Private for-profit · Community college

Protege Academy

Mt. Pleasant, Michigan · Distant town

0%
Transfer rate: $11,619
Avg net price: 60%
Grad / completion: $19,499
Median earnings

Protege Academy is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan (distant town setting), enrolling 44 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 44 undergradsDistant townCold wintersSnowy

About Mt. Pleasant, Michigan

Mount Pleasant is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. The federal Graduation Act of 1854 allowed settlers to purchase land from the government at discount rates, and the first white settlers began to arrive in what became Mount Pleasant. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Distant town
Highest degree offered: Certificate
Nearest big city: 62 miles to Lansing, MI
To Great Lakes shore: 41 miles
Nearest airport: 34 miles to MBS (MBS)

How Protege Academy compares

Graduation rate60%

Higher than 49% · #47 of 96 in Michigan

First-year retention80%

Higher than 64%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$19,499

Higher than 5% · #78 of 88 in Michigan

Average net price$11,619

Cheaper than 64% · #33 cheapest of 94 in Michigan

Median debt at graduation$9,833

Lower than 48%

Student–faculty ratio6 : 1

Lower than 95%

Undergraduate enrollment44

Larger than 11%

Percentiles compare Protege 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 Michigan.

Student body

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White89%
Hispanic9.1%
Asian2.3%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 44
Student–faculty ratio: 6 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 57%
First-generation students: 46%
Students over 25: 30%
Median family income: $19,357

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: $11,619

Outcomes

Graduated: 60%
First-year retention: 80%
Transferred to another college: 0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $21,793
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $19,499
Median debt at graduation: $9,833
Students with federal loans: 57%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 20%

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing: No
Application fee: Free

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

$11,619

$30–48k

—

$48–75k

—

$75–110k

—

$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.

Is it worth it?

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

Median earnings (10 years): $19,499
Typical debt at graduation: $9,833
Debt vs. one year's pay: 50%
Out-earn a HS grad: —

Typical debt would take roughly 5.0 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.

Campus climate

Summer high: 84°F
Winter low: 16°F
Annual rain: 35.5″
Annual snow: 39.3″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Central Michigan Univ, MI US station (2 mi from campus).

What Protege Academy graduates study — and earn

Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services

19 grads$13k 1 yr$21k 5 yr$10k debt

19$13,261$21,385$9,833

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.