American Institute-West Hartford
For-profit College in West Hartford, CT. Six-year graduation rate 56%. Median 10-year earnings $28,710.
Ten-year median earnings of $28,710 are on the low side, which raises the bar for what this degree needs to cost. The six-year graduation rate is 56%, meaning about two in five students who start do not finish. Borrowing stays contained, with median debt at graduation of $11,979.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Academics
Six-year completion sits at 56%, meaning about two in five students who enroll leave without finishing. Retention of 60% means a meaningful slice of each entering class does not return. Unusually, part-time retention (74%) beats full-time, pointing to a student body that is part-time by design. At 16:1, class sizes land in the normal range for an undergraduate institution. As a for-profit two-year institution, outcomes here deserve a harder look than the sector average suggests: for-profit institutions vary enormously, and the sector's aggregate numbers hide both strong and very weak performers.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 628 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Students pay an average of $19,316 annually once grants are applied. The gap between the $0–30k and $110k+ bands is narrow ($19,220 versus $22,922), meaning aid is not strongly need-weighted. About 67% get grants averaging $4,059, so plan on the possibility of paying closer to full price. Borrowing is widespread: 82% take federal loans.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 69 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $19,220 |
| $30–48k | $19,839 |
| $48–75k | $19,415 |
| $75–110k | $21,282 |
| $110k+ | $22,922 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 513 of these 628 students, totalling $3,425,720 — an average of $6,678 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Capitol Planning Region) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026