Private for-profit · Community college

Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Dallas

Irving, Texas · Large city

0%
Transfer rate
$27,139
Avg net price
53%
Grad / completion
$42,375
Median earnings

Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Dallas is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Irving, Texas (large city setting), enrolling 495 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 495 undergradsLarge city

About Irving, Texas

Irving is a city in Dallas County, Texas, United States. Irving was founded in 1903 by J.O. "Otto" Schulze and Otis Brown. It is believed literary author Washington Irving was a favorite of Netta Barcus Brown, and consequently the name of the town site, Irving, was chosen. The Irving Arts Center, owned by the city, is a home for the arts, housing 10 resident arts organizations. Resident Organizations provide cultural programs for the community, and opportunities to participate in the creative process. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large city
Highest degree offered
Certificate
Nearest big city
9 miles to Dallas, TX
To the ocean
241 miles
Nearest airport
5 miles to Dallas Love Field (DAL) · major hub

How Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Dallas compares

Graduation rate53%

Higher than 40% · #169 of 253 in Texas

First-year retention66%

Higher than 35%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$42,375

Higher than 77% · #33 of 206 in Texas

Average net price$27,139

Cheaper than 14% · #212 cheapest of 252 in Texas

Median debt at graduation$32,229

Lower than 1%

Student–faculty ratio18 : 1

Lower than 39%

Undergraduate enrollment495

Larger than 62%

Percentiles compare Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Dallas 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 Texas.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

495undergrads
  • Women398%
  • Men45692%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White27%
  • Black29%
  • Hispanic32%
  • Asian4.2%
  • Other or multiracial7.5%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
495
Student–faculty ratio
18 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
32%
First-generation students
48%
Students over 25
58%
Median family income
$21,948

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Cost

In-state tuition
$16,757
Room & board
Books & supplies
$1,000
Total cost of attendance
$31,817
Average net price
$27,139

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
53%
First-year retention
66%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$44,241
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$42,375
Median debt at graduation
$32,229
Students with federal loans
45%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
21%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
53%
Low-income (Pell)
52%
First-generation
53%

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
$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 (495 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.

< $30k
$26,098
$30–48k
$28,400
$48–75k
$28,579
$75–110k
$30,540
$110k+
$31,817

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?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

4%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$1,176
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 4% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $1,176. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 51 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$42,375
Typical debt at graduation
$32,229
Debt vs. one year's pay
76%
Out-earn a HS grad
55%

Typical debt would take roughly 7.6 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Weigh it value

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.

Women
$33,778
Men
$43,243

Men out-earn women by $9,465 (28%) 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
97°F
Winter low
38°F
Annual rain
38.3″
Annual snow
1.7″

Average temperature

HighLow
30°70°110°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.44.8JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Dallas Love Fld, TX US station (5.1 mi from campus).

What Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Dallas 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.