Private for-profit · Community college

PCI Academy-Iowa City

Iowa City, Iowa · Small city

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Transfer rate: $20,938
Avg net price: 71%
Grad / completion: $31,330
Median earnings

PCI Academy-Iowa City is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Iowa City, Iowa (small city setting), enrolling 113 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 113 undergradsSmall cityCold winters

About Iowa City, Iowa

Iowa City is the largest city in Johnson County, Iowa, United States, and its county seat. Iowa City was created by an act of the Legislative Assembly of the Iowa Territory on January 21, 1839, fulfilling the desire of Governor Robert Lucas to move the capital out of Burlington and closer to the center of the territory. In the early 1970s, the Old Capitol was renovated and university administrative offices were relocated to Jessup Hall. All but one of the major rooms were restored to their appearance when Iowa City was the state capital. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Small city
Highest degree offered: Certificate
Nearest big city: 25 miles to Cedar Rapids, IA
To Great Lakes shore: 194 miles
Nearest airport: 20 miles to The Eastern Iowa (CID)

How PCI Academy-Iowa City compares

Graduation rate71%

Higher than 64% · #18 of 39 in Iowa

First-year retention92%

Higher than 85%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$31,330

Higher than 36% · #21 of 38 in Iowa

Average net price$20,938

Cheaper than 29% · #37 cheapest of 39 in Iowa

Median debt at graduation$5,828

Lower than 95%

Student–faculty ratio15 : 1

Lower than 56%

Undergraduate enrollment113

Larger than 31%

Percentiles compare PCI Academy-Iowa City 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

White77%
Black8.0%
Hispanic3.5%
Other or multiracial12%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 113
Student–faculty ratio: 15 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 34%
First-generation students: 33%
Students over 25: 22%
Median family income: $38,753

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: $20,938

Outcomes

Graduated: 71%
First-year retention: 92%
Transferred to another college: 0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $26,492
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $31,330
Median debt at graduation: $5,828
Students with federal loans: 56%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 46%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students

71%

Low-income (Pell)

67%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing: No
Application fee: $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

$20,690

$30–48k

$20,684

$48–75k

$20,591

$75–110k

$21,269

$110k+

$21,389

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.

45%

of first-years get a grant from the school

$1,893

average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 45% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $1,893. 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 33 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): $31,330
Typical debt at graduation: $5,828
Debt vs. one year's pay: 19%
Out-earn a HS grad: 40%

Typical debt would take roughly 1.9 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.

Campus climate

Summer high: 86°F
Winter low: 15°F
Annual rain: 35.7″
Annual snow: 27.5″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Iowa City Muni AP, IA US station (2.2 mi from campus).

What PCI Academy-Iowa City graduates study — and earn

Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services

69 grads$24k 1 yr$30k 5 yr$11k debt

69$24,178$30,439$10,570 Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services

5 grads$27k 1 yr$32k 5 yr$8k debt

5$26,872$31,939$8,250

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.