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Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Fremont

Fremont, California·Private for-profit, 2-year·Far West·aviationmaintenance.edu/campuses/fremont-ca

Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Fremont has open admission, so it admits all applicants who meet basic requirements (effectively a 100% acceptance rate). 57% of students graduate within 150% of normal time, per 2024 IPEDS data. Tuition and fees are $16,757 (2024). Fall enrollment is 343 students, and 671 enrolled over the full 12-month year (2024). Source: IPEDS.

Acceptance
100%
Open admission
Graduation (150% time)
57%
—
Total enrollment
343
peer median 190
Avg net price
$29,428
+$2.8k vs peer
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About

The Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Fremont is a hands-on trade school located in Fremont, California, part of a larger network of accredited aircraft maintenance technician schools. It offers various aviation maintenance programs and is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC), focusing on preparing students for careers in aviation-related fields.

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
57%
Full-time retention
70%

Pell equity

0.7pp gap
Pell recipients
57%12 of 21
Non-Pell (all)
56%9 of 16
Subsidized loan, no Pell
86%6 of 7
No Federal Aid
33%3 of 9

Pell and non-Pell students graduate at nearly identical rates, a notably small equity gap.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 2 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 2 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
2
Passing
0
0.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

2programs
  • Passing0 · 0.0%
  • No Data2 · 100.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
0
No data
2

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

1
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
Undergraduate Certificate · Mechanic And Repair Technologies/Technicians
38%
$28,583 debt · $74,551 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges

Accredited since 2014Next review Apr 2030

Action history · 2

  1. Dec 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges
  2. Sep 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$28,067
$30–48k$31,107
$48–75k$32,301
$75–110k$32,172
$110k+—

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$29,428
+$2,838vs peer median $26,591
Federal loans
20.3%
Tuition and fees
$16,757

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 418 students received $2.7M in Pell grants, alongside $5.5M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
418
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$2.7M
$2,717,176 total
Direct Loans
$5.5M
890 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

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’20
0k
’21
0k
’22
0k
’23
0k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$2.2M
406 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$2.7M
422 loan awards
Parent PLUS$688K
62 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 121 borrowers who entered repayment, 4 (3.3%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
3.3%
+1.0pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
121
Defaulted
4
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
17.8%
2017
17.9%
2018
7.6%
2019
3.3%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Fremont

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs2
UndergraduateOffered

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
343
12-mo unduplicated
671
Undergraduate
671
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
91%608
Women
9%63

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
36.7%
Asian
20.7%
Black
14.0%
Two or more
11.4%
White
11.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
5.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.9%

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 256 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
0
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    VAWA offenses

    0
    Domestic violence
    0
    Dating violence
    0
    Stalking
    0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

    Hate crimes by bias

    No hate crimes reported.

    Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

    CategoryArrestsReferrals
    Weapons00
    Drugs00
    Liquor00

    Residence-hall fires

    No residence-hall fires reported.

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    Student-faculty ratio

    Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

    IPEDS
    Student-to-faculty
    14.0:1

    Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Fremont vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Fremont selected for federal comparison reporting.

    IPEDS
    6-yr gradRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
    This institutionPeer median

    A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

    Carnegie
    SubjectAviation Institute of Maintenance-Fremont
    		—Open admission343$29,428—
    Academia Medical Institute
    		Too new64.3%466$22,712—
    Americare Technical School
    		Too new100.0%25$44,843—
    Arizona College-Mesa
    		—Open admission140$29,284Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Charlotte
    		—Open admission344$25,733—
    Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Chicago
    		Too newOpen admission333$27,347—
    Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Dallas
    		—Open admission495$27,139—
    Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Houston
    		—Open admission360$23,529—
    Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Kansas City
    		—Open admission253$26,815—
    Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Las Vegas
    		—Open admission429$26,178—
    Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Manassas
    		—Open admission272$27,320—
    Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Norfolk
    		—Open admission270$23,046—
    Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Orlando
    		—Open admission376$24,995—
    Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Philadelphia
    		—Open admission385$25,437—
    Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Phoenix
    		Too newOpen admission105Not reported—
    Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Teterboro
    		—Open admission695$24,800—
    Cardiac and Vascular Institute of Ultrasound
    		No freshman cohortNo freshman entry56No freshman cohort—
    Carnegie Institute
    		—Open admission93$17,042—
    Central California School of Continuing Education
    		—Open admission41$11,840—
    Centura College-Newport News
    		—Open admission203$24,842Community College
    Centura College-Richmond Main
    		———$25,920—
    Colorado School of Healing Arts
    		—Open admission52$44,919—
    Dayton School of Medical Massage
    		—Open admission376$30,819—
    Dorsey College-Grand Rapids
    		Too newOpen admission82$28,062—
    Dorsey College-Saginaw
    		—Open admission183$31,424—
    Dorsey College-Wayne
    		—Open admission196$31,930—
    Dorsey College-Woodhaven
    		—Open admission223$30,698—
    Estelle Medical Academy
    		—100.0%66$8,628—
    Falcon Institute of Health and Science
    		—100.0%137$28,869—
    Institute of Health Sciences
    		—Open admission87$22,656—
    Institute of Medical Ultrasound
    		—Open admission50$51,036—
    MDT College of Health Sciences
    		—64.2%575$30,833—
    Medical Career College of Northern California
    		—66.7%14$30,810—
    Medical Solutions Academy
    		—Open admission108$18,093—
    Miami Ad School
    		Not reportedOpen admission32$64,951—
    Miami Ad School-Atlanta
    		Not reported100.0%65$60,682—
    Miami Ad School-New York
    		Not reportedOpen admission31Not reported—
    Mildred Elley-Pittsfield Campus
    		—Open admission46$26,900—
    Porter & Chester Institute
    		—Open admission1,373$18,348—
    Porter & Chester Institute of Hamden
    		—Open admission402$20,549—
    Roxborough Memorial Hospital School of Nursing
    		No freshman cohortNo freshman entry161No freshman cohort—
    Sharon Regional School of Nursing
    		—Not reported—$15,528—
    South Texas Training Center
    		—Open admission120$8,314—
    Tidewater Tech-Trades
    		—Open admission367$26,366—
    Peer group median—100.0%190$26,591

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    IPEDS

    Reports & documents (1)

    Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.

    Grants & funding (1)

    Federal grant awards and open funding opportunities awarded to this institution.

    USA Spending

    Frequently asked questions about Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Fremont

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Fremont.

    What is the acceptance rate at Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Fremont?

    Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Fremont has an open admission policy, so it admits all applicants who meet basic requirements (effectively a 100% acceptance rate). Some programs, such as nursing, may have separate selective admission. IPEDS does not collect an admit rate for open-admission colleges.

    What is the graduation rate at Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Fremont?

    At Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Fremont, 57% of students graduate within 150% of normal time, per 2024 IPEDS data.

    How many students attend Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Fremont?

    Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Fremont reports a total enrollment of 343 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Fremont?

    The average net price at Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Fremont is $29,428 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Fremont located?

    Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Fremont is located in Fremont, California 94539.

    About the data on this page

    Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

    IPEDSFall 2025–26 release, published July 28, 2026
    Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
    National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
    College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
    Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
    U.S. Department of Education
    FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
    Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
    U.S. Department of Education
    DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
    Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Federal Pell Grant & loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Pell Grant and Direct Loan recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
    Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
    Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
    Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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