Perry Technical Institute
Private Community College in Yakima, WA. Six-year graduation rate 79%. Median 10-year earnings $57,764.
Ten years after entry, the median Perry Technical Institute student earns $57,764 — a solidly middle-of-the-pack result for an undergraduate institution. Completion is a strength: 79% of students finish within six years. Borrowing stays contained, with median debt at graduation of $14,139. Mobility is where this school separates itself: 2.6% of students move from the bottom income quintile to the top.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.24 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ Graduation rate 79% — well above the national average
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Academics
A 79% six-year graduation rate is the strongest academic signal on this page. Retention is strong at 84%, and first-year attrition is where most degrees are lost. A 18:1 ratio is unremarkable; expect a mix of lecture halls and seminars. This is a private nonprofit two-year college, so read every rate on this page against that peer group specifically. The undergraduate body is just 1,463, which shapes everything from class size to how often a required course is offered.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 1,463 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Net price lands at $18,562 a year on average, neither cheap nor punishing. Net price swings hard on family income here, from $18,011 at the $0–30k band to $27,818 at $110k+. 78% of students receive grant aid, averaging $9,287 — common but not automatic. Borrowing is widespread: 60% 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 · 576 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 | $18,011 |
| $30–48k | $18,591 |
| $48–75k | $19,444 |
| $75–110k | $23,073 |
| $110k+ | $27,818 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 874 of these 1,463 students, totalling $5,379,982 — an average of $6,156 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Yakima 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)