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

Spartan College of Aeronautics & Technology

Inglewood, California·Private for-profit, 2-year·Far West·spartan.edu
6-yr Graduation
64%
—
Total enrollment
411
peer median 682
Avg net price
$30,099
+$5.0k vs Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
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About

Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology (Spartan) is a private for-profit aviation college with its main campus in Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States. Satellite campuses are in Inglewood, California, Broomfield, Colorado, and Riverside, California. It was originally established to provide pilot and technicians for Spartan Aircraft Company but outlived its parent company and continues to train pilots and mechanics into the 21st Century. The main campus is adjacent to Tulsa International Airport, with another campus used for flight training at Tulsa Riverside Airport.

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
64%
Full-time retention
77%

Pell equity

16.0pp gap
Pell recipients
59%
Non-Pell
75%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 16.0-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.

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
+80.4%
$65,090 vs $36,082

Debt vs earnings

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

2
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
Associate Degree · Mechanic And Repair Technologies/Technicians
37%
$23,979 debt · $65,090 earn
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
Undergraduate Certificate · Mechanic And Repair Technologies/Technicians
29%
$20,159 debt · $69,148 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Council on Occupational Education

Accredited since 1988Next review Dec 2026

Action history · 7

  1. Jun 2024Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Council on Occupational Education
  2. Dec 2021Approved for Distance Education
    Council on Occupational Education
  3. Sep 2021Approved for Distance Education
    Council on Occupational Education
  4. Dec 2020Renewal of Accreditation
    Council on Occupational Education
  5. Jun 2020Grant Substantive Change: Ownership
    Council on Occupational Education

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$28,654
$30–48k$33,213
$48–75k$34,171
$75–110k$36,243
$110k+$38,110

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

Avg net price (private)
$30,099
+$5,016vs Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions median $25,084
Federal loans
48.7%

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, 715 students received $4.9M in Pell grants, alongside $10.6M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
715
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$4.9M
$4,895,923 total
Direct Loans
$10.6M
1,611 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$3.3M
742 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$4.3M
741 loan awards
Parent PLUS$3.0M
128 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 321 borrowers who entered repayment, 5 (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
321
Defaulted
5
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
4.3%
2017
0.7%
2018
3.9%
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 Spartan

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs1
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

22 total completions
01Mechanic
22100.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
411
12-mo unduplicated
548
Undergraduate
548
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
93%512
Women
7%36

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
60.2%
Asian
11.0%
Black
10.7%
White
8.5%
Two or more
3.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
3.5%
Unknown
2.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native
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 · 336 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
    15.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    23

    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 & Technology
    		64%—411$30,099Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
    Advanced Technology Institute
    		—53.5%415$18,497Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
    American Trade School
    		——154$18,022Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
    Colorado School of Trades
    		—90.9%85$22,635Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
    Erie Institute of Technology Inc
    		——221$19,173Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
    Intellitec College-Colorado Springs
    		——679$22,051Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
    Intellitec College-Grand Junction
    		——1,077$16,656Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
    Island Drafting and Technical Institute
    		——30$21,392Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
    ITI Technical College
    		——555$19,862Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
    Lincoln College of Technology-Denver
    		——1,212$32,060Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
    Lincoln College of Technology-Grand Prairie
    		——1,539$30,391Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
    Lincoln College of Technology-Indianapolis
    		——1,052$29,530Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
    Lincoln College of Technology-Marietta
    		——538$29,503Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
    Lincoln College of Technology-Nashville
    		——967$27,603Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
    Lincoln Technical Institute-Philadelphia
    		——345$28,399Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
    MyComputerCareer at Columbus
    		——821$25,617Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
    New York Automotive and Diesel Institute
    		——487$22,466Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
    North Central Institute
    		——61$24,033Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
    Ohio Technical College
    		——683$27,952Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
    Pennco Tech-Bristol
    		——771$20,710Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
    Refrigeration School Inc
    		——1,417$25,300Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
    San Joaquin Valley College-Trades Education Center
    		——364$24,093Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
    School of Automotive Machinists & Technology
    		—68.6%88$26,359Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
    Sonoran Desert Institute
    		——5,437$19,921Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
    Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology
    		——397$30,922Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
    The College of Health Care Professions-Southwest Houston
    		——681$27,427Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
    Triangle Tech Inc-Bethlehem
    		——43$22,044Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
    Tulsa Welding School-Tulsa
    		——892$33,120Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
    Universal Technical Institute of Arizona Inc
    		——1,957$27,139Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
    Universal Technical Institute of California Inc
    		——1,553$23,526Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
    Universal Technical Institute of Northern California Inc
    		——1,214$26,671Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
    Universal Technical Institute-Dallas Fort Worth
    		——1,610$23,939Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
    Universal Technical Institute-Southern California
    		——1,701$24,867Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
    WyoTech
    		——1,335$42,574Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
    Peer group median64%68.6%682$25,084

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

    Frequently asked questions about Spartan College of Aeronautics & Technology

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Spartan.

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

    Spartan College of Aeronautics & Technology reports a 6-year graduation rate of 64% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Spartan College of Aeronautics & Technology?

    Spartan College of Aeronautics & Technology reports a total enrollment of 411 students per the latest IPEDS.

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

    The average net price at Spartan College of Aeronautics & Technology is $30,099 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is Spartan College of Aeronautics & Technology located?

    Spartan College of Aeronautics & Technology is located in Inglewood, California 90301-2904.

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