Private for-profit · Community college
Roberto-Venn School of Luthiery
Phoenix, Arizona · Large city
- 0%
- Transfer rate
- $24,680
- Avg net price
- 100%
- Grad / completion
- $35,209
- Median earnings
Roberto-Venn School of Luthiery is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Phoenix, Arizona (large city setting), enrolling 21 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.
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
- Certificate
- Nearest big city
- 1 mile to Phoenix, AZ
- To the ocean
- 163 miles
- Nearest airport
- 5 miles to Phoenix Sky Harbor (PHX) · major hub
How Roberto-Venn School of Luthiery compares
Higher than 98% · #1 of 72 in Arizona
Higher than 50% · #38 of 61 in Arizona
Cheaper than 19% · #54 cheapest of 70 in Arizona
Lower than 95%
Larger than 4%
Percentiles compare Roberto-Venn School of Luthiery 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 race / ethnicity
- White81%
- Hispanic19%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 21
- Student–faculty ratio
- 6 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 17%
- First-generation students
- —
- Students over 25
- 60%
- Median family income
- $26,718
Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.
Cost
- In-state tuition
- —
- Room & board
- —
- Total cost of attendance
- —
- Average net price
- $24,680
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
- 100%
- First-year retention
- —
- Transferred to another college
- 0%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $36,340
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $35,209
- Median debt at graduation
- —
- Students with federal loans
- 26%
- Paying down their loans (1 year in)
- 56%
Campus life & athletics
- On-campus housing
- No
- Application fee
- $50
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%.
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?
Roberto-Venn School of Luthiery 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)
- $35,209
- Typical debt at graduation
- —
- Debt vs. one year's pay
- —
- Out-earn a HS grad
- 47%
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.
Campus climate
- Summer high
- 106°F
- Winter low
- 45°F
- Annual rain
- 7.2″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl AP, AZ US station (5.1 mi from campus).
What Roberto-Venn School of Luthiery 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.