Special Focus Two-Year: Technical ProfessionsPrivate (for-profit)

Refrigeration School Inc

Phoenix, Arizona·Private for-profit, 2-year·Southwest·rsi.edu
6-yr Graduation
76%
Total enrollment
1,417
peer median 1,575
Avg net price
$25,300
-$920 vs Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
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Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
76%
Full-time retention
84%

Pell equity

22.0pp gap
Pell recipients
71%
Non-Pell
93%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 22.0-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 6 Title IV programs, 1 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 5 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
6
Passing
1
16.7% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

6programs
  • Passing1 · 16.7%
  • No Data5 · 83.3%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
1
No data
5

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.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

1
Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians
Associate Degree · Engineering Technologies/Technicians
+95.2%
$70,194 vs $35,969

Debt vs earnings

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

4
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians
Undergraduate Certificate · Engineering Technologies/Technicians
22%
$12,361 debt · $56,950 earn
Precision Metal Working
Undergraduate Certificate · Precision Production
17%
$7,917 debt · $47,927 earn
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians
Undergraduate Certificate · Engineering Technologies/Technicians
13%
$8,233 debt · $61,653 earn
Heating Air Conditioning Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC HACR HVAC HVACR)
Undergraduate Certificate · Mechanic And Repair Technologies/Technicians
13%
$8,233 debt · $62,122 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges

Accredited since 1973Next review Nov 2030

Action history · 2

  1. Aug 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.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$24,398
$30–48k$24,621
$48–75k$26,357
$75–110k$27,955
$110k+$30,625

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

Avg net price (private)
$25,300
-$919vs Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions median $26,220
Federal loans
72.2%

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 1,436 students received $7.4M in Pell grants, alongside $10.3M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
1,436
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$7.4M
$7,370,792 total
Direct Loans
$10.3M
2,616 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$3.3M
1,194 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$4.7M
1,192 loan awards
Parent PLUS$2.4M
230 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 649 borrowers who entered repayment, 20 (3.0%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
3.0%
+0.7pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
649
Defaulted
20
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
8.5%
2017
7.7%
2018
7.6%
2019
3.0%
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 Refrigeration School Inc

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs5
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

55 total completions
01Engineering Tech
55100.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
1,417
12-mo unduplicated
2,218
Undergraduate
2,218
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
90%1,991
Women
10%227

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
36.7%
White
27.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native
16.5%
Black
14.5%
Unknown
2.1%
Asian
1.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
1.1%
Two or more
0.2%

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.99
1 offenses · 1,006 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.99Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
1
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
2
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Motor vehicle theft
1

By location

1total
  • On campus1

VAWA offenses

2
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
0
Stalking
2 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.

Student-to-faculty
34.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
33

Refrigeration School Inc vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Refrigeration School Inc 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
SubjectRefrigeration School Inc
76%1,417$25,300Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
Universal Technical Institute of Arizona Inc
1,957$27,139Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
Universal Technical Institute-Dallas Fort Worth
1,610$23,939Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
Lincoln College of Technology-Grand Prairie
1,539$30,391Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
Sonoran Desert Institute
5,437$19,921Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
Tulsa Welding School-Tulsa
892$33,120Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
Peer group median76%1,575$26,220

Frequently asked questions about Refrigeration School Inc

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Refrigeration School Inc.

What is the graduation rate at Refrigeration School Inc?

Refrigeration School Inc reports a 6-year graduation rate of 76% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Refrigeration School Inc?

Refrigeration School Inc reports a total enrollment of 1,417 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Refrigeration School Inc?

The average net price at Refrigeration School Inc is $25,300 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is Refrigeration School Inc located?

Refrigeration School Inc is located in Phoenix, Arizona 85034-1816.

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