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title: Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Chicago — cost, debt & earnings (College Scorecard)
location: Chicago, IL
control: For-profit
source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (2026-06-10 release)
sourceUrl: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/
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# Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Chicago

Chicago, IL · For-profit · Certificate-granting

> Federal College Scorecard institution **medians** — not a prediction of any one student's outcome, and not a figure for any single program. Earnings/debt cover federally-aided students.

## The bottom line

| Figure | Value | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Typical earnings, 10 yrs after entry | $53,341 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $29,623 – $79,159 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $24,250 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $8,750 | recorded |
| Completion rate | not reported | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $32,217 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | not reported | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.46× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $25,341 | derived |



Typical **federal** loan debt is $24,250 (≈ 46% of a year's typical earnings here). Note: this counts federal loans only — not private loans, Parent PLUS, or family savings — so true borrowing is usually higher; and because dropouts borrow less, low-completion schools can show a deceptively low debt figure.

## Earnings by major (the number that decides "worth it")

> **Different measure — read on its own terms.** These are median earnings **1 year after completing the program** (early career, graduates only) — NOT the 10-years-after-entry school-wide figure above. Do not compare a program figure to the school figure; compare majors to each other. The Dept. of Education omits programs with too few graduates.

By program, early-career pay ranges from $41,628 to $41,628 across 1 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians. | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $41,628 | $29,334 |

## What this is — and is NOT

Institution-wide medians from the U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard. **Not** a prediction of what you would earn or owe, **not** a figure for any single program (a CS and a fine-arts graduate of the same school diverge enormously), **not** proof the school caused the outcome (selection, not causation), and **not** a "best college" ranking. Explore Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Chicago by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?497745

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