Career Programs at PIA

2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs

The average undergraduate tuition & fees at Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics is $17,725 for academic year 2022-2023. The amount is the average costs over all degree programs and the vocational program tuition may be lower than the average cost.

90% of enrolled students have received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of received financial aid is $5,708 (exclude student loans).

PIA 2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs
Tuition & Fees	$17,725
Average Financial Amount	$5,708

Offered Career / Vocational Programs and Completers

Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics offers 3 vocational programs for Less than 12-Week Certificate and 2-4 Years Certificate programs. The following table lists number of programs by offered type and online availability along with number of completers.

Last year, 661 students have completed their career programs.

Offered Career Programs at Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Number of Completers
Less than 12 Weeks Certificate	2	387
4 Years Certificate	1	163
Total	3	661

Programs by Award Level

The following table summarizes the number of completers by program and award level.

387 students have earned/completed Less than 12 Weeks Certificate program.
163 students have earned/completed 2-4 Years Certificate program.
111 students have earned/completed Associate's program.

Less than 12 Weeks Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Transportation and Materials Moving [+]	✕	387 completers	-
Construction/Heavy Equipment/Earthmoving Equipment Operation	✕	69	-
Truck and Bus Driver/Commercial Vehicle Operator and Instructor	✕	318	-
	Total	387

2-4 Years Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	163 completers	-
Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Technology/Technician	✕	163	-
	Total	163

Associate's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	78 completers	-
Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Technology/Technician	✕	78	-
Mechanics and Repairers [+]	✕	33 completers	-
Avionics Maintenance Technology/Technician	✕	33	-
	Total	111

Admission, Enrollment, and Graduation

Total 541 students are attending at Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics. There are 46 full-time faculty (instructional/teaching staffs) and 5 part-time faculty teaching for the school.

The students to faculty ratio is 14 to 1 (7.14%). The number of non-teaching staffs is 95 (full-time) and 16 (part-time).

The graduation rate of Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics is 56% and the retention rate is 75% at the school.

PIA 2023 Key Statistics
Student Population	541
Graduation Rate	56%
Number of Faculty	51
Student to Faculty Ratio	14 to 1

Student Population at PIA

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 609 students enrolled into Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics. By gender, 560 male and 49 female students are attending the school.

The following table summarizes the student population by gender and attending status for Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics.

Student Population By Gender
Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics
	Total	Male	Female
Total	609	560	49
Full-time	609	560	49

There are 492 White (80.79%), 35 Black/African American (5.75%), 28 Hispanic (4.60%), 10 Asian (1.64%), and 71 students with other races attending Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics. 19 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Student Population By Race/ethnicity at Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics
	Total	Male	Female
Total	609	560	49
American Indian/Native American	2	2	0
Asian	10	9	1
Black/African American	35	30	5
Hispanic	28	25	3
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	1	0
White	492	453	39
Two More	22	21	1
Un-Known	0	0	0
Non-resident Alien	19	19	0

By age range, at Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics, 256 students are aged 20 to 24 (42.04% of total students), 208 students are aged below 20 (34.15%), 2 students are aged above 50 (0.66%).

Graduate Student Population By Age at Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics
	Total	Male	Female
Total	609	560	49
Under 18	5	3	2
Age 18-19	203	182	21
Age 20-21	159	147	12
Age 22-24	97	93	4
Age 25-29	85	76	9
Age 30-34	39	38	1
Age 35-39	12	12	0
Age 40-49	7	7	0
Age 50-64	2	2	0

Directory and Accreditation Information

Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics is accredited by Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (3/29/1970 - Current).

The following list shows the contact and directory information of Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics.

5 Allegheny County Airport, West Mifflin, PA

412-346-2100

School Website

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Financial Aid Information

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