10-yr median earnings
$27,401
Federal aid recipients only
Private For-Profit · Johnston, Iowa
La James International College-Johnston
La James International College-Johnston is a private for-profit institution in Johnston, 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.
- 79.5%
- 150%-time completion
- $15,759
- Avg net price / yr
- $27,401
- 10-yr median earnings
The verdict
La James International College-Johnston posts modest former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- 16th pct.
- former-student earnings, US
- 79.5%
- 150%-time completion
- +10%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
Suburb: Large
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this La James International College-Johnston 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
D
College Value Score
45/100
La James International College-Johnston
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
$27,401
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price C
$15,759
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate A-
79.5%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt N/A
N/A
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment F
43.1%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention N/A
N/A
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$15,759
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
79.5%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 79.5%
Less-than-four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - La James International College-Johnston vs peers
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-Johnston 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-Johnston: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$27,401 16th percentile higher than 16% of 5,103 US colleges
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-Johnston | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $27,401 | #4293 of 5103 | 16th |
| Average net price | $15,759 | #2233 of 5020 | 56th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 79.5% | #752 of 4858 | 85th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 141 | #4019 of 5462 | 26th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
141
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
79.5%
150%-time completion
$27,401
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
How La James International College-Johnston 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-Johnston | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $27,401 | #59 of 69 | 14th |
| Average net price | $15,759 | #28 of 68 | 59th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 79.5% | #7 of 63 | 89th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 141 | #52 of 73 | 29th |
Highest former-student earnings in Iowa
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Drake University | $71,901 | $29,127 |
| 2 | Allen College | $71,261 | - |
| 3 | University of Iowa | $64,762 | $22,531 |
| 4 | Iowa State University | $63,386 | $18,589 |
| 5 | Grinnell College | $62,830 | $17,648 |
| 6 | Mercy College of Health Sciences | $62,234 | $26,924 |
| 7 | St Luke's College | $61,033 | $19,820 |
| 8 | Mount Mercy University | $60,787 | $20,168 |
| 9 | Luther College | $59,850 | $23,097 |
| 10 | Saint Ambrose University | $59,531 | $24,691 |
| 11 | Palmer College of Chiropractic | $59,483 | - |
| 12 | Simpson College | $59,274 | $21,936 |
| 59 | La James International College-JohnstonThis school | $27,401 | $15,759 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at La James International College-Johnston
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$14,147 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$13,688 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$15,841 net price / yr
- $110k+
$110k+
$23,030 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at La James International College-Johnston - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| Average Net Price | $15,759 |
61.0%
Pell Grant Rate
66.8%
Federal Loan Rate
Net price at La James International College-Johnston swings rather than trends
Across 11 reported years between 2013 and 2023, the average net price here has ranged from $11,345 to $23,569 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as +15.9%, but the years in between do not follow that line, so the honest summary is the range rather than a trend. Budget against the upper end, not the average.
Lowest year
$11,345
Highest year
$23,569
Most recent (2023)
$17,456
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $15,0602023 · $17,456
Over the same years, enrollment went +13.0% (100 → 113 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
59.8%
First Generation
Outcomes
$24,808
Median Earnings (6yr)
39.4%
Earning Over $25K
43.1%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 79.5% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $24,808 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $27,401 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 39.4% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 43.1% |
Programs & Earnings
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services | Certificate | 47 | $29,155 | $6,857 |
| Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services | Certificate | 1 | - | - |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for La James International College-Johnston? ▼
La James International College-Johnston is a private for-profit institution in Johnston, Iowa. Undergraduate enrollment is 141 students.
How much do La James International College-Johnston former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at La James International College-Johnston who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $27,401 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $24,808.
How much does La James International College-Johnston cost? ▼
The average net price at La James International College-Johnston is $15,759..
What is the graduation rate at La James International College-Johnston? ▼
La James International College-Johnston has a 79.5% 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.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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