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After Avery James College: graduation, pay and debt

Lake Charles, Louisiana · For-profit · 74 undergrads

Graduates leave with $9,573 in federal loans at the median.

The short answers

$9,573
median federal debt at graduation.
All the federal numbers

Finishing

Finished a two-year program within three yearsCollege Scorecard
29%

Pay after college

Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$19,236
Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$14,164

Pay is for students who got federal aid and are working, counted from the year they started college, whether or not they finished.

Debt and paying it back

Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard
$9,573
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard
$5,229

Federal student loans only. Private loans and Parent PLUS loans aren't counted.

Where these numbers come from

Updated May 8, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers