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Is Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Kansas City worth it?
A first pass affordability and outcome read for Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Kansas City, using national average inputs. Run your own numbers for a personalized score.
Worth-It Score
Stretch
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Kansas City sits in the stretch band for a typical family. The long-run earnings picture at $51,874 helps, but median debt of $31,243 plus yearly net price of $28,373 creates a tighter path. For context, Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Kansas City's net price runs about 19% above the typical 2-year, private for-profit school. It can work, but the financing plan has to be deliberate.
Is the price fair?
Compared to 145 similar 2-year, private for-profit schools
This school
$26,470
/yrAverage school like this
$22,311
/yrThis weighs on your Worth-It Score
You'd pay about $4,159 more per year than the typical student at a similar school. Over 4 years that's roughly $17,000 in extra cost.
Score breakdown
The public version of the score weighs affordability, after graduation outcomes, and repayment burden.
Affordability
40% weight
The yearly net price sits in a range that leaves more room for family cash flow and lower borrowing.
Outcome
40% weight
The outcome data does not create enough margin to fully offset the cost.
Repayment
20% weight
Median debt stays in a more comfortable repayment range for a typical graduate.
The numbers behind the score
Median net price per year
$28,373
Median earnings 10 years out
$51,874
Median debt at graduation
$31,243
Graduation rate
65%
At Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Kansas City, a typical graduate carries about $31,243 in student debt and earns roughly $51,874 ten years after enrolling. On a standard 10-year repayment plan, that works out to about $355 per month, or 8% of pre-tax income. That sits at the tighter end of a workable borrower range.
How earnings compare to a high school diploma
Graduates earn $21,718 more than the typical working high school graduate in Missouri ($30,156) ten years after entering this school. A federal rule finalized in July 2026 ties each undergraduate program's federal loan eligibility to a comparison like this one, with the first calculations expected in 2027.
The national figure is $31,269. The Department of Education uses it instead of the state figure when fewer than half of a school's students come from its state.
68% of former students here earned more than the typical high school graduate ten years after entry, by College Scorecard's own measure.
Context, not a federal determination. The benchmarks are the Department of Education's published thresholds (2024 notice, based on 2022 Census data); thresholds under the 2026 rule have not been released yet. The official test looks at each program's graduates four years after completion; our figure is College Scorecard's median for the whole school, ten years after entry. How this works
What this means for your family
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Kansas City is a two year school in Kansas City, MO. For many families, the real question is not just sticker price but what this path unlocks next, whether that is direct employment, transfer, or a lower cost route into a four year degree.
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Common questions about Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Kansas City
The median net price at Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Kansas City is $28,373 per year. That is the average yearly price after typical grant aid for students in the public federal data, not the published sticker price.
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The Worth-It Score weighs affordability (40%), after graduation outcomes (40%), and repayment burden (20%). Underlying data points come from publicly available federal higher education reporting. See full methodology →
What families actually paid
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All students who received aid
$28,373a year, on average
Average for first-time, full-time students who received federal financial aid, 2024-25. It does not include transfer or part-time students, and it is an average rather than a quote — what you pay depends on your own circumstances and the aid this school offers you. Source: U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS.
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A Worth-It Score tells you whether the price is justified. The 2026-27 funding guide covers the borrowing order, what changed on July 1, 2026, and the current limits.
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