Private For-Profit · Cedar Falls, Iowa

La James International College-Cedar Falls

La James International College-Cedar Falls is a private for-profit institution in Cedar Falls, Iowa. as a private for-profit, published Scorecard outcomes are Title-IV-recipient medians — program mix and repayment risk deserve a closer look than a single headline number.

59.5%
150%-time completion
$18,569
Avg net price / yr
$25,575
10-yr median earnings

The verdict

La James International College-Cedar Falls posts modest former-student earnings.

According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.

13th pct.
former-student earnings, US
59.5%
150%-time completion
+17%
earnings, 6→10 yrs
City: Small
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Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.

How to read this La James International College-Cedar Falls profile

Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class, and locale, not an editorial shortlist.

Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.

Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.

College Value Score

F
College Value Score
35/100
La James International College-Cedar Falls

A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.

Earnings F
$25,575
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price D
$18,569
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate C-
59.5%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt N/A
N/A
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment N/A
N/A
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention N/A
N/A
First-year students returning for year two
La James International College-Cedar Falls vs. the national benchmark
EarningsNet PriceCompletionDebtRepaymentRetention

Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.

10-yr median earnings

$25,575

Federal aid recipients only

Avg net price

$18,569

After grants and scholarships

150%-time completion

59.5%

Full-time, first-time cohort

150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 59.5%

Less-than-four-year-institution cohort

College ROI Quadrant - La James International College-Cedar Falls vs peers

La James International College-Cedar Falls positioned by earnings vs cost Two-by-two quadrant chart: x-axis median earnings 10 years after enrollment, y-axis average net price after financial aid. Each dot is a college, colored by completion within 150% of normal time (garnet ≥65%, amber 45-64%, red <45%). Net price increases upward, earnings increase rightward, so: bottom-right = best value (low cost, high earnings); top-right = premium (high cost, high earnings); bottom-left = community college tier (low cost, modest earnings); top-left = cost challenge (high cost, low earnings). Currently plotting 8 colleges. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard joined to Carnegie Classification. La James International College-Cedar Falls positioned by earnings vs cost COST CHALLENGE PREMIUM COMMUNITY BEST VALUE $15K $58K Median Earnings 10 Years After Enrollment ($) $4K $28K Avg Net Price ($) La James International College-Cedar Falls (you are here): $26K earn · $19K net · 59% grad You are here - La James Internati… La James College of Hairstyling and Cosmetology: $27K earn · $5K net · 74% grad La James College of SOHO Hair Academy: $17K earn · $13K net · 71% grad SOHO Hair Academy Ross College-Davenport: $30K earn · $20K net · 62% grad Ross College-Daven… Iowa School of Beauty-Sioux City: $27K earn · $17K net · 59% grad Iowa School of Bea… Orion Technical College: $37K earn · $26K net · 81% grad Orion Technical Co… The Salon Professional Academy-Cedar Falls: $21K earn · $12K net · 52% grad University of Northern Iowa: $55K earn · $16K net · 68% grad Grad rate (4yr) ≥65% 45-64% <45%
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard + Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education

Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.

How La James International College-Cedar Falls ranks nationally

Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.

La James International College-Cedar Falls: former-student earnings vs. every US college

10-year median earnings, College Scorecard

$25,575 13th percentile higher than 13% of 5,103 US colleges

$0–$20,000: 169 US colleges (3%). Below this entry. $20,000–$40,000: 2,245 US colleges (44%). This entry sits in this band. $40,000–$60,000: 1,897 US colleges (37%). Above this entry. $60,000–$80,000: 606 US colleges (12%). Above this entry. $80,000–$100,000: 134 US colleges (3%). Above this entry. $100,000–$120,000: 39 US colleges (1%). Above this entry. $120,000–$140,000: 11 US colleges (0%). Above this entry. $140,000–$160,000: 2 US colleges (0%). Above this entry. This college $0 $160,000 every US college, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals

Metric La James International College-Cedar Falls National rank Percentile
10-yr median earnings $25,575 #4454 of 5103 13th
Average net price $18,569 #2806 of 5020 44th (lower is better)
150%-time completion 59.5% #2257 of 4858 54th
Undergraduate enrollment 54 #4873 of 5462 11th

National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.

