Private for-profit · Community college

American Institute of Beauty

Largo, Florida · Large suburb

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Transfer rate: $11,370
Avg net price: 60%
Grad / completion: $20,371
Median earnings

American Institute of Beauty is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Largo, Florida (large suburb setting), enrolling 151 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 151 undergradsLarge suburbMild wintersNear the coast

About Largo, Florida

Largo is the third largest city in Pinellas County, Florida, United States, and the fourth largest in the Tampa Bay area. The native inhabitants of the Largo area were the Tocobaga Indians. They are also known as the Safety Harbor culture from their archeological remains near present-day Safety Harbor. The Spanish came to Florida in the 16th century. The Largo Public Library opened in 1916 in the basement of the Town Hall, with a collection of about 560 books. In 1968, a new location was opened to house 14,000 titles. In 1977, a new library was erected on 5 acres (2 ha) of donated land. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Large suburb
Highest degree offered: Certificate
Nearest big city: 18 miles to Tampa, FL
To the ocean: 2 miles
Nearest airport: 4 miles to St. Petersburg Clearwater (PIE) · major hub

How American Institute of Beauty compares

Graduation rate60%

Higher than 48% · #137 of 211 in Florida

First-year retention68%

Higher than 40%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$20,371

Higher than 6% · #158 of 171 in Florida

Average net price$11,370

Cheaper than 65% · #65 cheapest of 207 in Florida

Median debt at graduation$6,333

Lower than 90%

Student–faculty ratio12 : 1

Lower than 73%

Undergraduate enrollment151

Larger than 37%

Percentiles compare American Institute of Beauty 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 Florida.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

Women10167%
Men5033%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White52%
Black21%
Hispanic15%
Asian0.7%
Other or multiracial13%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 151
Student–faculty ratio: 12 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 73%
First-generation students: 43%
Students over 25: 49%
Median family income: $13,466

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: $11,370

Outcomes

Graduated: 60%
First-year retention: 68%
Transferred to another college: 0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $20,274
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $20,371
Median debt at graduation: $6,333
Students with federal loans: 76%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 13%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students

60%

First-generation

55%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing: No
Application fee: Free

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

$11,030

$30–48k

$13,025

$48–75k

$13,846

$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?

American Institute of Beauty 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): $20,371
Typical debt at graduation: $6,333
Debt vs. one year's pay: 31%
Out-earn a HS grad: 20%

Typical debt would take roughly 3.1 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

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.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women

$22,511

Men

$19,388

Women out-earn men by $3,123 (16%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high: 91°F
Winter low: 52°F
Annual rain: 53.6″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, ST Petersburg Intl AP, FL US station (3.8 mi from campus).

What American Institute of Beauty graduates study — and earn

Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services

291 grads$18k 1 yr$24k 5 yr$10k debt

291$18,327$23,605$9,500 Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services

3 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

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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.