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For-profit College in Council Bluffs, IA. Six-year graduation rate 76%. Median 10-year earnings $17,349.
Ten-year median earnings of $17,349 are on the low side, which raises the bar for what this degree needs to cost. Completion is a strength: 77% of students finish within six years. Borrowing stays contained, with median debt at graduation of $9,425.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Graduation rate 76% — well above the national average
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Academics
77% of students finish within six years, putting completion well above the national norm. 83% of full-time first-years return for a second year — a healthy figure. A 11:1 ratio points to small classes and accessible faculty. This is a for-profit two-year institution. 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 76, 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 76 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
At $11,695 a year on average after grant aid, cost is low here relative to most undergraduate institutions. The gap between the $0–30k and $110k+ bands is narrow ($10,949 versus $17,944), meaning aid is not strongly need-weighted. About 82% get grants averaging $6,423, so plan on the possibility of paying closer to full price. Most students borrow — 88% take federal loans to cover the gap.
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 · 31 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 | $10,949 |
| $30–48k | $12,028 |
| $48–75k | $13,661 |
| $75–110k | $17,944 |
| $110k+ | $17,944 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 67 of these 76 students, totalling $540,434 — an average of $8,066 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Pottawattamie County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026