PIA vs. South Hills School of Business & Technology

Comparable Facts

Compare Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics in West Mifflin, PA with South Hills School of Business & Technology in State College, PA on tuition, admissions, graduation, earnings, and student body data using the tables above.

Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics is larger than South Hills School of Business & Technology based on total student enrollment (663 students vs. 260 students).

Location, institution type, and student-faculty ratio

• Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics is located in West Mifflin, PA (Large Suburban setting); South Hills School of Business & Technology is in State College, PA (Small City setting).
• Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics is a private, non-profit 2-year institution. South Hills School of Business & Technology is a private, for-profit 2-year institution.
• Student-to-faculty ratio: Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics 15:1; South Hills School of Business & Technology 8:1.

Cost details

• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at South Hills School of Business & Technology are 8.8% lower than at Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics ($11,700 vs. $12,826).
• Out-of-state tuition is 6.3% higher at South Hills School of Business & Technology than at Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics (about $1,175 more per year; $19,905 vs. $18,730).
• A larger share of students receive grant aid at South Hills School of Business & Technology than at Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics (87% vs. 54%).
• The average total grant financial aid received by South Hills School of Business & Technology students is 28.4% larger than aid received by Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics students ($9,094 vs. $7,080).

Admissions details

• SAT or ACT scores are open admission at PIA, test-free at South Hills School of Business & Technology.

Loans and repayment

• Among federal student loan borrowers, Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics graduates have a $5,002 lower median loan debt than South Hills School of Business & Technology graduates ($14,498 vs. $19,500).
• Among borrowers, PIA graduates have an estimated $52 lower median monthly federal student loan payment than South Hills School of Business & Technology graduates ($149 vs. $201).
• More PIA graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former South Hills School of Business & Technology students, three years after graduation (71% vs. 47%).

Sources: U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS and College Scorecard. Values reflect the most recent year available in our dataset.