Private for-profit · Community college
Academy of Hair Design-Las Vegas
Las Vegas, Nevada · Large city
- 0%
- Transfer rate
- $18,865
- Avg net price
- 85%
- Grad / completion
- $24,391
- Median earnings
Academy of Hair Design-Las Vegas is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Las Vegas, Nevada (large city setting), enrolling 183 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.
About Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, colloquially shortened to Vegas, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and the county seat of Clark County. Nomadic Paleo-Indians traveled to the Las Vegas area 10,000 years ago, leaving behind petroglyphs. Ancient Puebloan and Paiute tribes followed at least 2,000 years ago. The primary drivers of the Las Vegas economy are tourism, gaming, and conventions, which in turn feed the retail and restaurant industries. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Large city
- Highest degree offered
- Certificate
- Nearest big city
- 4 miles to Las Vegas, NV
- To the ocean
- 233 miles
- Nearest airport
- 6 miles to Harry Reid (LAS) · major hub
How Academy of Hair Design-Las Vegas compares
Higher than 84% · #4 of 23 in Nevada
Higher than 83%
Higher than 15% · #20 of 22 in Nevada
Cheaper than 37% · #9 cheapest of 25 in Nevada
Lower than 90%
Lower than 62%
Larger than 43%
Percentiles compare Academy of Hair Design-Las Vegas 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 Nevada.
Student body
Undergraduates by gender
- Women16892%
- Men158%
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White32%
- Black16%
- Hispanic41%
- Asian1.6%
- Other or multiracial9.8%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 183
- Student–faculty ratio
- 14 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 65%
- First-generation students
- 49%
- Students over 25
- 40%
- Median family income
- $22,338
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
- $18,865
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
- 85%
- First-year retention
- 91%
- Transferred to another college
- 0%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $20,399
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $24,391
- Median debt at graduation
- $6,333
- Students with federal loans
- 74%
- Paying down their loans (1 year in)
- 47%
Campus life & athletics
- On-campus housing
- No
- Application fee
- $25
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 Hair Design-Las Vegas 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.
Is it worth it?
A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.
- Median earnings (10 years)
- $24,391
- Typical debt at graduation
- $6,333
- Debt vs. one year's pay
- 26%
- Out-earn a HS grad
- 33%
Typical debt would take roughly 2.6 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.
A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.
Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.
Campus climate
- Summer high
- 104°F
- Winter low
- 38°F
- Annual rain
- 4″
- Annual snow
- 0.2″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Las Vegas Air Terminal, NV US station (3.8 mi from campus).
What Academy of Hair Design-Las Vegas 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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