Quick Facts

54
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
59.5%
150%-time completion
$25,575
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention

How La James International College-Cedar Falls ranks in Iowa

State rank among 69 reporting Iowa colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.

Metric La James International College-Cedar Falls State rank Percentile
10-yr median earnings $25,575 #65 of 69 6th
Average net price $18,569 #38 of 68 44th (lower is better)
150%-time completion 59.5% #32 of 63 49th
Undergraduate enrollment 54 #63 of 73 14th

Highest former-student earnings in Iowa

#School10-yr earningsNet price
1Drake University$71,901$29,127
2Allen College$71,261-
3University of Iowa$64,762$22,531
4Iowa State University$63,386$18,589
5Grinnell College$62,830$17,648
6Mercy College of Health Sciences$62,234$26,924
7St Luke's College$61,033$19,820
8Mount Mercy University$60,787$20,168
9Luther College$59,850$23,097
10Saint Ambrose University$59,531$24,691
11Palmer College of Chiropractic$59,483-
12Simpson College$59,274$21,936
65La James International College-Cedar FallsThis school$25,575$18,569

Costs & Financial Aid

Net price by family income at La James International College-Cedar Falls

Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket

net price / yr

What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at La James International College-Cedar Falls - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.

Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard As of Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals

Tuition & Net Price

Average Net Price $18,569
75.4%
Pell Grant Rate
78.3%
Federal Loan Rate

What students pay at La James International College-Cedar Falls rose +30.7% since 2013

Average net price for the reported Title IV-recipient cohort went from $14,512 in 2013 to $18,965 in 2023, a rise of $4,453 in nominal dollars. Across the 4,315 colleges measured over the same 2013–2023 span, the median change was +14.6%.

Average net price, 2013–2023

11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.

2013: $14,5122014: $15,6212015: $13,8252016: $13,7372017: $15,3872018: $13,7592019: $15,2022020: $16,2962021: $20,7022022: $20,2142023: $18,965
2013 · $14,5122023 · $18,965

Over the same years, enrollment went -56.5% (92 → 40 students).

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.

Student Demographics

Race & ethnicity

Student body at a glance

46.4%
First Generation

Outcomes

$21,855
Median Earnings (6yr)
35.2%
Earning Over $25K

Outcomes & debt snapshot

Measure Cohort / horizon Value
Completion within 150% of normal time First-time, full-time 59.5%
Median earnings 6 years after entry $21,855
Median earnings 10 years after entry $25,575
Share earning over $25,000 Working, not enrolled 35.2%

Programs & Earnings

Program Credential Completers Median Earnings Median Debt
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services Certificate 16 $34,236 -

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the admissions statistics for La James International College-Cedar Falls?
La James International College-Cedar Falls is a private for-profit institution in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Undergraduate enrollment is 54 students.
How much do La James International College-Cedar Falls former students earn?
Federally aided former students at La James International College-Cedar Falls who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $25,575 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $21,855.
How much does La James International College-Cedar Falls cost?
The average net price at La James International College-Cedar Falls is $18,569..
What is the graduation rate at La James International College-Cedar Falls?
La James International College-Cedar Falls has a 59.5% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.

Sources & methodology

Private for-profit profiles foreground Scorecard debt, repayment, and program-level earnings where reported. Marketing claims from the school are not inputs to this page.

Every figure is the Mar–Jul 2026 federal retrieval. For-profit program mixes can shift year to year — treat institution medians as a starting map, then check Field-of-Study rows below. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Where to go next from La James International College-Cedar Falls

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Every figure on PlainCollege is rendered directly from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard data, no number is typed in by an editor. Private for-profit profiles compile Scorecard debt/earnings and IPEDS operating fields from federal files — no editor-typed figures. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error on this page. Review the public data changelog. Data current as of Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals.