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For-profit College in Southgate, MI. Six-year graduation rate 79%. Median 10-year earnings $36,048.
Median earnings ten years after entry come to $36,048, below what most undergraduate institutions return — the central fact to weigh against cost here. The six-year graduation rate of 79% is well above average and the clearest sign this school holds onto its students. Graduates leave owing a median of $10,556 — modest by four-year standards.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.29 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ Graduation rate 79% — well above the national average
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Academics
79% of students finish within six years, putting completion well above the national norm. Retention is weak: only 50% of full-time first-years return, so roughly one in two leave after one year. The student-faculty ratio is 19:1 — typical, which in practice means large lectures early and smaller classes in the major. As a for-profit two-year institution, outcomes here deserve a harder look than the sector average suggests: for-profit institutions vary enormously, and the sector's aggregate numbers hide both strong and very weak performers. At 78 undergraduates, expect a small, closely-held student body.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 78 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Students pay an average of $17,886 annually once grants are applied. Net price varies modestly by income — $17,496 at $0–30k against $23,455 at $110k+ — so the average is a fair guide for most families. Grant aid reaches 74% of students at an average of $5,689. Most students borrow — 83% 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 · 25 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 | $17,496 |
| $30–48k | $17,172 |
| $48–75k | $19,925 |
| $75–110k | $23,455 |
| $110k+ | $23,455 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 65 of these 78 students, totalling $446,335 — an average of $6,867 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Wayne County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026