our data sources and methodologies.