Private for-profit · Community college
Atlanta Institute of Music and Media
Duluth, Georgia · Large suburb
- 8%
- Transfer rate
- $37,832
- Avg net price
- 33%
- Grad / completion
- $31,186
- Median earnings
Atlanta Institute of Music and Media is a private for-profit associate-granting institution in Duluth, Georgia (large suburb setting), enrolling 248 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.
About Duluth, Georgia
Duluth is a city in Gwinnett County, Georgia, United States. Duluth was originally Cherokee territory. When Duluth was established in the early 19th century, it was primarily forested land occupied by tribespeople. Citizens have a wide variety of recreational activities to choose from. The city maintains 7 parks as well as the Festival Center. Some of the sports offered are Tennis, Soccer, Ballet, Zumba. Swimming is available only 3.9 miles from city hall at West Gwinnett Aquatic Center. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Large suburb
- Highest degree offered
- Associate
- Nearest big city
- 22 miles to Atlanta, GA
- To the ocean
- 212 miles
- Nearest airport
- 13 miles to DeKalb Peachtree (PDK)
How Atlanta Institute of Music and Media compares
Higher than 16% · #52 of 72 in Georgia
Higher than 49%
Higher than 36% · #34 of 66 in Georgia
Cheaper than 2% · #69 cheapest of 73 in Georgia
Lower than 13%
Lower than 56%
Larger than 49%
Percentiles compare Atlanta Institute of Music and Media with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in Georgia.
Student body
Undergraduates by gender
- Women229%
- Men22691%
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White33%
- Black47%
- Hispanic7.7%
- Asian1.6%
- Other or multiracial10%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 248
- Student–faculty ratio
- 15 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 52%
- First-generation students
- 27%
- Students over 25
- 36%
- Median family income
- $33,912
- Avg faculty salary (academic year)
- $42,876
Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.
Cost
- In-state tuition
- —
- Room & board
- —
- Total cost of attendance
- —
- Average net price
- $37,832
Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.
Outcomes
- Graduated
- 33%
- First-year retention
- 72%
- Transferred to another college
- 8%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $22,135
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $31,186
- Median debt at graduation
- $15,411
- Students with federal loans
- 68%
- Paying down their loans (1 year in)
- 40%
Graduating on time
By student background (4 years)
When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.
Campus life & athletics
- On-campus housing
- No
- Application fee
- Free
Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.
What you'll actually pay, by family income
Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.
College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.
Does the school pay you to attend?
Atlanta Institute of Music and Media funds essentially no grants of its own — almost all aid here comes from federal (Pell), state, or outside sources rather than the school's own discount. Its sticker price is what it is.
Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid, 2022–23 full-time first-year undergraduates.
Is it worth it?
A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.
- Median earnings (10 years)
- $31,186
- Typical debt at graduation
- $15,411
- Debt vs. one year's pay
- 49%
- Out-earn a HS grad
- 32%
Typical debt would take roughly 4.9 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.
A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.
Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.
Campus climate
- Summer high
- 89°F
- Winter low
- 33°F
- Annual rain
- 51.4″
- Annual snow
- 0.6″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Atlanta Peachtree AP, GA US station (12.8 mi from campus).
What Atlanta Institute of Music and Media graduates study — and earn
Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.
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- Transfer
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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.