Private (for-profit)

National Aviation Academy of Tampa Bay

Clearwater, Florida·Private for-profit, 2-year·Southeast·naa.edu
6-yr Graduation
76%
Total enrollment
713
peer median 819
Avg net price
$28,485
+$5.1k vs peer
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About

The National Aviation Academy (NAA) is a vocational training institution focused on aviation maintenance education, with campuses located in Clearwater, Florida, and Concord, Massachusetts. Founded in 1932, NAA offers programs in Aviation Maintenance Technology and Aviation Maintenance Professional, with a strong emphasis on preparing students for careers as licensed Airframe and Powerplant technicians.

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
76%
Full-time retention
91%

Pell equity

14.0pp gap
Pell recipients
72%
Non-Pell
86%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 14.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

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

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
32%
$22,000 debt · $68,718 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Council on Occupational Education

Accredited since 1991Next review Dec 2027

Action history · 4

  1. Sep 2025Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Council on Occupational Education
  2. Mar 2025Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Council on Occupational Education
  3. Mar 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    Council on Occupational Education
  4. Feb 2016Renewal of Accreditation
    Council on Occupational Education

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$27,042
$30–48k$26,949
$48–75k$30,681
$75–110k$32,173
$110k+$32,939

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

Avg net price (private)
$28,485
+$5,073vs peer median $23,412
Federal loans
65.8%

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 603 students received $3.9M in Pell grants, alongside $6.2M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
603
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$3.9M
$3,863,826 total
Direct Loans
$6.2M
1,277 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
20
1k
21
1k
22
1k
23
1k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$2.1M
535 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$2.5M
586 loan awards
Parent PLUS$1.5M
156 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.

Of 354 borrowers who entered repayment, 7 (1.9%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.9%
-0.4pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
354
Defaulted
7
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
1.6%
2017
8.8%
2018
6.0%
2019
1.9%
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 NAA

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs3
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
713
12-mo unduplicated
940
Undergraduate
940
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
92%869
Women
8%71

Race / ethnicity composition

White
46.9%
Hispanic
19.8%
Black
11.5%
Unknown
11.2%
Two or more
7.2%
Asian
2.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.7%

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 608 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago2.621 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
2
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
1
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

    1
    Domestic violence
    0
    Dating violence
    0
    Stalking
    1 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

    Hate crimes by bias

    No hate crimes reported.

    Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

    CategoryArrestsReferrals
    Weapons01
    Drugs30
    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.

    Student-to-faculty
    17.0:1

    NAA vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions NAA selected for federal comparison reporting.

    GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
    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
    SubjectNational Aviation Academy of Tampa Bay
    76%713$28,485
    All-State Career School-Pittsburgh
    410$13,066
    All-State Career-Baltimore
    563$19,553
    Apex Technical School
    1,400$16,076
    Arclabs
    744$24,965
    Automotive Training Center-Exton
    366$11,732
    Delta Technical College-Mississippi
    2,307$16,771
    International Air and Hospitality Academy
    $26,404
    Lincoln Technical Institute-East Windsor
    1,008$26,269
    Lincoln Technical Institute-Mahwah
    1,080$29,211
    Lincoln Technical Institute-Union
    1,785$25,407
    Lincoln Technical Institute-Whitestone
    1,131$32,648
    Midwest Technical Institute-Missouri
    396$23,412
    Miller-Motte College-STVT-San Antonio
    762$21,496
    New England Tractor Trailer Training School of Connecticut
    289$15,448
    New England Tractor Trailer Training School of CT-Bridgeport
    428$16,151
    New England Tractor Trailer Training School of Massachusetts
    430$15,735
    New England Tractor Trailer Training School of Rhode Island
    646$15,411
    North American Trade Schools
    534$11,812
    Pennco Tech-Blackwood
    875$22,036
    South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-Weslaco
    521$19,268
    Summit College
    989$24,161
    Tulsa Welding School-Houston
    1,962$32,907
    Tulsa Welding School-Jacksonville
    968$32,599
    UEI College-West Covina
    978$25,924
    Universal Technical Institute of Illinois Inc
    1,156$24,971
    Universal Technical Institute-Bloomfield
    1,428$26,052
    Peer group median76%819$23,412

    Reports & documents (1)

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

    Frequently asked questions about National Aviation Academy of Tampa Bay

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about NAA.

    What is the graduation rate at National Aviation Academy of Tampa Bay?

    National Aviation Academy of Tampa Bay reports a 6-year graduation rate of 76% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend National Aviation Academy of Tampa Bay?

    National Aviation Academy of Tampa Bay reports a total enrollment of 713 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at National Aviation Academy of Tampa Bay?

    The average net price at National Aviation Academy of Tampa Bay is $28,485 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is National Aviation Academy of Tampa Bay located?

    National Aviation Academy of Tampa Bay is located in Clearwater, Florida 33760.

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