After Advanced Welding Institute: graduation, pay and debt
South Burlington, Vermont · For-profit · 97 undergrads
Graduates leave with $5,077 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$5,077
median federal debt at graduation.
78%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished a two-year program within three yearsCollege Scorecard
92%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$37,807
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard
$5,077
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard
$5,077
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$5,077
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$5,077
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
78%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
63%
Where these numbers come from
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard (checked May 7, 2026)
Updated May 8, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers