by our College Data Analytics TeamPinnacle Career Institute-South Kansas City earned 12 ranking badges in the 2026 College Factual rankings: 5 in the top 1%, 2 in the top 5%, 3 in the top 10% and 2 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #1 of 355 in Location Diversity (The Plains States), a top 1% award.
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Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2026. Data as of: July 2026.
Pinnacle Career Institute holds 12 ranking badges across 2 fields of study, 7 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. It has no placements this edition in College Factual’s athletics rankings. Rankings on this page are updated as new federal data is released. This page reflects the 2026 edition. For every ranking, the check mark shows the top tier achieved. See our data sources and methodologies. College administrators who want to showcase these awards through our badge program can contact us.
| Award Level | Badges |
|---|---|
| Top 1% | 5 |
| Top 5% | 2 |
| Top 10% | 3 |
| Top 15% | 2 |
| Total | 12 |
Pinnacle Career Institute is best known for Mechanic & Repair Technologies: 5 of its 10 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Electronics Maintenance & Repair, Electromechanical Engineering and Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling.
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Location Diversity | ✓ | |||
| Location Diversity (The Plains States) | ✓ | |||
| Location Diversity (Missouri) | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electromechanical Engineering | ||||
| Most Popular | ✓ | |||
| Most Focused | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electronics Maintenance & Repair | ||||
| Most Popular | ✓ | |||
| Most Focused | ✓ | |||
| Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling | ||||
| Most Popular | ✓ | |||
| Highest Paid Graduates | ✓ | |||
| Most Focused | ✓ |
In College Factual’s 2026 online-program rankings, Pinnacle Career Institute earned 2 badges across 2 online programs; its highest placement is #2 of 14 in Most Popular Online for Electronics Maintenance & Repair.
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electronics Maintenance & Repair | ||||
| Most Popular Online | ✓ | |||
| Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling | ||||
| Most Popular Online | ✓ |
Pinnacle Career Institute earned no veterans badge in the 2026 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s veterans rankings is #1,486 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans (top 31%).
College Factual’s rankings are based primarily on data from the U.S. Department of Education, 2026 edition. Pinnacle Career Institute appears in 48 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.
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