Pinnacle Career Institute

Location and Contact Information

1001 E. 101st Terrace, Suite 325
Kansas City, MO 64131-3367
USA
Main Tel: (816) 331-5700
Web Site

The campus is in a large city.

Overview

Pinnacle Career Institute Kansas City is one of the branch campuses of Pinnacle Career Institute. The institute is located in the State of Missouri and is abbreviated as PCI. It is a for-profit, private institute. Pinnacle Career Institute was established in the year 1953. The students at Kansas City campus can earn degrees and certificates in diverse areas of study. Some of them include business, and health and medical services.

The students at Pinnacle Career Institute Kansas City can choose from programs in massage therapy, business marketing and management, medical insurance billing and coding, and medical assisting.

Pinnacle Career Institute Kansas City offers financial assistance to the students in the form of student loans and grants. Apart from this, the students of Kansas City campus can also earn scholarships.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

  • Many students concentrating in nutrition and exercise therapy.
  • High percentage of students are from out-of-state.

School characteristics:

  • The school is private, for-profit.
  • Academic calender: Quarter.
  • Carnegie classification: Associates Colleges.

Features of note:

  • Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates.
  • There are one or more libraries on-campus.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

ItemCost
State Tuition and fees$ 15,145
Books and supplies$ 1,040

Financial Aid

Pinnacle Career Institute participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 91% of students received financial aid of some sort.

Grants% of
Students		Average
Amount
Any Grant85%$4,446
Institutional Grant30%$1,158
Federal Grant85%$4,034
Pell Grant85%$3,940
Other Federal Grant40%$200
State or Local Grant  

Loans% of
Students		Average
Amount
Student Loan91%$5,798
Federal Loan91%$5,798
Other Loan  

(Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.)

Similar Schools

Based on proprietary BrainTrack computer comparisons against all other US colleges, these schools appear to be most similar to Pinnacle Career Institute:

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 SchoolLocationEnrollment
1Heritage CollegeKansas City, MO702
2Heritage CollegeOklahoma City, OK767
3Heritage CollegeDenver, CO695
4Heritage Institute-Ft MyersFort Myers, FL819
5Florida College of Integrative MedicineOrlando, FL143
6Yo San University of Traditional Chinese MedicineLos Angeles, CA139
7Dongguk University Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA187
8American Public University SystemCharles Town, WV21,729
9Career Networks InstituteOrange, CA609
10New York College of Traditional Chinese MedicineMineola, NY129

Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

DegreeTotal
Earned		Different
Programs
1-2 year certificate4375
Associate425

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Full-Time Faculty  Total
Without tenure; tenure not available  15

Students

Student enrollment was 664 in 2009-2010 (1,405 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 26% of the student body. About 21% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

On-campus housing is not available.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Associate.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (19 awarded)

  • Electrical/Electronic/Communications Engr Technology/Technician

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (291 awarded)

  • Clinical/Medical Laboratory Assistant
  • Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder
  • Medical/Clinical Assistant

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (124 awarded)

  • Athletic Training/Trainer

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (19 awarded)

  • Executive Assistant/Executive Secretary

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (26 awarded)

  • Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage