10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$206,294at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Universal Technical Institute of Arizona Inc
⌖ Avondale, AZ · 3 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$206,294 over 10 years
Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.
At these assumptions, the estimated earnings premium does not recover the modeled economic investment within ten years.
31.6 yrsModeled economic break-even
−68%Modeled 10-year ROI
$54,551Observed earnings · year 5
ECONOMIC INVESTMENT → PAYBACK
Estimated payoff over ten years.
The scenario counts direct price and earnings forgone upfront, then applies the reported annual earnings premium.
FEDERAL COST DATA
Four ways to read college price.
Annual college-wide figures from the current College Scorecard release. Average net price covers full-time, first-time undergraduates receiving federal aid; public-college figures use in-state students. Program tuition and individual aid offers may differ.
Cost, completion and earnings context
$30,451Average net price / year
$34,808Cost of attendance
$54,551Median earnings · year 5 after completion
70.4%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
1,957Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT
How this college compares
Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.
EARNINGS PATH
Reported earnings over time
$39,768Year 1
$58,404Year 4
$54,551Year 5
Separate federal cohorts may underlie different measurement years.
The college average is not the whole story.
Observed earnings vary substantially by field and credential at the same institution.
1Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians · Associate's Degree$60,0602Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$58,5153Precision Metal Working · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$52,936Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in AZ
Currently operating private for-profit institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
Tempe, AZ
University of Advancing Technology
- Annual net price
- $28,522
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $54,365
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -68%
Refrigeration School Inc
- Annual net price
- $27,025
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $50,810
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -80%
Sonoran Desert Institute
- Annual net price
- $20,678
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $57,001
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -54%
Universal Technical Institute-Phoenix
- Annual net price
- $24,863
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $46,718
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -94%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians | Associate's Degree | $60,060 | $17,389 |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $58,515 | $14,243 |
| Precision Metal Working | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $52,936 | $10,593 |
Earnings, price, completion and enrollment are observed federal measures. ROI, payoff and break-even are modeled scenarios built from those measures and fixed assumptions. College payoff is not the payoff of every degree at this school; use the program table for a more precise comparison.