La James
International College-Johnston
For-profit College in Johnston, IA. Six-year graduation rate 88%. Median 10-year earnings $27,401.
Students who entered La James International College-Johnston reach a median of $27,401 a decade later, a figure that trails the typical four-year outcome. Completion is a strength: 88% of students finish within six years.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Graduation rate 88% — well above the national average
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Academics
A 88% six-year graduation rate is the strongest academic signal on this page. 88% of full-time first-years return for a second year — a healthy figure. At 28:1, instructor access is thin — worth probing on a campus visit. This is a for-profit short-program school. That is not disqualifying, but it does mean verifying accreditation, transferability of credits, and job-placement claims directly rather than trusting the category. The undergraduate body is just 187, which shapes everything from class size to how often a required course is offered.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 187 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Net price lands at $15,922 a year on average, neither cheap nor punishing. Aid is steeply need-based: families in the $0–30k band pay $14,147 while those at $110k+ pay $23,030. About 68% get grants averaging $7,739, so plan on the possibility of paying closer to full price. Borrowing is widespread: 67% take federal loans.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 97 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $14,147 |
| $30–48k | $13,688 |
| $48–75k | $15,841 |
| $75–110k | $22,230 |
| $110k+ | $23,030 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 125 of these 187 students, totalling $833,504 — an average of $6,668 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Polk County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026