Lotus Professional College
Richmond, VA 23229
About Lotus Professional College
Lotus Professional College is a private for-profit trade school in Richmond, Virginia, enrolling about 171 students. Programs focus on certificates and workforce credentials that prepare students for skilled trades and technical careers. Student demographics in federal data include White (43.3%) and Black or African American (33.9%) among the largest enrollment groups.
Lotus Professional College: research record
Canonical EDsmart Data findings for Lotus Professional College—costs, outcomes, admissions, and programs—with evidence and methodology notes.
What Lotus Professional College is known for
Top program completions
- Aesthetician/Esthetician and Skin Care Specialist58
- Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage27
- Master Aesthetician/Esthetician25
- Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine4
See earnings & programs for more.
More from the data
Location, control, enrollment, and aid context for Lotus Professional College.
Campus
Location
Richmond, VA
City / state
- ZIP
- 23229
- NCES locale
- Rural fringe
See Rural college profile for median costs and outcomes at similar campuses.
Control
Institution type
Private For-profit
Control
- Region
- Southeast
Size
Enrollment
171
Total enrollment
- Undergraduate
- 336
- Graduate
- 7
- Full-time share
- 7%
Student aid
Debt & aid
- Pell grant share
- 50.17%
Total Cost, Aid & Default
Total Cost of Attendance
Costs include tuition and fees. Room & board, books, and other expenses are additional where not shown.
Tuition vs average net price after aid for Lotus Professional College.
Financial Aid by Income Level
Financial aid distribution by income level.
Student Loan Default Rate
The published 3-year cohort default rate for borrowers at Lotus Professional College was not reported in the College Scorecard extract for this institution.
Cohort default rates account for borrowers who default in the first three years.
Tuition tracker
Published tuition and average net price by reporting year come from the College Scorecard institution file. Values are not adjusted for inflation; missing cells mean the field was not reported or was suppressed for Lotus Professional College in that year.
Multi-year history is not in this profile yet. It is added when the institution cost history CSV has been collected and merged into school JSON.
Sticker tuition and net price over time
Where the institution reported separate in-state and out-of-state tuition, both appear. Gaps mean the value was not reported for that year.
College Scorecard reporting-year fields (not inflation-adjusted).
Net price by family income
Brackets follow Scorecard definitions for the series shown (public vs private institution).
Latest income-band net prices available in the processed extract.
How difficult is it to get in?
Acceptance Rate
Acceptance rate data is not available for this institution.
Admissions funnel data is not available for this institution.
Test Scores
Test score data is not available for this institution.
Score distribution is not available for this institution.
Academic Requirements
GPA requirements are not published by this institution. Contact the admissions office for specific academic requirements.
Estimated GPA range is not available for this institution.
Enrollment & Student Demographics
Lotus Professional College reported total enrollment of about 171 students in the latest College Scorecard extract. The student body is about 8% male and 92% female. Enrollment by race and ethnicity includes White (43.3%), Black or African American (33.9%), and Hispanic or Latino (10.5%). About 50.17% of undergraduates receive Pell Grants.
Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment
7.0% Full-Time Enrollment
The total enrollment at Lotus Professional College in 2024 is 171 students.
Undergraduate enrollment is about 336 students. Graduate enrollment is about 7 students.
Full-time vs part-time enrollment comparison.
Retention Rate over Time
N/A%
2024 Retention Rate
Retention rate measures the number of first-time students who began their studies the previous fall and returned to school the following fall.
Retention rate over time compared to similar institutions.
Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity
Largest share of total enrollment in our College Scorecard extract.
College Scorecard student demographics (total enrollment shares).
Do students complete their programs?
Time to Complete
0.00% 100% Completion Time
0.00% 150% Completion Time
In 2024, 0.00% of students graduating from Lotus Professional College completed their program within 100% "normal time".
Completion rates over time compared to similar institutions.
Completions by Sex (Top Programs)
- Aesthetician/Esthetician and Skin Care Specialist: 2% male / 98% female
- Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage: 11% male / 89% female
- Master Aesthetician/Esthetician: 0% male / 100% female
IPEDS completions by sex for the five largest programs (aggregate CIPs excluded).
Completions by Race & Ethnicity
Largest group by summed IPEDS award counts across reported programs.
Summed across program completion records in our extract.
What do Lotus Professional College graduates earn—and in which programs?
Financial value and program completions for Lotus Professional College from College Scorecard and IPEDS extracts.
