Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Charlotte
Charlotte, North Carolina · Website
$42,759
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$42,759
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Charlotte is a for-profit 2-year college in Charlotte, North Carolina with 344 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $25,733 a year (tuition and fees $16,657). 70% of students finish within 3 years. Former students earn a median $42,759 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $29,773 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$25,733
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$16,657
US median $11,837
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
70%
Within 3 years, US 58%
Median debt
$29,773
About $316 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$42,759
Rank 2,268 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $25,733
- Tuition and fees
- $16,657
- Cost of attendance
- $30,005
- Students with a need-based grant
- 52%
- Students with federal loans
- 74%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $25,326
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $30,005
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $30,005
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2019-20 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $16,657 in 2019-20 to $16,657 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- Open admission
- Undergraduates
- 344
- Part-time students
- 22%
- Women
- 13%
- Students per teacher
- 13
- Completion rate
- 70%
- Retention rate
- 83%
- Highest degree
- Certificate
- Programs
- 2
- Other
- Open admission
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 2,268 of 5,094 US colleges and 49 of 147 in North Carolina (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | NC median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $25,733 | $14,086 | $24,624 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $16,657 | $6,906 | $15,645 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 75% | 86% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 70% | 48% | 67% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 83% | 72% | 75% | 75% |
| Median debt | $29,773 | $20,000 | $10,722 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $43,954 | $31,569 | $33,986 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $42,759 | $36,048 | $36,368 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US for-profit 2-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 21% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 71% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
2 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 74 | $31,075 | $47,951 | $70,646 | $51,586 |
| Precision Metal WorkingCertificate | Certificate | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Charlotte and North Carolina on Local Economy
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- Homes: Homes for sale in North Carolina
Questions and answers
How much does Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Charlotte cost?
$25,733 a year is the average net price at Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Charlotte after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $16,657, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $30,005. Families earning under $30,000 pay $25,326 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Charlotte?
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Charlotte has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Charlotte graduates earn?
$42,759 a year is the median pay of former Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Charlotte students who work, 10 years after they started ($43,954 after 6 years). That ranks 2,268 of 5,094 US colleges and 49 of 147 in North Carolina. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Certificate) at $47,951.
How much student debt do Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Charlotte graduates have?
$29,773 is the median federal student loan debt of Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Charlotte graduates, about $316 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 74% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Charlotte?
70% of first-time, full-time students at Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Charlotte finish within 3 years. 83% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of for-profit 2-year colleges is 67%.
What are the most popular majors at Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Charlotte?
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (74 certificate graduates), Precision Metal Working (8 certificate graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 2 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.