Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics

5 Allegheny County Airport
West Mifflin, PA 15122-0000

Tel: (412)346-2100

PIA, a premiere school of aviation maintenance, aviation electronics, and electronic systems training, was established in 1929. PIA’s goal has been to provide its learners with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes that they need in order to succeed in their chosen career fields.

School Highlights

Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics serves 382 students (100% of students are full-time).
The college's student:teacher ratio of 11:1 is lower than the state community college average of 26:1.
Minority enrollment is 7% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the state average of 37%.
Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics is one of 17 community colleges within Allegheny County, PA.
The nearest community college is Career Training Academy-Pittsburgh (5.60 miles away).

	Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics	(PA) Community College Avg.
Institution Level	At least 2 but less than 4 years	At least 2 but less than 4 years
Institution Control	Private, non-profit	Private, for profit
Total Faculty	36 staff	25 staff

The student population of 382 has grown by 13% over five years.
The student:teacher ratio of 11:1 has increased from 4:1 over five years.
The school's diversity score of 0.13 is less than the state average of 0.57. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five years.

Total Enrollment	382 students	571 students

Student : Teacher Ratio	11:1	26:1

# Full-Time Students	382 students	354 students


% Asian	-	2%

% Hispanic	1%	7%

% Black	5%	14%

% White	93%	63%

% Two or more races	1%	2%


Diversity ScoreThe chance that two students selected at random would be members of a different ethnic group. Scored from 0 to 1, a diversity score closer to 1 indicates a more diverse student body.	0.13	0.57

College Completion Rate	55%	54%

Average Graduate Earnings (10 Years)	$56,800	$34,800

The private state tuition of $19,125 is more than the state average of $16,591. The private state tuition has grown by 28% over four years.

Private State Tuition Fees	$19,125	$16,591

% Students Receiving Some Financial Aid	80%	94%

Median Debt for Graduates	$14,498	$13,000

Median Debt for Dropouts	$6,878	$6,246

Acceptance Rate	94%	84%

Source: 2016 (or latest year available) IPEDS

In 1995 PIA expanded its training to meet other needs in the transportation industry with the addition of its Truck Driving Program. As skilled commercial drivers are always in demand, this course of study provides a much-needed training program in several locations in Pennsylvania and West Virginia. In 2003 PIA again expanded its course offerings to include Heavy Equipment Operation, Corporate Training, and Computer Based Training for youth and adults. Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics is located eight miles south and east of the city of Pittsburgh with its campus buildings on Allegheny County Airport, West Mifflin, PA. PIA's airport location provides an ideal atmosphere for aviation training and access to the airport runways so that the airplanes that are worked on in PIA's shops can fly to the school's facilities. The total area of school facilities is more than 120,000 square feet. In addition to classrooms and laboratory areas, the campus houses a bookstore, libraries, and printing department. Programs Offered includes Aviation Maintanence Technology (AMT), Aviation Electronics Technology (AET), Electronics Systems Technology (EST), Mechanical Systems Technology (MST), Commercial Drivers License Training (CDL), Heavy Equipment Operator (HEQ) and Rotorcraft Systems & Maintenance (RSM). The institute is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges of Technology (ACCSCT).