Aviator College
of Aeronautical Science and Technology
For-profit College in Fort Pierce, FL. Six-year graduation rate 58%. Median 10-year earnings $67,739.
A decade after enrolling, the median Aviator College of Aeronautical Science and Technology student earns $67,739 — comfortably above what the typical bachelor's-granting institution returns. 58% finish within six years — respectable, though a meaningful share still leave without a credential. Graduates carry a median of $16,979 in debt — in line with the national norm.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.25 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Academics
58% graduate within six years — average, but that average still hides a large group who do not. First-year retention is 71% — the single largest point of attrition on this campus. Retention and graduation track closely, so most of the attrition shows up in the first year rather than after it. At 5:1, students get materially more instructor contact than at a typical public university. Being a for-profit two-year institution is the single most useful context for these numbers — the sector's spread is wide enough that the school-level figures matter more than usual.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 273 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Net price averages $40,465 annually, so cost is the first thing to weigh here. The income table below is the number that matters — $38,619 at $0–30k versus $48,190 at $110k+. 70% of students receive grant aid, averaging $5,390 — common but not automatic. 91% 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 · 49 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 | $38,619 |
| $30–48k | $44,330 |
| $48–75k | $47,175 |
| $75–110k | $47,598 |
| $110k+ | $48,190 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 248 of these 273 students, totalling $2,190,662 — an average of $8,833 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (St. Lucie County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026