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Pinnacle Career Institute

Kansas City, Missouri·Private for-profit, 2-year·Plains·pcitraining.edu
6-yr Graduation
52%
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Total enrollment
619
peer median 619
Avg net price
$28,732
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Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
52%
Full-time retention
69%

Pell equity

52.5pp gap
Pell recipients
29%94 of 327
Non-Pell (all)
82%203 of 249
Subsidized loan, no Pell
58%41 of 71
No Federal Aid
91%162 of 178

Non-Pell students graduate at a 52.5-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

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 4 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 4 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
4
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

4programs
  • Passing0 · 0.0%
  • No Data4 · 100.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
0
No data
4

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
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians
Undergraduate Certificate · Engineering Technologies/Technicians
18%
$11,676 debt · $66,008 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 2018Next review Jan 2023
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools

Accredited since 2011
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges

Accredited since 1971Next review Aug 2011

Action history · 1

  1. Dec 2017Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Voluntary Withdrawal
    Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools

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$28,154
$30–48k$29,474
$48–75k$30,543
$75–110k$32,435
$110k+$33,018

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

Avg net price (private)
$28,732
vs peer median $28,732
Federal loans
73.0%

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, 848 students received $4.4M in Pell grants, alongside $5.8M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
848
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$4.4M
$4,354,425 total
Direct Loans
$5.8M
1,590 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
’20
0k
’21
0k
’22
1k
’23
1k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$2.2M
776 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$3.4M
768 loan awards
Parent PLUS$245K
46 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 195 borrowers who entered repayment, 3 (1.5%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.5%
-0.8pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
195
Defaulted
3
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
10.4%
2017
13.5%
2018
4.2%
2019
1.5%
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 Pinnacle Career Institute

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs3
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

16 total completions
01Engineering Tech
16100.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
619
12-mo unduplicated
1,076
Undergraduate
1,076
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
89%962
Women
11%114

Race / ethnicity composition

White
50.1%
Black
24.2%
Hispanic
16.2%
Two or more
4.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native
3.2%
Unknown
1.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.8%
Asian
0.3%

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 · 488 students

3-year trend

12.822 yrs ago5.811 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
7
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
    38.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    14

    Frequently asked questions about Pinnacle Career Institute

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Pinnacle Career Institute.

    What is the graduation rate at Pinnacle Career Institute?

    Pinnacle Career Institute reports a 6-year graduation rate of 52% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Pinnacle Career Institute?

    Pinnacle Career Institute reports a total enrollment of 619 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Pinnacle Career Institute?

    The average net price at Pinnacle Career Institute is $28,732 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is Pinnacle Career Institute located?

    Pinnacle Career Institute is located in Kansas City, Missouri 64153-1151.

    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.

    IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, 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 volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Federal Direct Loan recipient counts 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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