Private for-profit · Community college
Loraines Academy & Spa
Saint Petersburg, Florida · Large city
- 0%
- Transfer rate
- $16,186
- Avg net price
- 61%
- Grad / completion
- $18,342
- Median earnings
Loraines Academy & Spa is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Saint Petersburg, Florida (large city setting), enrolling 30 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.
About Saint Petersburg, Florida
St. Petersburg is a city in Pinellas County, Florida, United States. About 20 sites with temple mounds have been found around Tampa Bay, with several in Pinellas County. Best known of the Safety Harbor people was the chiefdom of Tocobaga, which was likely located at the Safety Harbor site in Philippe Park in northern Pinellas County. Much economic activity is concentrated in the Gateway area, which overlaps St. Petersburg and Pinellas Park. Health care, retail and professional services are the largest industries. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Large city
- Highest degree offered
- Certificate
- Nearest big city
- 19 miles to Tampa, FL
- To the ocean
- 2 miles
- Nearest airport
- 9 miles to St. Petersburg Clearwater (PIE) · major hub
How Loraines Academy & Spa compares
Higher than 50% · #128 of 211 in Florida
Higher than 44%
Higher than 3% · #162 of 171 in Florida
Cheaper than 46% · #90 cheapest of 207 in Florida
Lower than 90%
Lower than 29%
Larger than 6%
Percentiles compare Loraines Academy & Spa 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
- Women2790%
- Men310%
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White27%
- Black13%
- Hispanic10%
- Other or multiracial50%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 30
- Student–faculty ratio
- 20 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 55%
- First-generation students
- 52%
- Students over 25
- 60%
- Median family income
- $10,398
Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.
Cost
- In-state tuition
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- Room & board
- —
- Total cost of attendance
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- Average net price
- $16,186
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
- 61%
- First-year retention
- 70%
- Transferred to another college
- 0%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $22,528
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $18,342
- Median debt at graduation
- $6,333
- Students with federal loans
- 54%
- Paying down their loans (1 year in)
- 26%
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.
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?
Loraines Academy & Spa 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)
- $18,342
- Typical debt at graduation
- $6,333
- Debt vs. one year's pay
- 35%
- Out-earn a HS grad
- 22%
Typical debt would take roughly 3.5 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.
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.
Campus climate
- Summer high
- 91°F
- Winter low
- 54°F
- Annual rain
- 52.5″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, ST Petersburg, FL US station (5.6 mi from campus).
What Loraines Academy & Spa graduates study — and earn
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.