Aviation Institute
of Maintenance-Norfolk
For-profit College in Norfolk, VA. Six-year graduation rate 79%. Median 10-year earnings $44,173.
The median ten-year earnings figure of $44,173 sits near the national middle rather than at either extreme. Completion is a strength: 79% of students finish within six years. Graduates leave owing a median of $29,375 — a substantial load to service on these earnings.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Graduation rate 79% — well above the national average
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
- ! Debt-to-income ratio 0.66 — elevated (above 0.60)
Academics
A 79% six-year graduation rate is the strongest academic signal on this page. First-year retention is 74% — the single largest point of attrition on this campus. A 12:1 ratio points to small classes and accessible faculty. This is a for-profit two-year institution. That is not disqualifying, but it does mean verifying accreditation, transferability of credits, and job-placement claims directly rather than trusting the category. This is a small school — 237 undergraduates — so cohorts are tight and the program list is necessarily short.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 237 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Net price lands at $22,355 a year on average, neither cheap nor punishing. The gap between the $0–30k and $110k+ bands is narrow ($22,059 versus $28,427), meaning aid is not strongly need-weighted. About 54% get grants averaging $7,433, so plan on the possibility of paying closer to full price. Federal borrowing is uncommon here at 17% of students.
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 · 42 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 | $22,059 |
| $30–48k | $23,830 |
| $48–75k | $28,427 |
| $75–110k | $28,427 |
| $110k+ | $28,427 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 41 of these 237 students, totalling $378,653 — an average of $9,235 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Norfolk City) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
Heightened Cash Monitoring (Other - CIO Problems (Eligibility)); School placed on Heightened Cash Monitoring
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)