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

Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology

Broomfield, Colorado·Private for-profit, 2-year·Rocky Mountains·spartan.edu
6-yr Graduation
63%
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Total enrollment
397
peer median 878
Avg net price
$30,065
-$326 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.

IPEDS
Overall completion
63%
Full-time retention
75%

Pell equity

3.7pp gap
Pell recipients
61%20 of 33
Non-Pell (all)
65%22 of 34
Subsidized loan, no Pell
57%12 of 21
No Federal Aid
77%10 of 13

Non-Pell students graduate at a 3.7-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 2 Title IV programs, 1 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 1 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
2
Passing
1
50.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

2programs
  • Passing1 · 50.0%
  • No Data1 · 50.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

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

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
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
Associate Degree · Mechanic And Repair Technologies/Technicians
+112.6%
$83,282 vs $39,174

Debt vs earnings

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

1
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
Associate Degree · Mechanic And Repair Technologies/Technicians
23%
$18,885 debt · $83,282 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 2017Next review Oct 2026
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools

Accredited since 2010
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges

Accredited since 1972Next review Nov 2010

Action history · 2

  1. May 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges
  2. Oct 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$29,609
$30–48k$33,922
$48–75k$27,152
$75–110k—
$110k+—

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

Avg net price (private)
$30,065
-$325vs Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions median $30,391
Federal loans
12.5%
In-state tuition
$20,235
Out-of-state
$20,235

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, 250 students received $1.6M in Pell grants, alongside $4.7M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
250
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$1.6M
$1,634,750 total
Direct Loans
$4.7M
697 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
’20
0k
’21
0k
’22
0k
’23
0k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$1.3M
298 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$1.9M
337 loan awards
Parent PLUS$1.4M
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 127 borrowers who entered repayment, 1 (0.7%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
0.7%
-1.6pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
127
Defaulted
1
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
15.4%
2017
14.3%
2018
8.6%
2019
0.7%
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 Spartan

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs2
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

169 total completions
01Mechanic
169100.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
397
12-mo unduplicated
581
Undergraduate
581
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
89%517
Women
11%64

Race / ethnicity composition

White
57.7%
Hispanic
22.7%
Black
6.3%
Asian
4.8%
Two or more
3.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
2.5%
Unknown
2.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.8%

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 · 321 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
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    28

    Spartan vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Spartan selected for federal comparison reporting.

    IPEDS
    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
    SubjectSpartan College of Aeronautics and Technology
    		63%—397$30,065Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
    Intellitec College-Colorado Springs
    		——679$30,716Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
    Intellitec College-Grand Junction
    		——1,077$19,216Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
    Lincoln College of Technology-Denver
    		——1,212$32,423Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
    Colorado School of Trades
    		—90.9%85$26,083Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
    WyoTech
    		——1,335$36,726Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
    Peer group median63%90.9%878$30,391

    Institutions like Spartan

    Explore the federal data for institutions in Spartan's comparison group.

    IPEDS

    Frequently asked questions about Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Spartan.

    What is the graduation rate at Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology?

    Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology reports a 6-year graduation rate of 63% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology?

    Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology reports a total enrollment of 397 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology?

    The average net price at Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology is $30,065 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology located?

    Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology is located in Broomfield, Colorado 80021-3465.

    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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