by our College Data Analytics TeamBelow is the data on what it actually costs to attend Pinnacle Career Institute, from sticker cost of attendance and projected degree cost to net price, debt at graduation, and aid breakdowns.
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Net price is what students actually pay after grants and scholarships are subtracted from the published sticker price. It is usually a better planning number than the sticker cost above.
| Average net price (on-campus) | $28,732.00 |
| Average net price (off-campus) | $22,693.00 |
What families actually pay shifts with income, since need-based grants are larger for lower-income students. The breakdown below splits average net price across income brackets:
| Family income | Average net price |
|---|---|
| Under $30,000 | $16,675.00 |
| $30,000 to $48,000 | $19,488.00 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $22,992.00 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $23,926.00 |
| Over $110,000 | $26,992.00 |
Estimate your specific net price using the school’s Pinnacle Career Institute Net Price Calculator, or reach out to the financial aid office.
Want to know how that aid is awarded? See the financial aid breakdown.
Typical debt at graduation from Pinnacle Career Institute is $8,146.00, placing the school in the Very Low (<$10k) debt-burden bucket.
The full distribution of debt at graduation looks like this:
| Percentile | Debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| 10th | $3,110.00 |
| 25th | $5,814.00 |
| Median (50th) | $8,146.00 |
| 75th | $13,000.00 |
| 90th | $17,637.00 |
How far apart the 10th and 90th percentiles sit tells you how uneven debt outcomes are.
Read the complete debt breakdown on the student loan debt detail.
Family income tracks closely with debt at graduation. Below the data splits borrowers across three income groups:
| Family income | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| Low income | $7,917.00 |
| Middle income | $9,500.00 |
| High income | $7,917.00 |
First-generation college students often carry different debt loads than their continuing-generation peers.
| Student group | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $8,292.00 |
| Continuing-generation students | $8,061.00 |
First-generation graduates of Pinnacle Career Institute hold $231.00 more median debt than continuing-generation peers.
Pell Grants are the federal government’s primary need-based undergraduate aid program. Contrasting Pell and non-Pell borrowers shows how need shapes debt.
The Pell-versus-non-Pell median debt difference at Pinnacle Career Institute works out to $-365.00.
The federal default-rate tier for Pinnacle Career Institute is Low (<5%).
| Window | Cohort default rate |
|---|---|
| 2-year | 12.2% |
For context on the loan portfolio, Stafford disbursements at Pinnacle Career Institute add up to $105,168,217.00 distributed across 9,534 disbursements.
Veteran and active-military students often access dedicated federal aid programs like the Post-9/11 GI Bill and DoD tuition assistance.
| GI Bill recipients | 111 |
| Avg GI Bill amount | $10,885.00 |
Dig into veteran education benefits on the veterans benefits detail.
Beyond the data above, it helps to ask a few questions when weighing Pinnacle Career Institute, the questions below are worth your time:
Each page below covers one part of paying for college in more detail:
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.