10-yr median earnings
$31,330
Federal aid recipients only
Private For-Profit · Plymouth, Minnesota
PCI Academy-Plymouth
PCI Academy-Plymouth is a private for-profit institution in Plymouth, Minnesota. 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.
- 70.2%
- 150%-time completion
- $20,037
- Avg net price / yr
- $31,330
- 10-yr median earnings
The verdict
PCI Academy-Plymouth posts modest former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- 23rd pct.
- former-student earnings, US
- 70.2%
- 150%-time completion
- +18%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
City: Small
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this PCI Academy-Plymouth 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
C-
College Value Score
52/100
PCI Academy-Plymouth
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
$31,330
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price F
$20,037
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate B
70.2%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt A+
$5,828
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment D
58.0%
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
$20,037
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
70.2%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 70.2%
Less-than-four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - PCI Academy-Plymouth 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 PCI Academy-Plymouth 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.
PCI Academy-Plymouth: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$31,330 23rd percentile higher than 23% 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 | PCI Academy-Plymouth | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $31,330 | #3924 of 5103 | 23rd |
| Average net price | $20,037 | #3091 of 5020 | 38th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 70.2% | #1400 of 4858 | 71st |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 165 | #3845 of 5462 | 30th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
165
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
70.2%
150%-time completion
$31,330
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
How PCI Academy-Plymouth ranks in Minnesota
State rank among 96 reporting Minnesota colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | PCI Academy-Plymouth | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $31,330 | #89 of 96 | 7th |
| Average net price | $20,037 | #56 of 82 | 32nd (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 70.2% | #15 of 80 | 81st |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 165 | #73 of 85 | 14th |
Highest former-student earnings in Minnesota
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science | $79,652 | - |
| 2 | Saint Johns University | $76,786 | $25,672 |
| 3 | Carleton College | $75,525 | $25,407 |
| 4 | University of St Thomas | $73,739 | $29,155 |
| 5 | University of Minnesota-Twin Cities | $69,020 | $16,778 |
| 6 | University of Minnesota-Rochester | $69,020 | $13,744 |
| 7 | The College of Saint Scholastica | $65,934 | $27,846 |
| 8 | Gustavus Adolphus College | $65,607 | $22,900 |
| 9 | St Olaf College | $65,543 | $23,874 |
| 10 | Metropolitan State University | $64,705 | $16,863 |
| 11 | Macalester College | $63,878 | $32,149 |
| 12 | Bethel University | $63,764 | $28,556 |
| 89 | PCI Academy-PlymouthThis school | $31,330 | $20,037 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at PCI Academy-Plymouth
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$19,679 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$18,772 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$20,795 net price / yr
- $110k+
$110k+
$19,835 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at PCI Academy-Plymouth - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| Average Net Price | $20,037 |
33.3%
Pell Grant Rate
68.2%
Federal Loan Rate
$5,828
Median Debt
$62/mo
Monthly Payment
Net price at PCI Academy-Plymouth swings rather than trends
Across 10 reported years between 2013 and 2023, the average net price here has ranged from $9,229 to $15,865 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as +10.7%, 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
$9,229
Highest year
$15,865
Most recent (2023)
$15,865
10 reported years (years the source did not report are left as gaps). Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $14,3302023 · $15,865
Over the same years, enrollment went +100.0% (57 → 114 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
White 68.5%
African American 4.9%
Hispanic or Latino 3.6%
Asian 2.4%
Two or More Ethnicities 1.8%
Student body at a glance
33.3%
First Generation
Outcomes
$26,492
Median Earnings (6yr)
46.4%
Earning Over $25K
58.0%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 70.2% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $26,492 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $31,330 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 46.4% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 58.0% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $5,828 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $62/mo |
Programs & Earnings
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services | Certificate | 93 | $36,179 | $6,333 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for PCI Academy-Plymouth? ▼
PCI Academy-Plymouth is a private for-profit institution in Plymouth, Minnesota. Undergraduate enrollment is 165 students.
How much do PCI Academy-Plymouth former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at PCI Academy-Plymouth who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $31,330 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $26,492.
How much does PCI Academy-Plymouth cost? ▼
The average net price at PCI Academy-Plymouth is $20,037.. Median student debt at graduation is $5,828.
What is the graduation rate at PCI Academy-Plymouth? ▼
PCI Academy-Plymouth has a 70.2% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
Is PCI Academy-Plymouth worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at PCI Academy-Plymouth is $5,828, while former students earn a median of $31,330 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 19% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 58.0% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $62.
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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