Private for-profit · Community college

Arthur's Beauty College

Conway, Arkansas · Small city

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Transfer rate: $17,082
Avg net price: 39%
Grad / completion: $21,954
Median earnings

Arthur's Beauty College is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Conway, Arkansas (small city setting), enrolling 66 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 66 undergradsSmall cityCold winters

About Conway, Arkansas

Conway is a city in Faulkner County, Arkansas, United States, and its county seat. Robinson was the chief engineer for the Little Rock-Fort Smith Railroad (now the Union Pacific). Part of his compensation was the deed to a tract of land, one square mile, located near the old settlement of Cadron. The Conway Symphony Orchestra performs many times throughout the year, and the Conway Community Arts Association has been presenting theatre and other art opportunities to the community for over 40 years. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Small city
Highest degree offered: Certificate
Nearest big city: 27 miles to Little Rock, AR
To the ocean: 351 miles
Nearest airport: 29 miles to Bill & Hillary Clinton National Airport/Adams Field (LIT)

How Arthur's Beauty College compares

Graduation rate39%

Higher than 24% · #38 of 47 in Arkansas

First-year retention87%

Higher than 76%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$21,954

Higher than 9% · #31 of 43 in Arkansas

Average net price$17,082

Cheaper than 43% · #40 cheapest of 49 in Arkansas

Median debt at graduation$9,833

Lower than 48%

Student–faculty ratio22 : 1

Lower than 21%

Undergraduate enrollment66

Larger than 18%

Percentiles compare Arthur's Beauty 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 Arkansas.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

Women6294%
Men46%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White77%
Black15%
Hispanic4.5%
Asian1.5%
Other or multiracial1.5%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 66
Student–faculty ratio: 22 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 64%
First-generation students: 46%
Students over 25: 34%
Median family income: $15,532

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: $17,082

Outcomes

Graduated: 39%
First-year retention: 87%
Transferred to another college: 0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $20,177
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $21,954
Median debt at graduation: $9,833
Students with federal loans: 69%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 49%

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

$17,082

$30–48k

—

$48–75k

—

$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?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

of first-years get a grant from the school

$1,000

average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 3% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $1,000. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 29 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years): $21,954
Typical debt at graduation: $9,833
Debt vs. one year's pay: 45%
Out-earn a HS grad: 20%

Typical debt would take roughly 4.5 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.

Campus climate

Summer high: 92°F
Winter low: 27°F
Annual rain: 51.2″
Annual snow: 2.3″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Conway, AR US station (2.6 mi from campus).

What Arthur's Beauty College graduates study — and earn

Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services

31 grads$14k 1 yr$24k 5 yr$10k debt

31$14,388$23,825$9,833

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.