Private for-profit · Community college
Aveda Institute Portland-Vancouver Campus
Vancouver, Washington · Midsize city
- 0%
- Transfer rate
- —
- Avg net price
- 89%
- Grad / completion
- $33,003
- Median earnings
Aveda Institute Portland-Vancouver Campus is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Vancouver, Washington (midsize city setting), enrolling 122 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.
About Vancouver, Washington
Vancouver is a city in Clark County, Washington, United States, located on the north bank of the Columbia River. The Chinookan and Klickitat names for the area were reportedly Skit-so-to-ho and Ala-si-kas, respectively, meaning 'land of the mud-turtles'. In the early 2000s, Vancouver began seeing a revitalization of the local arts scene and cultural events. In 2010 there was a movement among local artists to form cooperatives and meet with established local gallery owners for a monthly forum known as "Art Conversations". (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Midsize city
- Highest degree offered
- Certificate
- Nearest big city
- 10 miles to Portland, OR
- To the ocean
- 46 miles
- Nearest airport
- 4 miles to Portland (PDX) · major hub
How Aveda Institute Portland-Vancouver Campus compares
Higher than 89% · #6 of 58 in Washington
Higher than 95%
Higher than 42% · #41 of 51 in Washington
Lower than 84%
Lower than 62%
Larger than 33%
Percentiles compare Aveda Institute Portland-Vancouver Campus 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 Washington.
Student body
Undergraduates by gender
- Women11594%
- Men76%
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White65%
- Black1.6%
- Hispanic14%
- Asian2.5%
- Other or multiracial17%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 122
- Student–faculty ratio
- 14 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 49%
- First-generation students
- 39%
- Students over 25
- 41%
- Median family income
- $21,995
Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.
Outcomes
- Graduated
- 89%
- First-year retention
- 100%
- Transferred to another college
- 0%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $29,329
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $33,003
- Median debt at graduation
- $6,826
- Students with federal loans
- 52%
- Paying down their loans (1 year in)
- 46%
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
- $20
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%.
Does the school pay you to attend?
Aveda Institute Portland-Vancouver Campus 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)
- $33,003
- Typical debt at graduation
- $6,826
- Debt vs. one year's pay
- 21%
- Out-earn a HS grad
- —
Typical debt would take roughly 2.1 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.
Graduates here tend to earn well relative to what they borrow — typical debt pays back fast, and most out-earn a high-school graduate.
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
- 82°F
- Winter low
- 34°F
- Annual rain
- 37.5″
- Annual snow
- 0.8″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Vancouver Pearson AP, WA US station (3 mi from campus).
What Aveda Institute Portland-Vancouver Campus 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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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.