Pinnacle Career Institute
Pinnacle Career Institute (PCI) is a private for-profit technical career school in Kansas City, Missouri. It offers training and certifications in the wind, tower, and HVAC industries. Programs are also offered online.
At a glance
- Acceptance rate: 100%
- Average net price: $28,732
- Undergraduate enrollment: 929
- Graduation rate (150%): 52%
- 8-year Outcome Measures award rate: 76%
- Student to faculty ratio: 38:1
- Median earnings (10 years): $34,213
- Median earnings (8 years): $32,099
- Median earnings (6 years): $30,682
- Control: Private for-profit
- Locale: City, large
- City: Kansas City, MO
Majors and programs
The most common programs at Pinnacle Career Institute include Communications Systems Installation and Repair Technology, Electromechanical, Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology.
- Communications Systems Installation and Repair Technology (146 bachelor's)
- Electromechanical (114 bachelor's)
- Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology (67 bachelor's)
Award levels offered: Certificates, Associate, Bachelor's.
Cost
Pinnacle Career Institute students from families earning $0 to $30,000 pay about $16,675 a year after aid.
- Net price, $0 to $30,000: $16,675
- Net price, $30,001 to $48,000: $19,488
- Net price, $48,001 to $75,000: $22,992
- Net price, $75,001 to $110,000: $23,926
- Net price, $110,001 and above: $26,992
- Pell Grant recipients: 77%
- Federal loan recipients: 73%
- Average institutional grant: $1,456
- Average federal loan: $7,645
- Median debt at graduation: $11,605
Admissions
Pinnacle Career Institute has open admissions. Every applicant who applies is admitted.
Who actually goes here
- Undergraduates: 929
- Women: 8%
- Part-time undergraduates: 0%
- Age 25 and older: 80%
- Graduation rate: 52%
- Come back after freshman year: 69%
- First-generation: 54%
Faculty and campus
- Full-time faculty: 56%
- Student to faculty: 38:1
- Study abroad: Not available
- Online programs: Available
Common questions
What is the Pinnacle Career Institute acceptance rate? Pinnacle Career Institute has open admissions, so the acceptance rate is 100%.
How much does Pinnacle Career Institute cost? Students from families earning $0 to $30,000 pay about $16,675 a year after aid. Average net price is $28,732.
What majors does Pinnacle Career Institute offer? Popular programs include Communications Systems Installation and Repair Technology, Electromechanical, Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology.
What is the average salary after Pinnacle Career Institute? Median earnings 10 years after entry are $34,213 for Title IV aid recipients in College Scorecard.
What is the Pinnacle Career Institute graduation rate? In the IPEDS Outcome Measures cohort, 76% earned an award within eight years. The first-time, full-time 150% graduation rate is 52%.
Scorecard earnings and debt cover Title IV aid recipients, not cash-pay or private-loan students. Pinnacle Career Institute official site: see the campus website.