School of
Automotive Machinists & Technology
For-profit College in Houston, TX. Six-year graduation rate 93%. Median 10-year earnings $57,529.
Ten years after entry, the median School of Automotive Machinists & Technology student earns $57,529 — a solidly middle-of-the-pack result for an undergraduate institution. The six-year graduation rate of 93% is well above average and the clearest sign this school holds onto its students. Borrowing stays contained, with median debt at graduation of $9,500.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.17 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ Graduation rate 93% — well above the national average
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Admissions
69% of applicants get in, so the odds favor most reasonably prepared students. The applicant pool is small at 35, which makes year-over-year comparisons unreliable. Yield is high — 58% of admitted students go on to enroll, well above the typical rate.
Test score bands (middle 50% of submitters)
These bands describe the enrolled first-years who submitted a score, not the entering class. Where most students apply test-optional the submitters are a self-selected, higher-scoring group.
| Test | 25th–75th percentile | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading | — | — |
| SAT Math | — | |
| ACT Composite | — | — |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
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A 93% six-year graduation rate is the strongest academic signal on this page. 79% of full-time first-years come back for year two, so about one in five are gone before sophomore year. A 11:1 ratio points to small classes and accessible faculty. As a for-profit two-year institution, 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. The undergraduate body is just 135, 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 135 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price after grant aid is $26,552 a year — mid-range for a four-year institution. The gap between the $0–30k and $110k+ bands is narrow ($26,167 versus $33,348), meaning aid is not strongly need-weighted. Only 43% of students receive grant aid, so most families are paying near the published price. Federal borrowing is uncommon here at 24% 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 · 32 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 | $26,167 |
| $30–48k | $27,178 |
| $48–75k | $27,770 |
| $75–110k | $32,175 |
| $110k+ | $33,348 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 33 of these 135 students, totalling $232,087 — an average of $7,033 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Harris County) — 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 (Financial Responsibility); School placed on Heightened Cash Monitoring
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)