Private for-profit · Community college
Academy of Cosmetology Inc
Bozeman, Montana · Small city
- 0%
- Transfer rate
- $16,663
- Avg net price
- 67%
- Grad / completion
- —
- Median earnings
Academy of Cosmetology Inc is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Bozeman, Montana (small city setting), enrolling 39 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.
About Bozeman, Montana
Bozeman is a city in and the county seat of Gallatin County, Montana, United States. William Clark visited the area in July 1806 as he traveled east from Three Forks along the Gallatin River. The party camped 3 miles (4.8 km) east of what is now Bozeman, at the mouth of Kelly Canyon. The Sweet Pea Carnival was first established in 1906. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Small city
- Highest degree offered
- Certificate
- Nearest big city
- 123 miles to Billings, MT
- To the ocean
- 548 miles
- Nearest airport
- 9 miles to Bozeman Yellowstone (BZN)
How Academy of Cosmetology Inc compares
Higher than 57% · #4 of 17 in Montana
Higher than 85%
Cheaper than 45% · #17 cheapest of 17 in Montana
Lower than 29%
Larger than 10%
Percentiles compare Academy of Cosmetology Inc with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in Montana.
Student body
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White92%
- Hispanic2.6%
- Other or multiracial5.1%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 39
- Student–faculty ratio
- 20 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 24%
- First-generation students
- —
- Students over 25
- 23%
- Median family income
- $32,698
Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.
Cost
- In-state tuition
- —
- Room & board
- —
- Total cost of attendance
- —
- Average net price
- $16,663
Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.
Outcomes
- Graduated
- 67%
- First-year retention
- 92%
- Transferred to another college
- 0%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $30,092
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- —
- Median debt at graduation
- —
- Students with federal loans
- 59%
- Paying down their loans (1 year in)
- 69%
Campus life & athletics
- On-campus housing
- No
- Application fee
- $100
Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.
What you'll actually pay, by family income
Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.
College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.
Does the school pay you to attend?
Academy of Cosmetology Inc funds essentially no grants of its own — almost all aid here comes from federal (Pell), state, or outside sources rather than the school's own discount. Its sticker price is what it is.
Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid, 2022–23 full-time first-year undergraduates.
Campus climate
- Summer high
- 82°F
- Winter low
- 14°F
- Annual rain
- 20″
- Annual snow
- 91.3″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Bozeman Montana State Univ, MT US station (1.3 mi from campus).
What Academy of Cosmetology Inc graduates study — and earn
Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.
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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.