Private for-profit · Community college
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Charlotte
Charlotte, North Carolina · Large city
- 0%
- Transfer rate
- $25,733
- Avg net price
- 70%
- Grad / completion
- $42,759
- Median earnings
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Charlotte is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Charlotte, North Carolina (large city setting), enrolling 344 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.
About Charlotte, North Carolina
Charlotte is the most populous city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The Catawba Indians are the earliest known inhabitants of the Charlotte area. They were first encountered in the region in 1567 by the Spanish Conquistador Juan Pardo. The Charlotte region is home to many annual festivals and special events. The Carolina Renaissance Festival operates on Saturdays and Sundays each October and November. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Large city
- Highest degree offered
- Certificate
- Nearest big city
- 8 miles to Charlotte, NC
- To the ocean
- 147 miles
- Nearest airport
- 12 miles to Charlotte Douglas (CLT) · major hub
How Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Charlotte compares
Higher than 62% · #14 of 90 in North Carolina
Higher than 70%
Higher than 78% · #6 of 84 in North Carolina
Cheaper than 17% · #82 cheapest of 90 in North Carolina
Lower than 1%
Lower than 67%
Larger than 56%
Percentiles compare Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Charlotte 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 North Carolina.
Student body
Undergraduates by gender
- Women257%
- Men31993%
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White37%
- Black37%
- Hispanic16%
- Asian3.2%
- Other or multiracial7.0%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 344
- Student–faculty ratio
- 13 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 52%
- First-generation students
- 55%
- Students over 25
- 47%
- Median family income
- $21,440
Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.
Cost
- In-state tuition
- $16,657
- Room & board
- —
- Books & supplies
- $1,000
- Total cost of attendance
- $30,005
- Average net price
- $25,733
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
- 70%
- First-year retention
- 83%
- Transferred to another college
- 0%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $43,954
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $42,759
- Median debt at graduation
- $29,773
- Students with federal loans
- 74%
- Paying down their loans (1 year in)
- 17%
Campus life & athletics
- On-campus housing
- No
- Application fee
- $25
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%.
Campus safety
- Safety grade
- A
- Reported offenses per 1,000 students
- 0.0 / year
- Violent offenses (2022–2024)
- 0
- Property offenses (2022–2024)
- 0
On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (344 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.
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?
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Charlotte 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)
- $42,759
- Typical debt at graduation
- $29,773
- Debt vs. one year's pay
- 70%
- Out-earn a HS grad
- 48%
Typical debt would take roughly 7.0 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.
The payoff is less clear-cut here — weigh the debt against the earnings and your intended field before borrowing heavily.
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.
The pay gap here
Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.
Men out-earn women by $13,859 (45%) a decade out.
Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.
Campus climate
- Summer high
- 90°F
- Winter low
- 32°F
- Annual rain
- 37.9″
- Annual snow
- 3.5″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Monroe AP, NC US station (12 mi from campus).
What Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Charlotte 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.