Private for-profit · Community college

Refrigeration School Inc

Phoenix, Arizona · Large city

#1 for grad earnings in Arizona
0%
Transfer rate
$27,025
Avg net price
76%
Grad / completion
$52,953
Median earnings

Refrigeration School Inc is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Phoenix, Arizona (large city setting), enrolling 1,346 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 1,346 undergradsLarge city

About Phoenix, Arizona

Phoenix is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Arizona. The Hohokam people occupied the Phoenix area for 2,000 years. The Phoenix Symphony Hall is home to the Phoenix Symphony Orchestra, the Arizona Opera and Ballet Arizona. The Arizona Opera company also has intimate performances at its new Arizona Opera Center, which opened in March 2013. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large city
Highest degree offered
Associate
Nearest big city
5 miles to Phoenix, AZ
To the ocean
166 miles
Nearest airport
1 mile to Phoenix Sky Harbor (PHX) · major hub

How Refrigeration School Inc compares

Graduation rate76%

Higher than 71% · #18 of 72 in Arizona

First-year retention84%

Higher than 72%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$52,953

Higher than 93% · #1 of 61 in Arizona

Average net price$27,025

Cheaper than 14% · #56 cheapest of 70 in Arizona

Median debt at graduation$8,233

Lower than 72%

Student–faculty ratio34 : 1

Lower than 3%

Undergraduate enrollment1,346

Larger than 76%

Percentiles compare Refrigeration School Inc 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 Arizona.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

1,346undergrads
  • Women343%
  • Men1,31297%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White27%
  • Black17%
  • Hispanic38%
  • Asian1.3%
  • Other or multiracial17%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
1,346
Student–faculty ratio
34 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
62%
First-generation students
52%
Students over 25
59%
Median family income
$21,165
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$45,135

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

Where students come from

Home state of the 290 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From Arizona98%
  • Other U.S. states1.7%

Most first-years stay in state — Refrigeration School Inc draws overwhelmingly from Arizona.

Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Cost

In-state tuition
Room & board
Total cost of attendance
Average net price
$27,025

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
76%
First-year retention
84%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$47,246
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$52,953
Median debt at graduation
$8,233
Students with federal loans
69%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
32%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
76%
Low-income (Pell)
64%
First-generation
67%

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%.

Campus safety

Safety grade
A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.5 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
0
Property offenses (2022–2024)
2

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (1,417 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.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

0.7reported offenses a year
0 violent a year0.7 property a year

By offense type, per year

Motor vehicle theft
0.7

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

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
$26,142
$30–48k
$25,667
$48–75k
$27,538
$75–110k
$30,732
$110k+
$33,050

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.

52%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$2,213
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 52% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $2,213. 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 1,148 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)
$52,953
Typical debt at graduation
$8,233
Debt vs. one year's pay
16%
Out-earn a HS grad
63%

Typical debt would take roughly 1.6 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Strong value

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
106°F
Winter low
45°F
Annual rain
7.2″

Average temperature

HighLow
40°80°120°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.00.50.9JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl AP, AZ US station (1.7 mi from campus).

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.