Private for-profit · Community college

Ross Medical Education Center-Lafayette

Lafayette, Indiana · Small city

2%
Transfer rate: $20,278
Avg net price: 62%
Grad / completion: $33,079
Median earnings

Ross Medical Education Center-Lafayette is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Lafayette, Indiana (small city setting), enrolling 132 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 132 undergradsSmall cityCold winters

About Lafayette, Indiana

Lafayette is a city in and the county seat of Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States. In 1717, the French government established Fort Ouiatenon across the Wabash River and three miles (4.8 km) south of present-day Lafayette. The fort became the center of trade for fur trappers, merchants and Indians. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Small city
Highest degree offered: Certificate
Nearest big city: 56 miles to Indianapolis, IN
To Great Lakes shore: 88 miles
Nearest airport: 5 miles to Purdue University (LAF)

How Ross Medical Education Center-Lafayette compares

Graduation rate62%

Higher than 51% · #25 of 46 in Indiana

First-year retention52%

Higher than 12%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$33,079

Higher than 43% · #16 of 42 in Indiana

Average net price$20,278

Cheaper than 31% · #31 cheapest of 51 in Indiana

Median debt at graduation$9,500

Lower than 57%

Student–faculty ratio44 : 1

Lower than 1%

Undergraduate enrollment132

Larger than 35%

Percentiles compare Ross Medical Education Center-Lafayette 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 Indiana.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

Women12695%
Men65%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White48%
Black28%
Hispanic9.8%
Other or multiracial14%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 132
Student–faculty ratio: 44 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 72%
First-generation students: 61%
Students over 25: 53%
Median family income: $15,232

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: $20,278

Outcomes

Graduated: 62%
First-year retention: 52%
Transferred to another college: 2%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $27,286
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $33,079
Median debt at graduation: $9,500
Students with federal loans: 56%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 27%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students

62%

Low-income (Pell)

72%

First-generation

73%

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: 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

$20,264

$30–48k

$18,614

$48–75k

$19,827

$75–110k

$24,623

$110k+

$24,623

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.

of first-years get a grant from the school

$99

average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 4% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $99. 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 48 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): $33,079
Typical debt at graduation: $9,500
Debt vs. one year's pay: 29%
Out-earn a HS grad: 44%

Typical debt would take roughly 2.9 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.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women

$32,943

Men

$36,875

Men out-earn women by $3,932 (12%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high: 84°F
Winter low: 18°F
Annual rain: 37″
Annual snow: 20.5″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Lafayette Purdue Univ AP, IN US station (5.1 mi from campus).

What Ross Medical Education Center-Lafayette graduates study — and earn

Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services

41 grads$27k 1 yr$28k 5 yr$10k debt

41$26,624$28,172$9,500 Dental Support Services and Allied Professions

10 grads$24k 1 yr$28k 5 yr$10k debt

10$24,411$28,263$9,500 Health and Medical Administrative Services

— grads$31k 1 yr$30k 5 yr$10k debt

—$31,401$30,187$9,500

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.