Colleges

Private for-profit · Community college

International Academy

South Daytona, Florida · Large suburb

0%
Transfer rate
$21,278
Avg net price
48%
Grad / completion
$19,824
Median earnings

International Academy is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in South Daytona, Florida (large suburb setting), enrolling 186 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 186 undergradsLarge suburbNear the coast

About South Daytona, Florida

South Daytona is a city in Volusia County, Florida, United States. South Daytona was once a town called Blake (named after wealthy Boston businessman Alpheus P. Blake), with some forty resident families and as many more non-resident property holders. Many of the early settlers profitably engaged in orange culture and vegetable gardening. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large suburb
Highest degree offered
Certificate
Nearest big city
49 miles to Orlando, FL
To the ocean
2 miles
Nearest airport
4 miles to Daytona Beach (DAB)

How International Academy compares

Graduation rate48%

Higher than 35% · #167 of 211 in Florida

First-year retention75%

Higher than 55%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$19,824

Higher than 5% · #160 of 171 in Florida

Average net price$21,278

Cheaper than 28% · #121 cheapest of 207 in Florida

Median debt at graduation$7,917

Lower than 75%

Student–faculty ratio13 : 1

Lower than 67%

Undergraduate enrollment186

Larger than 43%

Percentiles compare International Academy with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in Florida.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

186undergrads
  • Women15985%
  • Men2715%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White58%
  • Black28%
  • Hispanic8.1%
  • Asian1.6%
  • Other or multiracial4.3%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
186
Student–faculty ratio
13 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
59%
First-generation students
48%
Students over 25
54%
Median family income
$12,562

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Cost

In-state tuition
—
Room & board
—
Total cost of attendance
—
Average net price
$21,278

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated
48%
First-year retention
75%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$22,127
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$19,824
Median debt at graduation
$7,917
Students with federal loans
61%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
17%

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
No
Application fee
Free

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
—
$30–48k
$17,828
$48–75k
$21,770
$75–110k
$25,223
$110k+
—

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Does the school pay you to attend?

International Academy funds essentially no grants of its own — almost all aid here comes from federal (Pell), state, or outside sources rather than the school's own discount. Its sticker price is what it is.

Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid, 2022–23 full-time first-year undergraduates.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$19,824
Typical debt at graduation
$7,917
Debt vs. one year's pay
40%
Out-earn a HS grad
19%

Typical debt would take roughly 4.0 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$19,325
Men
$29,550

Men out-earn women by $10,225 (53%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
89°F
Winter low
49°F
Annual rain
53.5″

Average temperature

HighLow
40°70°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.03.46.8JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Daytona Beach, FL US station (2.5 mi from campus).

What International Academy graduates study — and earn

Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services
77 grads$18k 1 yr$19k 5 yr$13k debt
Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services
24 grads$23k 1 yr— 5 yr$10k debt

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.