After PCI Academy-Ames: graduation, pay and debt
Ames, Iowa · For-profit · 170 undergrads
The typical student earns $31,330 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $5,828 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$31.3k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
$5,828
median federal debt at graduation.
49%
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
83%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$26,492
Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$27,148
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$31,330
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard
46%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard
$5,828
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard
$4,858
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$5,439
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$3,666
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
49%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
53%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
69%
Where these numbers come from
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard (checked May 7, 2026)
Updated May 8, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers