PCI Academy-Iowa City

Iowa City, IA · Private for-profit · 103 students · Visit Website

PCI Academy-Iowa City specializes in hands-on training for cosmetology, barbering, esthetics, and massage therapy. The school features a 9,700-square-foot facility designed to mirror professional beauty and wellness environments, allowing students to gain real-world experience. They also offer job placement assistance and free lifetime continuing education for graduates.

Programs Analyzed

2

Avg Grad Earnings

$25,525/yr

Avg TradeSchoolOutlook Score

44/100

All Programs at PCI Academy-Iowa City

2 trade programs at PCI Academy, ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score (combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size). Use the “compare” links to see how this school’s programs stack up against others nationally.

Program Score Earnings Debt 10yr ROI AI Risk Job Market
Cosmetology
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services
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46 $24,178/yr $6,333 Moderate Very Large
145 openings/yr
Massage Therapy
Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services
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43 $26,872/yr $5,827 Moderate Large
52 openings/yr

Reading the table: Score combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size on a 0–100 scale. Earnings = median first-year salary from College Scorecard. Debt = median federal debt at graduation (blank where Scorecard suppresses small samples). 10yr ROI = projected 10-year earnings ÷ in-state tuition. AI Risk reflects task-level AI exposure across mapped occupations. Job Market = annual openings nationwide for connected occupations.

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About This Data

TradeSchoolOutlook analyzes 2 trade and vocational programs at PCI Academy-Iowa City using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034).

The TradeSchoolOutlook Score (0–100) combines graduate earnings, return on investment, AI resilience, and job market size. AI Risk reflects task-level exposure for the occupations each program feeds into. Job Market shows the size of the national hiring pool. Programs without published debt figures had small reporting samples that the College Scorecard suppresses for privacy.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections). Last updated 2026.