Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics
West Mifflin, Pennsylvania · Also known as PIA Career Services · Website
$66,642
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$66,642
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics is a private nonprofit 2-year college in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania with 663 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $32,618 a year (tuition and fees $18,730). 76% of students finish within 3 years. Former students earn a median $66,642 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $12,230 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$32,618
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$18,730
US median $11,837
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
76%
Within 3 years, US 58%
Median debt
$12,230
About $130 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$66,642
Rank 473 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
- $32,618
- Tuition and fees
- $18,730
- Cost of attendance
- $37,350
- Students with a need-based grant
- 38%
- Students with federal loans
- 66%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $28,445
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $29,124
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $30,623
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $35,275
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $36,940
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $20,345 in 2015-16 to $18,730 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
- 663
- Part-time students
- 0%
- Women
- 6.8%
- Students per teacher
- 15
- Completion rate
- 76%
- Retention rate
- 78%
- Highest degree
- Associate's degree
- Programs
- 5
- 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 473 of 5,094 US colleges and 39 of 270 in Pennsylvania (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | PA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $32,618 | $19,970 | $22,872 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $18,730 | $19,182 | $16,190 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 81% | 80% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 76% | 66% | 67% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 78% | 78% | 72% | 75% |
| Median debt | $12,230 | $17,500 | $13,798 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $59,400 | $42,275 | $39,987 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $66,642 | $49,700 | $46,573 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 2-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 63% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 84% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
5 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 144 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's | Associate's | 117 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's | Associate's | 33 | $14,663 | $52,407 | $79,146 | $58,424 |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | - | $12,000 | $53,992 | $81,408 | $51,586 |
| Ground TransportationCertificate | Certificate | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of West Mifflin and Pennsylvania on Local Economy
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- Homes: Homes for sale in Pennsylvania
Questions and answers
How much does Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics cost?
$32,618 a year is the average net price at Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $18,730, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $37,350. Families earning under $30,000 pay $28,445 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics?
Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics graduates earn?
$66,642 a year is the median pay of former Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics students who work, 10 years after they started ($59,400 after 6 years). That ranks 473 of 5,094 US colleges and 39 of 270 in Pennsylvania. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Certificate) at $53,992.
How much student debt do Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics graduates have?
$12,230 is the median federal student loan debt of Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics graduates, about $130 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 66% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics?
76% of first-time, full-time students at Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics finish within 3 years. 78% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 2-year colleges is 67%.
What are the most popular majors at Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics?
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (144 certificate graduates), Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (117 associate's graduates), Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (33 associate's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 5 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.