Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics

Overview

Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics is a private nonprofit two-year institution in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania. The campus sits in a large suburban area. Fall 2024 enrollment was 663 students.

Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics offers certificates and associate degrees across 4 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Airframe Mechanics and Aircraft Maintenance Technology/Technician, Aircraft Powerplant Technology/Technician, and Avionics Maintenance Technology/Technician. It awarded 337 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 78% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 15 to 1.

Mission

PIA is committed to the pursuit of high education that is both meaningful to the individual and valuable to society. The Institute believes that it serves the dual functions of providing its learners with opportunities, while furnishing the community with its most valuable resources, skilled men and women who possess the willingness to learn and the propensity to mature as contributing members of society. To accomplish its objectives, PIA believes that school programs must: a0develop specific career-related skills, b0 broaden abilities in essential academic areas, and c0 form attitudinal traits compatible with career goals.

Key figures

Delivery modes

Program levels

Programs and majors offered 4

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Admissions

Admission policy

Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students

78%

Student-to-faculty ratio

15:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Associate degrees

135

Certificates of 2 to 4 years

202

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024

663

Undergraduates, fall 2024

663

Full-time, fall 2024

100%

Students over the full 2024-25 year

1,065

Full-time, 2024-25

100%

Size category

Under 1,000 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women

7%

Men

93%

White

78%

Hispanic or Latino

7%

Black or African American

7%

Asian

2%

Two or more races

3%

American Indian or Alaska Native

1%

Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

1%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online

0%

Students taking some online courses

0%

Campus and services

Setting

Large suburb

Academic calendar

Quarter

Carnegie classification

Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions

President/CEO

Suzanne Markle

Services and opportunities

Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience

For veterans and service members

Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact