Private for-profit · Community college

Appalachian Beauty School

Belfry, Kentucky · Remote rural

0%
Transfer rate
$12,742
Avg net price
56%
Grad / completion
Median earnings

Appalachian Beauty School is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Belfry, Kentucky (remote rural setting), enrolling 49 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 49 undergradsRemote ruralCold winters

About Belfry, Kentucky

Belfry is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Pike County, Kentucky. Belfry is located on U.S. Route 119, 16.8 miles (27.0 km) northeast of Pikeville. The origin of the name "Belfry" is obscure. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Remote rural
Highest degree offered
Certificate
To Great Lakes shore
261 miles
Nearest airport
54 miles to Tri-State Airport / Milton J. Ferguson Field (HTS)

How Appalachian Beauty School compares

Graduation rate56%

Higher than 44% · #23 of 46 in Kentucky

First-year retention57%

Higher than 18%

Average net price$12,742

Cheaper than 59% · #20 cheapest of 50 in Kentucky

Student–faculty ratio20 : 1

Lower than 29%

Undergraduate enrollment49

Larger than 13%

Percentiles compare Appalachian Beauty School 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 Kentucky.

Student body

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White100%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
49
Student–faculty ratio
20 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
63%
First-generation students
Students over 25
21%
Median family income
$11,555

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
$12,742

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
56%
First-year retention
57%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
Median debt at graduation
Students with federal loans
0%

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
$12,364
$30–48k
$48–75k
$75–110k
$13,875
$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.

Campus climate

Summer high
89°F
Winter low
26°F
Annual rain
48.3″
Annual snow
13.1″

Average temperature

HighLow
20°60°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.95.8JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Williamson, WV US station (3.4 mi from campus).

What Appalachian Beauty School 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.