Miller-Motte College-Arizona
Automotive Institute
For-profit College in Glendale, AZ. Six-year graduation rate 61%. Median 10-year earnings $31,102.
Median earnings ten years after entry come to $31,102, below what most undergraduate institutions return — the central fact to weigh against cost here. The six-year graduation rate is 61%, meaning about two in five students who start do not finish. Median debt at graduation is $15,917, a light load against those earnings.
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 61%, meaning about two in five students who enroll leave without finishing. First-year retention of 81% shows the cohort holds together through the hardest year. The two rates sit near each other: few students who return for a second year are missing from the six-year completion figure. A 24:1 ratio means students need to be deliberate about getting faculty time. 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 870 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price after grant aid is $20,530 a year — mid-range for a four-year institution. Net price varies modestly by income — $20,590 at $0–30k against $25,783 at $110k+ — so the average is a fair guide for most families. About 75% get grants averaging $5,808, so plan on the possibility of paying closer to full price. 70% 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 · 421 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 | $20,590 |
| $30–48k | $21,838 |
| $48–75k | $22,142 |
| $75–110k | $24,713 |
| $110k+ | $25,783 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 605 of these 870 students, totalling $3,929,308 — an average of $6,495 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)