Private for-profit · Community college

Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Las Vegas

Las Vegas, Nevada · Midsize city

#2 for grad earnings in Nevada
0%
Transfer rate
$26,178
Avg net price
80%
Grad / completion
$48,191
Median earnings

Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Las Vegas is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Las Vegas, Nevada (midsize city setting), enrolling 429 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 429 undergradsMidsize city

About Las Vegas, Nevada

Las Vegas, colloquially shortened to Vegas, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and the county seat of Clark County. Nomadic Paleo-Indians traveled to the Las Vegas area 10,000 years ago, leaving behind petroglyphs. Ancient Puebloan and Paiute tribes followed at least 2,000 years ago. The primary drivers of the Las Vegas economy are tourism, gaming, and conventions, which in turn feed the retail and restaurant industries. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Midsize city
Highest degree offered
Certificate
Nearest big city
6 miles to Las Vegas, NV
To the ocean
232 miles
Nearest airport
2 miles to Harry Reid (LAS) · major hub

How Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Las Vegas compares

Graduation rate80%

Higher than 77% · #6 of 23 in Nevada

First-year retention94%

Higher than 87%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$48,191

Higher than 89% · #2 of 22 in Nevada

Average net price$26,178

Cheaper than 15% · #18 cheapest of 25 in Nevada

Median debt at graduation$31,500

Lower than 1%

Student–faculty ratio18 : 1

Lower than 39%

Undergraduate enrollment429

Larger than 60%

Percentiles compare Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Las Vegas 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 Nevada.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

429undergrads
  • Women379%
  • Men39291%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White24%
  • Black19%
  • Hispanic29%
  • Asian13%
  • Other or multiracial15%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
429
Student–faculty ratio
18 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
30%
First-generation students
44%
Students over 25
59%
Median family income
$21,224

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
$30,078
Average net price
$26,178

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
80%
First-year retention
94%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$46,459
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$48,191
Median debt at graduation
$31,500
Students with federal loans
25%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
14%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
80%
Low-income (Pell)
54%
First-generation
56%

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 (429 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
$25,158
$30–48k
$27,705
$48–75k
$29,109
$75–110k
$30,078
$110k+
$30,078

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-Las Vegas 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)
$48,191
Typical debt at graduation
$31,500
Debt vs. one year's pay
65%
Out-earn a HS grad
56%

Typical debt would take roughly 6.5 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
$36,969
Men
$48,732

Men out-earn women by $11,763 (32%) 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
104°F
Winter low
40°F
Annual rain
4.2″
Annual snow
0.2″

Average temperature

HighLow
30°70°110°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.00.40.8JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Las Vegas Mccarran AP, NV US station (2.6 mi from campus).

What Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Las Vegas 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.