by our College Data Analytics TeamHere’s the full picture on paying for Professional Skills Institute, from the published cost of attendance and projected degree cost through to net price, median student debt at graduation, default outcomes, and how aid varies by family income.
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Published attendance costs at Professional Skills Institute stands at about $25,499.00 a year.
Below, the published cost is shown three ways — the full sticker price with no aid, the net price after the average grant package, and the net price for low-income students who typically receive the most aid.
| Tuition and fees | $15,884.00 |
| + Room, board & other expenses | $9,615.00 |
| Total cost | $25,499.00 |
| That is 22% below the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $25,499.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$6,706.00 |
| Net price | $18,793.00 |
| That is 43% below the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $25,499.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$7,485.00 |
| Net price | $18,014.00 |
| That is 45% below the national average net price. | |
| Explore each piece on the tuition & fees page plus living costs. |
Published costs have climbed year over year by roughly 5.5% annually, so the projections below total more than one year of attendance. These tables carry the cost across a degree for three cases: low-income w/ aid, average aid, and no aid. Loan figures amortise the projected total over ten years at 6.8%.
| Projected 4-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 5.5% | 5.5% | 5.5% |
| Freshman year | $18,999.00 | $19,821.00 | $26,893.00 |
| Senior year | $22,289.00 | $23,253.00 | $31,550.00 |
| Total 4-year net price | $82,459.00 | $86,025.00 | $116,721.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $31,414.00 | $32,772.00 | $44,467.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $949.00 | $990.00 | $1,343.00 |
| Total amount paid | $113,873.00 | $118,797.00 | $161,188.00 |
| Projected 2-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 5.5% | 5.5% | 5.5% |
| Freshman year | $18,999.00 | $19,821.00 | $26,893.00 |
| Senior year | $20,038.00 | $20,904.00 | $28,364.00 |
| Total 2-year net price | $39,037.00 | $40,725.00 | $55,257.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $14,872.00 | $15,515.00 | $21,051.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $449.00 | $469.00 | $636.00 |
| Total amount paid | $53,908.00 | $56,239.00 | $76,308.00 |
Read more in the Net Price section.
Net price reflects the true cost to attend after grant and scholarship aid is deducted. For most students, this is the more useful number than published tuition because it reflects the real out-of-pocket cost.
| Average net price (on-campus) | $20,721.00 |
| Average net price (off-campus) | $20,237.00 |
Net price varies sharply by family income, dropping as need-based aid grows. Below, average net price is broken out by family income:
| Family income | Average net price |
|---|---|
| Under $30,000 | $19,438.00 |
| $30,000 to $48,000 | $18,292.00 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $24,047.00 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $25,499.00 |
| Over $110,000 | $24,700.00 |
Use Professional Skills Institute Net Price Calculator.
Curious how grants and scholarships are distributed? Explore the grants & scholarships detail.
The median graduating debt at Professional Skills Institute stands at $12,667.00, placing the school in the Low ($10-20k) burden category.
Here’s how debt at graduation distributes across borrowers:
| Percentile | Debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| 10th | $3,167.00 |
| 25th | $6,334.00 |
| Median (50th) | $12,667.00 |
| 75th | $20,000.00 |
| 90th | $24,594.00 |
The distance from the 10th to the 90th percentile shows how widely debt outcomes vary.
For the full borrowing and repayment picture, see the student-loan-debt breakdown.
Median debt at graduation differs meaningfully across income brackets. The table below divides borrowers into three income tiers:
| Family income | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| Low income | $12,667.00 |
| Middle income | $14,744.00 |
| High income | $16,355.00 |
Whether your parents attended college is associated with differences in median debt at graduation.
| Student group | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $12,667.00 |
| Continuing-generation students | $16,238.00 |
Pell Grants are the federal government’s primary need-based undergraduate aid program. The Pell vs non-Pell debt gap reveals how borrowing differs by need.
The gap between Pell-eligible and non-Pell median debt at Professional Skills Institute comes to $-5,833.00.
The federal default-rate classification for Professional Skills Institute is Low (<5%).
| Window | Cohort default rate |
|---|---|
| 2-year | 5.1% |
For a sense of scale, Stafford disbursements at Professional Skills Institute come to $64,240,654.00 covering 4,434 disbursements.
Veterans and current servicemembers may be eligible for major federal education benefits such as the Post-9/11 GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance.
| GI Bill recipients | 6 |
| Avg GI Bill amount | $8,915.00 |
Dig into veteran education benefits on the veterans benefits detail.
Beyond the data above, it helps to ask a few questions when weighing Professional Skills Institute, the questions below are worth your time:
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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.