Private for-profit · Community college

PCI Academy-Plymouth

Plymouth, Minnesota · Small city

#4 graduation rate in Minnesota

0%
Transfer rate: $20,037
Avg net price: 72%
Grad / completion: $31,330
Median earnings

PCI Academy-Plymouth is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Plymouth, Minnesota (small city setting), enrolling 165 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 165 undergradsSmall cityCold wintersSnowy

About Plymouth, Minnesota

Plymouth is a city in Hennepin County in the U.S. state of Minnesota. Plymouth's history can be traced to the pre-Columbian period. The original inhabitants were the Dakota. Their encampment was at the north end of Medicine Lake. The corporate headquarters for OneBeacon, Select Comfort, Christopher & Banks, and Tonka Water are located in Plymouth. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Small city
Highest degree offered: Certificate
Nearest big city: 13 miles to Minneapolis, MN
To Great Lakes shore: 136 miles
Nearest airport: 18 miles to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP) · major hub

How PCI Academy-Plymouth compares

Graduation rate72%

Higher than 66% · #4 of 42 in Minnesota

First-year retention81%

Higher than 67%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$31,330

Higher than 36% · #33 of 40 in Minnesota

Average net price$20,037

Cheaper than 32% · #38 cheapest of 43 in Minnesota

Median debt at graduation$5,828

Lower than 95%

Student–faculty ratio15 : 1

Lower than 56%

Undergraduate enrollment165

Larger than 40%

Percentiles compare PCI Academy-Plymouth 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 Minnesota.

Student body

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White68%
Black4.9%
Hispanic3.6%
Asian2.4%
Other or multiracial21%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 165
Student–faculty ratio: 15 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 33%
First-generation students: 33%
Students over 25: 28%
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: $20,037

Outcomes

Graduated: 72%
First-year retention: 81%
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: 68%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 46%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students

72%

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

$19,679

$30–48k

$18,772

$48–75k

$20,795

$75–110k

$22,335

$110k+

$19,835

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.

33%

of first-years get a grant from the school

$2,820

average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 33% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $2,820. 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 30 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: 82°F
Winter low: 7°F
Annual rain: 34.7″
Annual snow: 54.3″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, New Hope, MN US station (6.5 mi from campus).

What PCI Academy-Plymouth graduates study — and earn

Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services

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

93$24,178$30,439$10,570

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.