Avalon Institute-Mesa
For-profit College in Mesa, AZ. Median 10-year earnings $30,803.
Median earnings ten years after entry come to $30,803, below what most undergraduate institutions return — the central fact to weigh against cost here. Borrowing stays contained, with median debt at graduation of $6,332.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.21 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Academics
This institution reports no six-year graduation rate. The federal measure only follows first-time, full-time students, so schools built around part-time or transfer enrollment often fall outside it entirely. First-year retention of 86% shows the cohort holds together through the hardest year. The part-time picture is harder: 75% return, against 86% full-time. At 22:1, class sizes land in the normal range for an undergraduate institution. As a for-profit short-program school, 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 564 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Students pay an average of $17,312 annually once grants are applied. Income makes less difference than usual: $19,123 at $0–30k, $18,604 at $110k+. About 50% get grants averaging $4,668, so plan on the possibility of paying closer to full price. 64% of students borrow federally, so debt is the norm rather than the exception.
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 · 216 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 | $19,123 |
| $30–48k | $18,379 |
| $48–75k | $12,036 |
| $75–110k | $18,540 |
| $110k+ | $18,604 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 362 of these 564 students, totalling $2,765,807 — an average of $7,640 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Maricopa County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)