Return on Investment
ROI data is not available for this institution.
Debt and 4-year net cost vs. cumulative 10-year median earnings for Lotus Professional College.
Top Programs by Completions
Largest 4 programs by IPEDS completions (5 reported codes; aggregate/unknown CIP buckets excluded).
IPEDS award counts for the largest programs at Lotus Professional College.
Employment Outcomes
Employment outcome data is not available for this institution.
Median earnings 6, 8, and 10 years after entry for Lotus Professional College graduates.
Institutional resources
Finding: federal finance and Scorecard instructional fields for Lotus Professional College—instructional staffing and expenditure. Compared with state, regional, and U.S. medians from EDsmart Data institutional financials.
Instructional Resources
- Average faculty salary (monthly): $4,333
- Virginia median 0.53× the median ($8,196)
- Southeast median 0.63× the median ($6,825)
- U.S. median 0.57× the median ($7,615)
- Instructional expenditure per FTE: $6,689
- Virginia median 0.91× the median ($7,382)
- Southeast median near the median ($6,602)
- U.S. median 0.92× the median ($7,288)
Instructional metrics from College Scorecard. Peer medians are campus-level; see the institutional financials deep dive. Detailed non-instructional staff counts are not included here.
Scorecard instructional metrics where reported.
Lotus Professional College at a glance
Lotus Professional College
Lotus Professional College is a private for-profit institution in Richmond, VA.
- Largest programs (IPEDS awards)
- Aesthetician/Esthetician and Skin Care SpecialistMassage Therapy/Therapeutic MassageMaster Aesthetician/Esthetician
- Largest enrollment groups
- White or Caucasian43.3%Black or African American33.9%Hispanic or Latino10.5%
Schools near Lotus Professional College
Other campuses in Richmond, VA when available, plus nearby institutions in Virginia.
Similar schools
Peers with the closest outcomes profile within Virginia (completion, retention, and earnings).
Frequently Asked Questions
Where is Lotus Professional College located?
Lotus Professional College is located in Richmond, VA.
How much does Lotus Professional College cost?
Reported tuition is N/A and average net price is N/A in the latest College Scorecard data.
What is the student body demographics at Lotus Professional College?
Lotus Professional College reports undergraduate enrollment of about 336 students, White (43.3%), Black or African American (33.9%) in federal College Scorecard data.
Is Lotus Professional College public or private?
Lotus Professional College is a private for-profit institution located in Richmond, VA.
Is Lotus Professional College an HBCU?
No. Lotus Professional College is not flagged as an HBCU in the IPEDS institutional directory.
Is Lotus Professional College a tribal college?
No. Lotus Professional College is not flagged as a tribal college in IPEDS.
Is Lotus Professional College a Hispanic-serving institution (HSI)?
Using a 25% Hispanic enrollment threshold on College Scorecard demographics, Lotus Professional College does not meet that proxy (reported share 10.5%).
Is Lotus Professional College religiously affiliated?
No religious affiliation is reported for Lotus Professional College in IPEDS institutional characteristics.
Data Sources
This page uses data from the following sources:
- College Scorecard - U.S. Department of Education
- Institutional characteristics, costs, completion rates, and earnings data
- Data years: 2015-2024
- Source: collegescorecard.ed.gov
- Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)
- Employment and wage data by occupation
- Latest data: May 2024
- Source: bls.gov/oes
- O*NET Online - U.S. Department of Labor
- Occupational skills, knowledge, abilities, and work activities
- Database version: 28.0 (August 2023)
- Source: onetcenter.org
- IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) - National Center for Education Statistics
- Institutional data, completions, enrollment, and financial aid
- Data years: 2015-2024
- Source: nces.ed.gov/ipeds
- Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS)
- Demographic and workforce data
- Latest data: 2023 ACS 5-Year Estimates
- Source: census.gov/acs
- Related geography & profiles
Data Processing: All data has been processed, cleaned, and aggregated for presentation. Where specific data points are unavailable, estimates are based on available data and clearly marked.
Last Updated: Data reflects the most recent available information as of January 2025.
Methodology & Data Scope
This profile uses institution-level fields from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, merged with IPEDS directory attributes where needed for locale, ownership, and program completions.
Benchmark rows compare this campus to NCES locale-type medians (for example Suburban) from our processed location extract. Implied U.S. medians are derived from locale-vs-national percentage fields in that extract—not a separate national Scorecard table.