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La James International College-Cedar Falls

Cedar Falls, Iowa · Small city

0%
Transfer rate
$18,569
Avg net price
71%
Grad / completion
$25,575
Median earnings

La James International College-Cedar Falls is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Cedar Falls, Iowa (small city setting), enrolling 54 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 54 undergradsSmall cityCold wintersSnowy

About Cedar Falls, Iowa

Cedar Falls is a city in Black Hawk County, Iowa, United States. Cedar Falls was first settled in March 1845 by brothers-in-law William R. Sturgis and Erasmus D. Adams. Initially, the city was named Sturgis Falls. In 1986, the City of Cedar Falls established the Cedar Falls Art and Culture Board, which oversees the operation of the city's Cultural Division and the James & Meryl Hearst Center for the Arts. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Small city
Highest degree offered
Certificate
To Great Lakes shore
233 miles
Nearest airport
3 miles to Waterloo (ALO)

How La James International College-Cedar Falls compares

Graduation rate71%

Higher than 63% · #19 of 39 in Iowa

First-year retention95%

Higher than 88%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$25,575

Higher than 20% · #34 of 38 in Iowa

Average net price$18,569

Cheaper than 37% · #33 cheapest of 39 in Iowa

Student–faculty ratio18 : 1

Lower than 39%

Undergraduate enrollment54

Larger than 15%

Percentiles compare La James International College-Cedar Falls 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 Iowa.

Student body

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White72%
  • Black13%
  • Hispanic7.4%
  • Asian1.8%
  • Other or multiracial5.6%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
54
Student–faculty ratio
18 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
75%
First-generation students
46%
Students over 25
35%
Median family income
$17,852

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
$18,569

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
71%
First-year retention
95%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$21,855
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$25,575
Median debt at graduation
—
Students with federal loans
78%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
30%

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
No
Application fee
$50

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
$17,295
$30–48k
$18,707
$48–75k
$21,364
$75–110k
$23,892
$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?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

28%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$1,212
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 28% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $1,212. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 29 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

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

Median earnings (10 years)
$25,575
Typical debt at graduation
—
Debt vs. one year's pay
—
Out-earn a HS grad
31%
Weigh it value

The payoff is less clear-cut here — weigh the debt against the earnings and your intended field before borrowing heavily.

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.

Campus climate

Summer high
85°F
Winter low
11°F
Annual rain
36.3″
Annual snow
39.1″

Average temperature

HighLow
0°50°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.95.7JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Waterloo Muni AP, IA US station (3.2 mi from campus).

What La James International College-Cedar Falls graduates study — and earn

Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services
29 grads— 1 yr$25k 5 yr— debt
Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services
2 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— 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.