Private for-profit · Community college

Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute Lafayette-Arlington

Arlington, Virginia · Midsize city

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Transfer rate: $33,455
Avg net price: —
Grad / completion: $23,904
Median earnings

Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute Lafayette-Arlington is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Arlington, Virginia (midsize city setting), enrolling 166 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 166 undergradsMidsize cityCold wintersNear the coast

About Arlington, Virginia

Arlington County, or simply Arlington, is a county in the U.S. state of Virginia. Archeological evidence, including pottery fragments, tools, and arrowheads, suggests sporadic habitation during the Archaic Period, with more permanent communities during the Formative stage and Early Woodland period. Arlington County is within the Northern Virginia region, which has been described as being greatly influenced by its proximity to Washington and its employment opportunities in the federal government; this has attracted highly educated, affluent migrants from other states and countries, ultimately rendering the culture more international and northern in character relative to Virginia's southern regions. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Midsize city
Highest degree offered: Certificate
Nearest big city: 4 miles to Washington, DC
To the ocean: 3 miles
Nearest airport: 4 miles to Ronald Reagan Washington National (DCA) · major hub

How Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute Lafayette-Arlington compares

First-year retention96%

Higher than 89%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$23,904

Higher than 13% · #57 of 62 in Virginia

Average net price$33,455

Cheaper than 5% · #60 cheapest of 61 in Virginia

Median debt at graduation$7,916

Lower than 76%

Student–faculty ratio20 : 1

Lower than 29%

Undergraduate enrollment166

Larger than 40%

Percentiles compare Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute Lafayette-Arlington 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 Virginia.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

Women15593%
Men117%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White20%
Black40%
Hispanic26%
Asian1.8%
Other or multiracial12%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 166
Student–faculty ratio: 20 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 46%
First-generation students: 54%
Students over 25: 30%
Median family income: $20,768

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: $33,455

Outcomes

Graduated: —
First-year retention: 96%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $19,975
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $23,904
Median debt at graduation: $7,916
Students with federal loans: 50%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 68%

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing: No
Application fee: $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

$33,849

$30–48k

$31,228

$48–75k

$32,995

$75–110k

$33,273

$110k+

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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

$12,291

average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 6% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $12,291. 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 33 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): $23,904
Typical debt at graduation: $7,916
Debt vs. one year's pay: 33%
Out-earn a HS grad: 25%

Typical debt would take roughly 3.3 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: 88°F
Winter low: 26°F
Annual rain: 48.5″
Annual snow: 5.8″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Dalecarlia Rsvr, MD US station (4.1 mi from campus).

What Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute Lafayette-Arlington graduates study — and earn

Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services

174 grads$14k 1 yr$21k 5 yr$10k debt

174$14,397$20,649$9,557

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.