Arizona Culinary Institute

Scottsdale, AZ · Private for-profit · www.azculinary.edu/ ↗

Arizona Culinary Institute is a private for-profit college in Scottsdale, Arizona, located in a midsize city. It enrolls 149 undergraduate degree-seeking students and mostly awards certificates. By number of certificate degrees awarded, its largest program is Culinary Arts and Related Services.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Arizona Culinary Institute at a glance

Undergraduate enrollment
149
Similar schools: 127
Average net priceiAverage sticker price minus typical grants and scholarships: the amount most students actually pay out-of-pocket plus loans.
$38,806
Similar schools: $20,499
Median earnings (10 yrs)iMedian earnings of students 10 years after they started college, among those working and not enrolled in further schooling.
$45,510
Similar schools: $32,752
Median debt at graduationiMedian federal student-loan balance carried by students who graduated. Doesn't include Parent PLUS or private loans.
$8,500
Similar schools: $9,498

What the data shows about Arizona Culinary Institute

Comparisons below use the medians for the 1,749 private for-profit schools that mostly award certificates in the College Scorecard. Its average net price is $38,806 a year, higher than the $20,499 median for similar schools. Ten years after enrolling, former students who are working earn a median of $45,510, higher than the $32,752 median for similar schools. Graduates leave with a median of $8,500 in federal student loans (similar-school median: $9,498).