Private for-profit · Community college
Alamo City Barber College
San Antonio, Texas · Large city
- 0%
- Transfer rate
- $13,347
- Avg net price
- 57%
- Grad / completion
- —
- Median earnings
Alamo City Barber College is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in San Antonio, Texas (large city setting), enrolling 114 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.
About San Antonio, Texas
San Antonio is a city in the U.S. state of Texas. At the time of European encounter, the Payaya people lived near the San Antonio River Valley in the San Pedro Springs area. They called the vicinity Yanaguana, meaning "refreshing waters". San Antonio enjoys a vibrant culture which it is known for being a popular tourist destination. The Alamo Mission in San Antonio ("The Alamo"), located in Downtown, is Texas' top tourist attraction. Because of the mission, San Antonio is often called "Alamo City". (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Large city
- Highest degree offered
- Certificate
- Nearest big city
- 11 miles to San Antonio, TX
- To the ocean
- 130 miles
- Nearest airport
- 10 miles to San Antonio (SAT) · major hub
How Alamo City Barber College compares
Higher than 45% · #150 of 253 in Texas
Higher than 46%
Cheaper than 57% · #88 cheapest of 252 in Texas
Lower than 84%
Lower than 12%
Larger than 31%
Percentiles compare Alamo City Barber College 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 Texas.
Student body
Undergraduates by gender
- Women1614%
- Men9886%
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White5.3%
- Black20%
- Hispanic71%
- Asian0.9%
- Other or multiracial2.6%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 114
- Student–faculty ratio
- 25 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 82%
- First-generation students
- 58%
- Students over 25
- 47%
- Median family income
- $18,683
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
- $13,347
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
- 57%
- First-year retention
- 71%
- Transferred to another college
- 0%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $17,214
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- —
- Median debt at graduation
- $6,937
- Students with federal loans
- 67%
Campus life & athletics
- On-campus housing
- No
- Application fee
- Free
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?
Alamo City Barber College 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
- 98°F
- Winter low
- 43°F
- Annual rain
- 31.6″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, San Antonio/Seaworld, TX US station (6.5 mi from campus).
What Alamo City Barber College 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.