Private for-profit · Community college

Ruben's Five Star Academy

Lake Wales, Florida · Large suburb

0%
Transfer rate
$22,712
Avg net price
59%
Grad / completion
Median earnings

Ruben's Five Star Academy is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Lake Wales, Florida (large suburb setting), enrolling 22 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 22 undergradsLarge suburbMild winters

About Lake Wales, Florida

Lake Wales is a city in Polk County, Florida, United States. A survey by W. A. Williams and J. Jackson, deputy surveyors of the State of Florida was made of the region around present-day Lake Wales. The area was considered to be uninhabitable by early settlers. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large suburb
Highest degree offered
Certificate
Nearest big city
43 miles to Orlando, FL
To the ocean
48 miles
Nearest airport
25 miles to Lakeland Linder (LAL)

How Ruben's Five Star Academy compares

Graduation rate59%

Higher than 47% · #139 of 211 in Florida

First-year retention88%

Higher than 77%

Average net price$22,712

Cheaper than 24% · #133 cheapest of 207 in Florida

Student–faculty ratio5 : 1

Lower than 97%

Undergraduate enrollment22

Larger than 4%

Percentiles compare Ruben's Five Star 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 Florida.

Student body

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White9.1%
  • Hispanic86%
  • Other or multiracial4.5%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
22
Student–faculty ratio
5 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
70%
First-generation students
Students over 25
18%

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
$22,712

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
59%
First-year retention
88%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
Median debt at graduation
Students with federal loans
68%

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
No
Application fee
$100

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.

< $30k
$22,404
$30–48k
$23,123
$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.

Campus climate

Summer high
93°F
Winter low
50°F
Annual rain
52.8″

Average temperature

HighLow
40°70°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.04.58.9JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Mtn Lake, FL US station (1.5 mi from campus).

What Ruben's Five Star Academy 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.