After Arizona Culinary Institute: graduation, pay and debt
Scottsdale, Arizona · For-profit · 157 undergrads
The typical student earns $41,651 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $9,500 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$41.7k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
$9,500
median federal debt at graduation.
51%
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
84%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$36,702
Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$36,525
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$41,651
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard
55%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard
$9,500
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard
$9,500
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$9,500
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$8,889
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
51%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
59%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
60%
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