Trade School Scoreboard

Abcott Institute

Private for-profit in Southfield, MI. 6 certificate or associate programs in trades and allied health appear in the federal data, covering HVAC, medical billing & coding, medical assistant, imaging & surgical tech and more.

Programs and outcomes

ProgramCredentialCompleters/yr1-yr earningsMedian debtMonthly payment*
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate42$52,697$21,662$246
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate8$44,529$19,667$224
Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate11$26,108––
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance TechnologyCertificate2not reported––
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCertificate–not reported––
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsCertificate0not reported––

*Scorecard's estimated monthly payment on the median debt over 10 years. “Not reported” means the Department suppressed or did not publish the figure.

How it compares

  • Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services (certificate): graduates earned $26,108 one year out, 20% below the national median for medical assistant certificate programs ($32,792).
  • Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (certificate): graduates earned $44,529 one year out, 17% below the national median for imaging & surgical tech certificate programs ($53,544).
  • Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (certificate): graduates earned $52,697 one year out, 6% above the national median for CNA & LPN certificate programs ($49,706).

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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard Field of Study and Institution files (release dated 10/15/2026). Earnings are median annual earnings of completers working and not enrolled one year after finishing; debt is median federal loan debt of borrowers; both describe past cohorts and small programs are suppressed by the Department. School facts come from the Scorecard Institution file. See our methodology.