Private for-profit · Community college

Academy of Professional Cosmetology

Rogers, Arkansas · Small city

#4 graduation rate in Arkansas
0%
Transfer rate
$19,513
Avg net price
89%
Grad / completion
Median earnings

Academy of Professional Cosmetology is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Rogers, Arkansas (small city setting), enrolling 115 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 115 undergradsSmall cityCold winters

About Rogers, Arkansas

Rogers is a city in Benton County, Arkansas, United States. Rogers was named after Captain Charles W. Rogers, who was vice-president and general manager of the St. Louis and San Francisco Railway, also known as the Frisco. In addition to the Rogers Commercial Historic District, Rogers has numerous properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with the oldest being the Pea Ridge National Military Park. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Small city
Highest degree offered
Certificate
To the ocean
440 miles
Nearest airport
10 miles to Northwest Arkansas National (XNA)

How Academy of Professional Cosmetology compares

Graduation rate89%

Higher than 89% · #4 of 47 in Arkansas

First-year retention100%

Higher than 95%

Average net price$19,513

Cheaper than 34% · #45 cheapest of 49 in Arkansas

Median debt at graduation$5,500

Lower than 96%

Student–faculty ratio16 : 1

Lower than 49%

Undergraduate enrollment115

Larger than 31%

Percentiles compare Academy of Professional Cosmetology 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 Arkansas.

Student body

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White50%
  • Black1.7%
  • Hispanic39%
  • Asian1.7%
  • Other or multiracial7.0%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
115
Student–faculty ratio
16 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
35%
First-generation students
45%
Students over 25
24%
Median family income
$17,340

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
$19,513

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
89%
First-year retention
100%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$22,032
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
Median debt at graduation
$5,500
Students with federal loans
38%

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.

< $30k
$19,514
$30–48k
$19,533
$48–75k
$19,488
$75–110k
$110k+

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 Professional Cosmetology 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
90°F
Winter low
24°F
Annual rain
47.3″
Annual snow
9.5″

Average temperature

HighLow
20°60°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.03.16.3JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Bentonville 4 S, AR US station (4 mi from campus).

What Academy of Professional Cosmetology 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.