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After La James International College-Johnston: graduation, pay and debt

Johnston, Iowa · For-profit · 113 undergrads

The typical student earns $27,401 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $7,917 in federal loans at the median.

The short answers

$27.4k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
$7,917
median federal debt at graduation.
35%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers

Finishing

Finished a two-year program within three yearsCollege Scorecard
65%

Pay after college

Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$24,808
Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$31,803
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$27,401
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard
39%

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
$7,917
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard
$7,917
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
35%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
42%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
56%

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