Private for-profit · Community college

Avalon School of Cosmetology

Worthington, Minnesota · Remote town

#1 graduation rate in Minnesota#3 best value in Minnesota
0%
Transfer rate
$6,507
Avg net price
83%
Grad / completion
$28,336
Median earnings

Avalon School of Cosmetology is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Worthington, Minnesota (remote town setting), enrolling 15 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 15 undergradsRemote townCold wintersSnowy

About Worthington, Minnesota

Worthington is a city in and the county seat of Nobles County, Minnesota, United States. The first European likely to have visited the Nobles County area of southwestern Minnesota was French explorer Joseph Nicollet. Nicollet mapped the area between the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers in the 1830s. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Remote town
Highest degree offered
Certificate
To Great Lakes shore
275 miles
Nearest airport
57 miles to Sioux Falls (FSD)

How Avalon School of Cosmetology compares

Graduation rate83%

Higher than 82% · #1 of 42 in Minnesota

First-year retention0%

Higher than 1%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$28,336

Higher than 27% · #34 of 40 in Minnesota

Average net price$6,507

Cheaper than 84% · #3 cheapest of 43 in Minnesota

Student–faculty ratio13 : 1

Lower than 67%

Undergraduate enrollment15

Larger than 2%

Percentiles compare Avalon School of 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 Minnesota.

Student body

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White47%
  • Black6.7%
  • Hispanic33%
  • Asian13%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
15
Student–faculty ratio
13 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
37%
First-generation students
Students over 25
33%
Median family income
$13,905

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
$6,507

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
83%
First-year retention
0%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$21,096
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$28,336
Median debt at graduation
Students with federal loans
0%

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
No
Application fee
$50

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
$6,182
$30–48k
$6,307
$48–75k
$7,232
$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.

Campus climate

Summer high
82°F
Winter low
5°F
Annual rain
30.5″
Annual snow
45.2″

Average temperature

HighLow
0°50°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.65.2JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Worthington 2 Nne, MN US station (1.4 mi from campus).

What Avalon School of 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.